Council “heartless and hypocritical” over council Housing

The committee is meeting to discuss a proposed $30 loan, at commercial lending criteria, to the Otautahi Community Housing Trust to build 130 new council rental units. This is a heartless policy because it fails to address the housing crisis for low-income tenants and...

​Parliament bans letting fees

“Around half of all Kiwis now live in rented homes. This change could put up to $47 million into the pockets of Kiwi families each year. “The law has been changed in time to give tenants a break before we enter the summer rental season when so many tenancies turn...

Tenants and landlords understanding each other

“I am heartened by recent evidence that the Government wants to help landlords and tenants understand each other’s point of view” said Andrew King of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) after the Labour Party held a public meeting covering the Tenancy Review...