The Residential Tenancies Act is to be strengthened with new requirements for insulation, smoke alarms, better enforcement and faster resolution of abandoned tenancies but no warrant of fitness. Read article from the Dominion Post here.
"We have met with Minister Bennett and MBIE officials and are confident they understood that the best solution was to amend the Charities Act as the place where the certainty should be confirmed. Why the rest of cabinet didn’t see it this way when they had evidence to...
During his visit to Australia Steven Joyce highlighted the opportunities for investment in New Zealand, including in community housing. You can read the article here.
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An editorial reviewing and summarises the social housing reform changes implemented on 14 April 2014. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11238144
NZ Herald article by Simon Collins about the transparency of MSD’s social housing allocation rules. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/simon-collins/news/article.cfm?a_id=135&objectid=11238847
Community Housing Aotearoa together with the Auckland Community Housing Providers Network and Te Matapihi have released a proposal calling for the establishment of an independent negotiating partner to facilitate the transfer of up to 20% of state housing and the...
Through the GETS website (Reference: 42085) www.gets.govt.nz MBIE invites quotations for the provision of landlord, property and facilities management services for MBIE’s temporary accommodation villages for the period commencing 1 July 2014 and ending 1 April 2016....
The Community Housing Regulatory Authority (CHRA) has confirmed that the regulations, and associated performance standards for registered Community Housing Providers were Gazetted on Thursday 10 April 2014. View the regulations at https://gazette.govt.nz All...
Here is the direct link to the Regulations and Performance Standards http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2014/0116/latest/DLM6013901.html?src=qs
Recently released findings from the NZ Housing Foundation commissioned research AFFORDABLE PLANNED HOUSING: A RESIDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE clearly show that planned, quality, affordable housing developments impact positively on a household’s wellbeing and quality of...
The Radio New Zealand Insight programme from 30 March 2014 includes comments from developers, bankers, local and central government agencies and Peter Jeffries, CEO, CORT Community Housing (Community of Refuge Trust). “This year a raft of new policies and initiatives...
This AHURI study provides an ‘insider’ perspective using surveys and interviews with 14 CEOs on how the organisations are responding to their opportunities and responsibilities as growing providers of a range of affordable housing options. The research investigated...