Dwell celebrates five years in business and a new build

Nov 20, 2018 | Member profiles

L-R: Minister Jenny Salesa and Dwell Patron Judge Peter Boshier are placing a time capsule with the hope that when it is found New Zealand no longer has a housing crisis. Recently Dwell took the opportunity to mark the fifth anniversary of this very successful merger...

Major New Initiative to Improve New Zealand Homes

Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorised

For the very first time in New Zealand, Kiwis will be able to simply check any home to see if it is warm, safe and dry, thanks to the launch of the new project, called HomeFit. HomeFit empowers Kiwis to find out the health of a home in two ways. Firstly, there’s a...

Salvation Army Supports Māori Housing Unit

Nov 19, 2018 | News

The Salvation Army supports the appointment of the Hon Nanaia Mahuta as new Associate Minister of Housing and Urban Development (Māori Housing) and the establishment of the unit as an valuable step to addressing the housing crisis. Salvation Army Social Policy and...

Tenancy fee shows failure of letting-fee ban

Nov 19, 2018 | News

A law change was passed at the start of this month to ban letting fees, which are usually equal to a week’s rent, which on average is $421, plus GST. The ban comes into effect on December 12. As part of the Government’s policy of “making life better for renters”,...