“Everyone who wants to fix this, and help make our homes healthy, warm and dry places to thrive in, to build lifelong happy memories in, will welcome this announcement as a much needed shift towards a better, kinder New Zealand. “But today’s announcement is not quite...
Not-for-profit Community Housing Providers have been reinvesting surpluses into maintaining their stock of affordable homes. “The new standards simply bring the rest of the rental stock up to the standard that our sector has been working towards,” says CHA CEO Scott...
The standards set minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping in residential rental properties. They reflect feedback from a wide range of public health experts, stakeholders including landlords, tenants and...
Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at REINZ says: “In the short-term there may be some initial relief in house price affordability as investors look to sell their property to avoid paying CGT. This may create opportunities for first home buyers. “However, in the long term...
In a bid to curb unethical lending in our most vulnerable areas, The Salvation Army will launch a new shopping truck in South Auckland on Tuesday 19th February. The Good Shop is a roving truck offering vulnerable consumers access to honest financial advice and quality...
Bella Paenga and her whanau bought their HNZ home in Tiki Tiki a year ago, “it’s a safe place to call home and not many homes come up for sale here,” Bella says. You'll also find a link to the request for proposal of Horowhenua District Council housing portfolio, more...
Also contained are notices of events, recent news items and other links of interest to the community housing sector in New Zealand. Read more here 2 february 2017.pdf
Representing a collective of social services agencies including Lifewise, Methodist Mission Northern, Airedale Property Trust, Wesley Community Action, Christchurch Methodist Mission and The Methodist Mission Southern, as well as Tongan and Samoan services, Methodist...
Of note is the Corporation’s reported $575 million to invest, including $320 million of insurance payments from earthquake claims. The Corporation estimates home costs, in addition to the cost of land, are about $300,000 for a two-bedroom home and $400,000-$500,000...
Labour says the Government has used the Salvation Army’s good name to reassure the public that houses will be sold to charities, when in it actually plans to sell them to private companies. The Salvation Army has decided not to buy state houses due to a lack of...
What we have heard from you and relayed to MSD is that greater certainty is required for you to make investment decisions. We conveyed that members are interested in understanding the following: 1. The specific locations where MSD intends to purchase additional social...
Accessible Properties is an approved Community Housing Provider that already provides housing on a large scale throughout the country. The company was established with a focus on providing housing to people with disabilities, but the scope has now been extended to the...