Pre-purchase checks
Before you commit
For buyers, buyer agents and advisers who need title, plan and registered-interest documents before an offer becomes expensive. Use these records alongside LIM, building, finance, valuation and professional advice.
Document ordering support — not professional advice.
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This is the strongest commercial workflow: clear buying moment, clear risk, clear document bundle.
Record of Title
Check the current title early. Confirm ownership, legal description, property diagram and registered interests before relying on listing material.
- ✓Current ownership
- ✓Title diagram
- ✓Registered interests
Instruments (Documents)
Investigate red flags. Order instruments when the title shows easements, covenants, consent notices or other interests needing detail.
- ✓Easements & covenants
- ✓Consent notices
- ✓Registered documents
Pre-Purchase Package
Use a serious diligence bundle. Use the pre-purchase package when the buyer needs a broader document set before committing.
- ✓Title + plan checks
- ✓Key document bundle
- ✓Buyer confidence
Use these records to support decisions before the file depends on assumptions. For legal, planning, lending, surveying, building or engineering conclusions, use the appropriate professional adviser.
What this page helps with
CertNZ document ordering workflow for Buyers & buyer advisers, focused on title records, plans and registered documents that support due diligence.
What records are useful for buyers & buyer advisers?
The most common starting point is a current Record of Title. Depending on the file, a survey plan, instrument document, owner search, guaranteed search or pre-purchase package may also be useful.
Is this professional advice?
No. CertNZ helps order property records. Legal, planning, lending, surveying, building and engineering conclusions should come from the appropriate professional adviser.
When should these records be ordered?
Order records before the decision depends on assumptions — for example before an offer, file review, planning check, site acquisition, quote, finance conversation or settlement step.
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