Healthy Homes Standards welcomed
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...Standards to make homes warm and dry released
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...REINZ questions whether CGT will improve long-term costs
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...Mike Greer to build over 100 KiwiBuild homes
Haupai outside The agreement for 104 homes includes the cheapest KiwiBuild announced so far – 11 two-bedroom standalone homes in Kaiapoi for $360,000. Other homes will be built in Huapai, Whenuapai, Pukekohe, Kaiapoi, Rolleston, Pegasus, Woodend, Rangiora, Halswell,...The Salvation Army Wheels Out First Ethical Shopping Truck
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...NZ Co-housing taking off
Listen to the talk here.Most new public housing places in a decade
The latest figures from the December 2018 Public Housing Quarterly Report shows that the Government is pulling out all the stops to house those in need, Phil Twyford said. “Our Government has been clear that the best way to tackle the housing crisis is to build more...
CHA newsletter 18 February 2019
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