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Innovative Home Ownership Pathways Helping More New Zealanders Into Their First Home Sooner
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:48:08 +1200 | Westpac
A growing number of first home buyers are using alternative pathways to purchase their first home, but many still aren’t aware of the range of options available to them, according to Westpac NZ data.More >>
Wellington Mayor Welcomes Earthquake Prone Building Extension Deadlines And Review
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:29:11 +1200 | Wellington City Council
Mayor Tory Whanau says the announcement of a four-year extension and the bringing forward of the earthquake-prone buildings review will be welcome relief for many Wellingtonians.More >>
High Debt Levels Hindering Access To Most Affordable Homes
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:52:21 +1200 | Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is concerned about the difficulty they’re finding to confirm families into new, affordable, two-bedroom homes in Māngere East, Auckland, largely due to rising household debt levels.More >>
The NZPIF Welcomes The Proposed RTA Changes Around Tenant’s Pets
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:39:38 +1200 | NZPIF
The proposed changes announced on Monday will require landlords to have reasonable grounds to not allow pets in rental properties. The difficulty is the defining of “reasonable grounds” and its application.More >>
Education And Housing Tipped As Areas For Council Input
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:57:30 +1200 | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Local governments can do more for their communities but only if the funding is made available - that's the message coming Local Government NZ. ‘‘Councils have relationships with communities, they can leverage those relationships," Local Government NZ president ...More >>
Pet Bonds A Win/Win For Renters And Landlords
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:14:04 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government has today announced purrfect and pawsitive changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants with pets greater choice when looking for a rental property, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop.More >>
Urgent Call To Action: Protect NZ Tenants From Instability – Insights From Property Management Specialist David Faulkner
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:56:24 +1200 | Property Brokers
Reinstating the 90-day No Cause Termination for Residential Tenancies in New Zealand: A Detrimental Step for Tenant Security More >>
Govt Should Stop Making People’s Lives Harder And Build More Homes
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:15:09 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. “They’re pulling the wool over New ...More >>
Landlord Government Leaves Little Hope For Renters
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:34:33 +1200 | Green Party
The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters, which is a majority of people in Aotearoa. More >>
Balance, Fairness, And Choice Restored To Rental Market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:28:58 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
The Housing Minister announced legislation today to allow landlords to end a periodic tenancy with 90 days’ notice, and return tenants’ notice period to 21 days they wish to move, and landlords’ to 42 if they wish to sell a property.More >>
Habitat For Humanity Announces Expansion Of Local Shelter Programmes Into Tonga
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:15:11 +1200 | Habitat for Humanity
The pilot partnership with Live and Learn, and Talitha Project in Tonga is an expansion of shelter programming Habitat has been delivering in Tonga for the past eight years. Most recently it has completed building eight new homes for families displaced by ...More >>
State Of The City Update
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:38:53 +1200 | Committee For Auckland
State of the City Update: Auckland’s air quality, university status, outdoor activity shine, but cost of living, prosperity and overall happiness are in the shade More >>
Residential Recovery Sluggish In First Quarter Of 2024
Tue, 9 Apr 2024 09:33:28 +1200 | Quotable Value New Zealand
The latest QV House Price Index for March shows the average home value has increased nationally by 2.2% to $924,734 over the first three months of 2024 – a small increase on the 1.3% quarterly home value increase reported at the end of February. More >>
IBANZ Urges Home Buyers To Consider Insurance Before Signing Up
Fri, 5 Apr 2024 12:52:12 +1300 | IBANZ
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ) is urging home buyers to think with their heads rather than their hearts when committing to a real estate purchase.More >>
Relief As MBIE Determines Water Tank Is Not A Fire Risk
Fri, 5 Apr 2024 06:26:47 +1300 | The Clarity Business
‘Victory for common sense’ after 18-month process: water tank not a fire risk to neighbouring properties A determination just released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has clarified that a water tank proposed for a section ...More >>
New Zealand “open For Business” For Build To Rent
Thu, 4 Apr 2024 13:01:49 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Associate Finance Ministers David Seymour & Chris Bishop say overseas investment in Build To Rent housing will be welcomed in New Zealand under a new directive letter they have issued to Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the regulator for the Overseas ...More >>
ACT Stance On Building Materials Adopted By Govt
Thu, 4 Apr 2024 10:17:42 +1300 | ACT New Zealand
“We’ve seen massive spikes in prices for basic products, and the plasterboard crisis was just one high-profile example. The previous Government’s solution was to set up a ‘plasterboard taskforce’. It was like a bad joke.More >>
The Growing Popularity Of Custom Container Homes
Thu, 4 Apr 2024 06:55:31 +1300 | Hugh Grant
These homes, often constructed from recycled shipping containers, are redefining the traditional norms of housing by offering affordability, versatility and eco-friendliness. More >>
Research Reveals Kiwis Want Stronger Buildings To Resist Earthquake Risk
Wed, 3 Apr 2024 11:07:10 +1300 | Earthquake Commission
NZSEE and the EQC Toka Tū Ake have published the results of the three-year Resilient Buildings Project which captures the expectations we have of our buildings and provides a policy framework tool to support engineers, and designers to align with these expectations.More >>
Homeowners Join Council Appeal To RMA Minister; Heritage Should Be Voluntary
Tue, 2 Apr 2024 18:04:53 +1300 | Voluntary Heritage Group
VHG Convenor Phil Barry says residents fight against Council heritage designations because they add expensive maintenance and insurance costs that families can’t afford.More >>
