Rent arrears, a big issue for the rental property industry

Aug 9, 2018 | News

“It can also take many weeks to even get a Tenancy Tribunal hearing, while tenants can sit in a property without paying rent. Without a Tenancy Tribunal order you cannot get a non-paying tenant out of your property. Even when you do, it can then take many more...
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The homeless chap with the cat

Aug 7, 2018 | Newsletters

When I was interviewed 11 months ago for the executive administration role, I was asked why I wanted the job. I said “I want to do something worthy,” having had a series of meaningless government department roles. Now that I work in the community housing...

19 new homes for South Auckland families

Aug 6, 2018 | News

Associate Housing and Urban Development Minister Jenny Salesa formally opened the housing development on Sturdee Road. The development is a joint project: Housing New Zealand (HNZ) built the housing and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has contracted STRIVE...

Non-compliant Landlords could pay penalties to their tenants

Aug 2, 2018 | News

The Insulation Association of New Zealand (IAONZ) has been established, with the support of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), by representatives of some of the major manufacturers, suppliers and installers in the insulation secto The primary...

More people in need of housing this winter

Aug 2, 2018 | News

“There are now 8704 households on the waiting list for a state house, up from 7890, or 9 per cent, in the past three months. That’s up a massive 56 per cent increase on the same time last year and shows the extent the housing crisis is hurting New Zealanders,” he...

New home construction on a slower but longer growth path

Jul 31, 2018 | News

Published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, using data and research from building research agency BRANZ and private sector building sector intelligence firm Pacificecon, the latest pipeline report lowers the 2017 report’s forecast that...

​Major infrastructure funding for Queenstown Lakes District

Jul 30, 2018 | News

The loans from the $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) will enable the building of 1,850 houses in the Kingston township and new greenfield sites in Quail Rise South on the Frankton Flats. “The infrastructure at Kingston to support new housing includes new...

KiwiBuild kicks in!

Jul 26, 2018 | News

New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association 2018 Annual Conference will be held in Auckland 27 July followed by the NZ International Property + Building Expo 28 & 29 July 2018 at the Vodafone Events Centre. This is the 3rd year and this year’s theme is...