HOUSING, PROPERTY AND RATES

NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 18

HOUSING, PROPERTY AND RATES

Q.: Some 10 years ago Inquirer purchased a" house through the Repatriation Department. Has Inquirer the right to sell this house by public auction?— "J.L.K.". (Wellington). A.: Unless there is some restriction against so doing you are at liberty to sell. The restriction may not be direct but indirect as for example that if sold other than' to certain eligible persons, the balance of moneys owing becomes immediately payable. Q.: Husband wants to sell a house property which is m his name but wife does not wish him to do so. Can she

prevent the sale by registering- a caneat against the title?— "M.Y." (Wellington). A.: Not unless she claims some legal estate or interest therein. The mere fact that she is the owner's wife gives her no legal right to interfere with the sale. Q.: What rent can be demanded for a house bought m 1922 for £280?— "Tenant" (Dunedin)." A.:' It is not the 1922 price that settles the matter but the capital value m August 1914 or the rent at which the house was first let since that month.