New initiatives to improve tenancy services

Nov 19, 2014 | News

“A new FastTrack Resolution service will be available from today to all landlords and tenants to help resolve rent arrears disputes in a faster and more efficient way. A new online system for Tenancy Tribunal applications is also up and running from today, which will...

State houses sitting on goldmine

Nov 16, 2014 | News

Even the victims of Glen Innes’ state housing transformation can see the logic behind it. Well, most of them. In Fernwood Place, in GI’s north-east corner, just two Housing NZ tenants remain in a street of 30 state and former state houses. Read the full...

Trust leads revolution in housing

Nov 14, 2014 | News

The Government wants a new approach to social housing, which would see more private providers, such as church groups and iwi, take on vulnerable tenants as the Government sells off thousands of homes. Housing New Zealand (HNZ) confirmed to the Nelson Mail there are...

Lisa Woolley wins Leadership Award

Nov 12, 2014 | News

In his address, Mayor Len Brown commended Lisa as “Demonstrating so much of what is great about West Auckland, the fantastic job she does in leading VisionWest Community Trust and all the good work they do.” Lisa, who is also the Chair of the New Zealand Council of...

CHA Member Project Profile: Waimahia Inlet

Nov 12, 2014 | News

The mixed tenure community will house 282 low and below median income households. It demonstrates the strength of a community focused, collaborative approach to providing affordable rental and home ownership options. The $120M project is the most ambitious yet...

VisionWest Community Trust attains accreditation

Nov 12, 2014 | News

VisionWest Community Trust has been awarded accreditation through Global-Mark. This is an outstanding achievement requiring a commitment to being audited extensively – including interviews with staff, trustees, tenants and stakeholders to find out if an...