Riley & Arnoux v REAA & Carpenter & Quin [2013] NZREADT 38 [pdf, 45 KB]
...is convinced that both the vendors and the licensees knew that the adjoining owner, Mr Greenwood, intended to very soon implement the subdivision. [17] Ms Riley emphasised that she and her partner had needed to build a “huge” fence to obtain privacy at a cost in excess of $4,000 and put it that their property had lost its street appeal and lost value. There is no evidence before us as to loss of value. [18] The stance for the licensees is that the question from Ms Riley was simp...