• 2900 renewed and new state houses – 150 net increase in state houses
• At least 2,000 affordable, KiwiBuild and market homes
• $1.5b investment
Following the announcement from Parliament that it has voted to ban the landlords from charging tenants for letting fees, REINZ warns that this might lead to an increase in rental prices in the long run.
Earlier this week questions around who should qualify for Kiwibuild re-emerged after one of the first 18 families to buy one was accused of being too wealthy.
Chris Glaudel, acting CEO of Community Housing Aotearoa, sent this follow-up email to Andrew Crisp, CEO of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, after our AGM discussion.
Parliament has passed legislation banning the charging of letting fees to tenants, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.
The first 18 KiwiBuild families have been welcomed to their new homes by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford and the local community.
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford today announced that the ballot will open next week for the first KiwiBuild homes to be built in the Waikato.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed progress in starting to address Auckland’s housing crisis and act on recommendations in the Mayoral Housing Taskforce Report. However, he says much more remains to be done.
In the lead up to the 2017 election, Labour campaigned heavily on ending homelessness, re-orienting Housing New Zealand's focus towards people over profit, and raising standards to ensure homes are warm and dry.
“I am heartened by recent evidence that the Government wants to help landlords and tenants understand each other’s ...