Sell property or share resources

You are the legal owner of the consent, so if you sell your property, you must make sure the purchaser is aware of any conditions or equipment associated with it.

Legal ownership of the consent may be transferred or wholly or partially surrendered. With certain consents, particularly water permits, this can be a complex process. Contact our staff or a suitably qualified resource management consultant for advice.

Selling your property~~
As the holder of the consent, you are the legal owner. When you sell your property the legal ownership of the consent may need to be transferred.
As part of the transfer you will need to inform the new owner of the conditions of the consent and any associated ongoing monitoring and fees.
If there is any equipment installed, such as a flow meter, you will also need to provide them with the original certification documents and any other relevant documentation.
Transferring water rights~~
Our staff can help you understand the procedures required to transfer water rights, as it can be complex in certain situations. Or you can consult a suitably qualified resource management consultant.
There are different options for transferring water permits within your catchment such as: 
Full transfer
This allows you to: 
  • transfer all of your allocated water permits between different locations within the same catchment; and
  • transfer all of your allocated water permits to a new legal owner.
  • Find the Full transfer form on the Lodge my application page under the heading 'General process forms (transfer, name or address change, withdrawal, surrender)'.

Note: From 9 February 2022, we will require people requesting a full transfer of a resource consent to pay a $105 fee to cover processing costs.

Find out more about current fees and charges and how to pay.

Partial transfer
This allows you to:
  • transfer part of your allocated water permits between different locations within the same catchment;
  • transfer part of your allocated water permits to a new legal owner as an individual; and
  • transfer part of your allocated water permits to a new legal owner as part of the subdivision process.
  • Find the Partial transfer form on the Lodge my application page under the heading 'General process forms (transfer, name or address change, withdrawal, surrender)'.
Limited duration
This applies to both of the above options and allows you to transfer the water rights to another person for a specified amount of time between different locations within the same catchment.
Surrendering consent~~
It is important you understand the full implications of surrendering a consent.
Our staff can provide the relevant information and talk you through the process or you can seek legal advice or go to a suitably qualified resource management consultant.
You may wish to surrender in full all of the consent if it is no longer required.
Partial surrender is where part of the consent is no longer required. For example, the conditions, volume or an area.
Find the Partial and Full surrender forms on the Lodge my application page under the heading 'General process forms (transfer, name or address change, withdrawal, surrender)'.