Eviction notice oversteps tenants’ rights – results in damages
Exemplary damages of $600 have been awarded against a landlord who tried to evict tenants after a row over ceiling insulation and other property repairs.
Winners from new housing policies
The new-build residential, build-to-rent projects and commercial property sectors will probably be the big beneficiaries of the Government’s housing package – extending the bright-line test and scrapping mortgage interest deductibility.
Enormous leap in housing stock value
The country’s housing stock has grown to a massive $1.39 trillion, skyrocketing almost $200 billion in the year to December – despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
North Shore’s a sure thing
Auckland’s North Shore is booming, writes Joanna Mathers, and development potential opened up by the Unitary Plan is the focus for many.
Mortgaged investors still buying, but the game has changed
March has continued a record peak for investors buying residential property.
Pandemic shifting the dial on residential design
From master planning entire communities to interior design, Covid-19 is reshaping the way developers, architects and designers are looking at houses and the environments around them.
Landlord polls: Rents will lift, sales will be low
Three recent landlord polls show the majority are going to lift rents in response to the Government’s decision to scrap mortgage interest deductibility against income.
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Eviction notice oversteps tenants’ rights – results in damages
Exemplary damages of $600 have been awarded against a landlord who tried to evict tenants after a row over ceiling insulation and other property repairs.
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Winners from new housing policies
The new-build residential, build-to-rent projects and commercial property sectors will probably be the big beneficiaries of the Government’s housing package – extending the bright-line test and scrapping mortgage interest deductibility.
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Enormous leap in housing stock value
The country’s housing stock has grown to a massive $1.39 trillion, skyrocketing almost $200 billion in the year to December – despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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North Shore’s a sure thing
Auckland’s North Shore is booming, writes Joanna Mathers, and development potential opened up by the Unitary Plan is the focus for many.
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Mortgaged investors still buying, but the game has changed
March has continued a record peak for investors buying residential property.
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Pandemic shifting the dial on residential design
From master planning entire communities to interior design, Covid-19 is reshaping the way developers, architects and designers are looking at houses and the environments around them.
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Landlord polls: Rents will lift, sales will be low
Three recent landlord polls show the majority are going to lift rents in response to the Government’s decision to scrap mortgage interest deductibility against income.
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Biggest month in agency’s history
Barfoot & Thompson’s March trading month has been its strongest ever.
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Landlords feeling the heat – Government won’t care
A property investor survey by independent economist Tony Alexander shows people generally support the Government’s housing goals but overwhelmingly oppose the means it has chosen to achieve them.
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Cash will be king for property investors
Cashed up investors along with owner occupiers will now be the ones determining house prices, says Westpac economist Satish Ranchhod.
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Persistent failure to lodge bonds: First ever court case
A Tauranga landlord has been taken to court for breaching a restraining order in relation to repeatedly failing to lodge bonds in the first case of its type in New Zealand.
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Sharp drop in building consents
Residential building consents dropped a whopping 18% last month, the first decline in six months after rapid gains.
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Housing market on war footing
The Government is staking its political credibility on its war against soaring house prices, says BNZ chief economist Stephen Toplis.
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Hot in the Hutt
With infrastructure updates on the way and recent “sky-rocketing prices” Lower Hutt looks great for investors, writes Joanna Mathers.
