Post by Brent George on Dec 19, 2021 18:38:06 GMT
It would be hard to find a more peaceful spot on Banks Peninsula than Little Akaloa Bay.
But the tranquil enclave is also the unlikely backdrop to a bitter property dispute which has pitched one of Canterbury's richest men against two Christchurch bach-owning families. All have long connections to the bay.
Stuff - National: 18-Dec-2021
The dispute revolves around a group of seven properties off Lukes Rd that were part of an Anglican Church subdivision established in 1959. The McCormacks own the freehold (outright ownership) of three of the seven sections and the leasehold of another. One of the seven properties is owned by his wife's family. The McCormacks also own another two properties in Lukes Rd (not part of the seven).
Of the two remaining properties, the Stills family own one, and Christchurch architectural draughtsman Colin Stokes, his sisters and his cousins (the Stokes clan), own the other.
The Church Property Trust, used to own all the sections but now owns only the freehold of the Stills property and the freehold of one of the McCormack properties. The trust is willing to sell its freehold interests in the two properties for the right price.
The seven properties are linked by a one-lane driveway which allows the bach dwellers access to their properties from Lukes Rd. It roughly follows what was thought to be a legal right of way. No other viable access is available. Unfortunately the right of way had a snag caused by a complex reason which we need not go into here.
[From a surveyor's perspective - I wonder what the "snag" is/was?]
But the tranquil enclave is also the unlikely backdrop to a bitter property dispute which has pitched one of Canterbury's richest men against two Christchurch bach-owning families. All have long connections to the bay.
Stuff - National: 18-Dec-2021
The dispute revolves around a group of seven properties off Lukes Rd that were part of an Anglican Church subdivision established in 1959. The McCormacks own the freehold (outright ownership) of three of the seven sections and the leasehold of another. One of the seven properties is owned by his wife's family. The McCormacks also own another two properties in Lukes Rd (not part of the seven).
Of the two remaining properties, the Stills family own one, and Christchurch architectural draughtsman Colin Stokes, his sisters and his cousins (the Stokes clan), own the other.
The Church Property Trust, used to own all the sections but now owns only the freehold of the Stills property and the freehold of one of the McCormack properties. The trust is willing to sell its freehold interests in the two properties for the right price.
The seven properties are linked by a one-lane driveway which allows the bach dwellers access to their properties from Lukes Rd. It roughly follows what was thought to be a legal right of way. No other viable access is available. Unfortunately the right of way had a snag caused by a complex reason which we need not go into here.
[From a surveyor's perspective - I wonder what the "snag" is/was?]