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Thinking of developing? Come to a seminar first.

Once a month our senior team hosts a free two-hour session for Auckland landowners considering development. Real local examples. Realistic numbers. The questions you were embarrassed to ask a lawyer. Open Q&A at the end — and no, there's no pitch.

What it covers

Everything your neighbour got wrong when they developed theirs.

Most first-time developers we meet started with a Google search and a very confident friend. The seminar is designed to replace both. We walk through a single Auckland site from the initial evaluation through to handover — the real numbers, the real timeline, the real curveballs.

You'll leave understanding the Unitary Plan zones that matter, the resource-consent pathway in plain English, realistic build-cost ranges, the GST and tax treatment of subdivision, and the three mistakes we see clients make before they've met a single builder.

No sales pitch, no hard close, no upsell. If you want a site evaluation afterwards we're glad to help — but most attendees just want to leave with better questions than they arrived with.

A seminar setting — interior of a recently completed Ashcroft home.

What we cover

Two hours. Nine topics. Zero slides full of logos.

Every session follows the same running sheet — because the questions are the same every time. Most of them are the ones people wish they'd asked earlier.

Reading your section

Zone, height limits, recession planes, access — the four constraints that decide what your land can become.

The three yield outcomes

Standalone, duplex, terrace — when each makes sense, when each doesn't.

Consent in plain English

What RC, BC, RFI, 223 and 224 actually mean. Realistic timelines.

Real build costs

Recent Auckland projects, line by line, with the bits people under-budget for.

Bank and finance

Construction lending, progress draws, contingency buffers — what lenders actually ask for.

GST and tax

The tax treatment of new builds, the associated-person rules, and when to speak to an accountant.

Sub-trades and supply

Why your builder's network matters as much as their quote.

The common mistakes

Three we see most often — and how to avoid each one.

Come to the next one.

Seminars run monthly at our Eden Terrace office. Registration is free, limited to 24 attendees, and we'll send you the date and agenda as soon as the next session is confirmed. Bring a notebook; bring your partner; bring questions.

Held monthly — typically second Wednesday, 6:00–8:00pm
At our Karaka Street office, Eden Terrace
Capped at 24 attendees — we keep it intimate
Light refreshments provided
No cost, no commitment, no upsell