Every New Zealander deserves a warm, healthy home to live in, and the Health Homes Guarantee Act will help ensure that, said Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford on 30 November.
Local Auckland hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei have settled an agreement with Housing New Zealand and are set to purchase five trenches of land along the ridge in Kupe Street between now and 2021 with the first being 0.6746 hectares at market rate for $16.5 million.
In this newsletter we have a focus on how we grow the supply of community housing. This includes a look at the priorities from the recent Getting Ready workshop facilitated by Leonie Freeman.
We also feature CORT Community Housing who celebrated their 30th anniversary this year and learn about the work Community Housing Aotearoa is undertaking reviewing emergency and transitional housing tenancy and occupation agreements. Plus much more.
The Reserve Bank is undertaking a modest easing of the LVR restrictions from 1 January 2018.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has commissioned three of New Zealand’s leading experts to provide an independent stock take of the housing crisis.
Tenancy Services have new “Tenancy Tips” videos that want people to use. These are available on Tenancy.govt.nz, and they’re a fun and informative way to help tenants and landlords understand their rights and responsibilities when renting.
The upcoming census will garner new information on damp and mouldy housing reportedly causing 1600 New Zealand deaths every year - possibly helping to solve the problem.
Learn more about our work with the Construction Industry Council.
Most property speculators are New Zealanders who do not even earn the cash returns they would reap from a six-month term deposit - giving the lie to the contention they are not investing in property for capital gains says the NZ Herald reporting on recent research.
Kiwi tenants can expect stiff competition for rental properties as the number of properties to choose from has dropped 50 per cent in the past year, according to the latest Trade Me Property Rental Index.
