Development due diligence records
Before acquisition or feasibility
Start development due diligence with the core property records: title, plan and registered documents. These records are one input only — use them alongside planning, engineering, environmental, finance and market checks.
Document ordering support — not professional advice.
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Useful before offers, option agreements, feasibility reviews or consultant briefs.
Record of Title
Confirm the asset. Check ownership, legal description, diagram and current registered interests before relying on site assumptions.
- ✓Current ownership
- ✓Title diagram
- ✓Registered interests
Instruments (Documents)
Surface restrictions early. Order instruments for easements, covenants, encumbrances or notices that could affect access, design or yield.
- ✓Easements & covenants
- ✓Consent notices
- ✓Registered documents
Pre-Purchase Package
Bundle first-pass diligence. Use the pre-purchase package when the site needs title, plan and key document checks together.
- ✓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 Developers & site acquisition teams, focused on title records, plans and registered documents that support due diligence.
What records are useful for developers & site acquisition teams?
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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