REINZ warns letting fee ban could lead to rent increases

Nov 2, 2018 | News

In its submission to the Select Committee REINZ, alongside other similar industry bodies, outlined that while banning letting fees will reduce fees upfront, that long term those fees may simply be recuperated by landlords through increased rent which contradicts the...

Porirua regeneration means thousands of new homes

Nov 2, 2018 | News

Thousands of families will enjoy new state homes, affordable KiwiBuild and market homes under a plan to revitalise eastern Porirua as the Government continues to tackle the housing crisis. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the plan was the biggest and most ambitious...

​Parliament bans letting fees

Nov 1, 2018 | News

“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...

Chris Glaudel’s email to Andrew Crisp

Nov 1, 2018 | News

Thank you for attending the Community Housing Aotearoa workshop this morning. Our members valued the opportunity to hear from you and to ask questions. We appreciate the amount of time you chose to spend with us discussing this important issue. As a sector, we are...

Cross sectorial secondment feedback

Oct 30, 2018 | Member profiles

Ingrid Downey and Alison Cadman celebrate with Baklava. As you do. Dwell became operational in 2013 following the merger of Wellington Housing Trust and Mahora House Incorporated and is a registered CHP, as well as a charitable trust. They provide affordable, quality...
Tenants tell Compass what they think of them

Tenants tell Compass what they think of them

Oct 30, 2018 | Reports & Articles

Compass General Manager Bernadette Pinnell noted: “We were delighted that we had a 68% response rate and more importantly that 95% of tenants were satisfied with the services that Compass provides”. Key findings were: ·the best aspects of living in a Compass home were...

​ First KiwiBuild families welcomed to their new homes

Oct 30, 2018 | News

A street party was held this morning in the McLennan development in Papakura and gave existing residents a chance to meet their new KiwiBuild neighbours. Jacinda Ardern said KiwiBuild is giving thousands of young families who have been locked out of homeownership a...

Ballot opens for the first Waikato KiwiBuild homes

Oct 25, 2018 | News

The first 10 KiwiBuild homes to be balloted at the Lakeside development in Te Kauwhata are two-bedroom modern standalone homes, all fully landscaped with off-street parking and a home appliance package. They are priced at $480,000 each, well under the KiwiBuild price...