People in rental housing more likely to report housing problems
Just under half of renters reported they had a problem with dampness or mould, compared with around one-quarter of home-owners. New analysis from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) shows that while only 7.1 percent of New Zealand adults felt their home needed urgent...
Transforming cities final report
Go here to find the report.Metropolitan Mayors talk about housing and other issues in their area
Len Brown says there’s signs that Auckland house prices have peaked as more apartments and affordable houses are built. However, he acknowledges the 8,000-10,000 houses a year currently being built are short of the 13,000- 15,000 a year needed in Auckland. Read...Corrin Dan interviews Bill English
Bill English comments “Well we’re doing as much as we feasibly can right now, and that is working with the Auckland City Council particularly over its new plan, which is going to reset the rules for Auckland. The new action we’re taking is to crank up the...Tenancy bond system now online
The new online Tenancy Service will make renting a property and paying a bond, quicker and easier. It will no longer require cheques and forms to be sent by post. The new system is simple, safe and secure, and will enable the 400,000 bond transactions processed each...Urban planning rules to be reviewed
Finance Minister Bill English says“Urban planning in New Zealand not only underpins housing affordability but also the productivity of the wider economy.” “Many parts of the regime are out-dated and unwieldy, having been developed over the years in a piecemeal...