Geoff Simmons on ghost houses in Queenstown

Sep 19, 2016 | News

Geoff Simmons of the Morgan Foundation looks into the current housing situation in Queenstown and finds a large rate of ghost houses and a housing situation close to Auckland’s crisis. Geoff reports that on the last census night in Queenstown, 40% of houses were...

Work and Income referring tenants to illegal rentals

Jul 21, 2016 | News

Auckland Council has confirmed that several of the garages rented out by so-called property manager Debbie Iskandar do not have the necessary building consents or permits for people to live in and are, therefore, illegal conversions. Tenants have told Newshub that...
​It’s renters versus the rest

​It’s renters versus the rest

Jul 21, 2016 | Research

The survey of 1450 respondents, conducted by research company Buzz Channel, is the third undertaken by HRV to gain an insight into issues facing New Zealanders in their homes.Charles Crothers, Professor of Sociology at AUT, says a major issue highlighted in the survey...

Newshub reports on Auckland garages being rented out

Jul 20, 2016 | News

The Tribunal has given the agent until August to provide evidence Auckland Council has approved the garage for residential use. “…;if there is no Council approval for the sleep-out to be used for residential purposes, then no rent may be claimed for its...
​It’s renters versus the rest

AA home insurance survey has some interesting findings

Jul 19, 2016 | Research

“Landlords will be reassured to find there’s a gap between what they’re most concerned about, and the types of claims we see most often; accidents that can happen in any home,” says Amelia Macandrew, Customer Relations Manager at AA Insurance. “However, while...