Rental properties made warmer

The Residential Tenancies Act is to be strengthened with new requirements for insulation, smoke alarms, better enforcement and faster resolution of abandoned tenancies but no warrant of fitness. Read article from the Dominion Post here.

Partnership to provide rental housing for homeless

The Council has agreed to allocate $130,000 from its social housing fund to help the Methodist Mission find private rental accommodation for homeless youth and families. The money, which is not drawn from rates, will be used primarily to meet the gap between the...

Are New Zealand Homes dangerous?

You can read the Radio NZ article here. Hear comments by Director of Housing and Health Research Programme at Otago University, Philippa Howden-Chapman, and Community Housing Aotearoa Director, Scott Figenshow here. Finally, an interview with the Minister for Housing...