Purchasing social housing tenancies
MSD purchases tenancies from Housing New Zealand and registered community housing providers for people on the social housing register. Deputy CE Social Policy Nic Blakeley says the information is intended for providers of social housing, including those looking at...Social housing demand information released
“The Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) Purchasing Intentions information release is the first of its kind, and marks a milestone in the Government’s Social Housing Reform Programme,” says Mrs Bennett. “Community Housing Providers and Housing New Zealand will be...Building and Housing Minister on Reserve Bank’s housing warning
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AHURI research paper on stock tranfers in Australia
A key point identified is that public housing transfer proposals in Australia have tended to involve only a very limited amount of prior tenant or community consultation, due to short time frames for program implementation and competitive processes for selection of...Landlords reluctant on insulation scheme
The Healthy Homes programme makes insulation available for houses that need it most for low or no cost. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) said it had reached 36,117 houses nationwide since it started two years ago, but those putting in the...Lisa Owen interviews Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
“So that we’ve got the levers that Government has around population, around growth and around helping out with some financing of infrastructure, which again will unlock the ability for us to develop other areas” Says REINZ figures showing only 9% of new build consents...
CRESA awarded BRANZ research grant
Effective procurement that maximises productive, sustainable margins to the industry, while delivering fit-for purpose dwellings at an affordable price to the community sector is needed to increase supply. Partnering approaches involving collaborative design, project...