The amended No Asset Procedure (NAP) bill, which reforms the 2006 Insolvency Act, will make it easier for landlords to make better-informed decisions on tenants and who to let their rental properties to. 05-06-2009 more >>
Housing demand in Auckland continued to revive last month, with real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson (B&T) reporting its best month of trading in two years. 04-06-2009 more >>
They wrote it, they support it, but after the National Party introduced The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill to Parliament, the Labour Party says it still needs changes. 02-06-2009 more >>
Landlords will face tougher sanctions - including $3000 in damages for failing to maintain rental properties properly - under a raft of changes to tenancy laws. 30-05-2009 more >>
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT BILL - Introduced
On 21 May the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill commenced its first reading in Parliament.
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The Government has delivered on its promise of dealing with the chill in tougher economic times. The Budget has promised a grant of up to $1800 to pay for insulation and heating for homeowners, and it’s not subject to income testing. 28-05-2009 more >>
The Treasury's economic outlook for the year, released in today's budget, forecasts a shrinkage in residential investment of 25% for the year to March and a further 23% contraction the following 12 months. 28-05-2009 more >>
Properties offering good rental yields will be a safer option than capital gains, according to the latest ASB housing confidence report. 26-05-2009 more >>
ANZ National Bank’s eight gauges of the property market predict the housing market is “showing signs of life†with a surge in migration lifting demand, although the overall tone is negative as unemployment remains the big uncertainty. 26-05-2009 more >>
Mortgagee property sales have hit an all time high with 201 recorded for March, a company specialising in property and land information says 25-05-2009 more >>
Cliff Seque, President of Otago PIA, gives a step by step guide regarding what to do when confronted with an empty flat and the tenant's possessions are still on the premises. 25-05-2009 more >>
Thomas Chin, the NZPIF lobbyist, reviewed the issues of interest to members at the Communications Meeting held recently in Wellington 24-05-2009 more >>
A rapid pick up in immigration numbers is being seen by many economists as a factor which will provide support to New Zealand’s housing market. 22-05-2009 more >>
The Department of Building and Housing provides a mediation service to landlords and tenants. This can be a good way to resolve disagreements. It's important to be well prepared 15-05-2009 more >>
Housing Minister Phil Heatley says the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, which has been introduced into Parliament, promotes personal responsibility and choice. 15-05-2009 more >>
The National government is not ruling out the privatisation of Auckland's water services, the outcome of which will have a huge impact on landlords. 15-05-2009 more >>
Residential housing may have reached the bottom of the market as turnover improved and the speed of sales picked up, according to a survey. 13-05-2009 more >>
Residential real estate is selling quickly, although there’s a shortage of listings, according to the latest BNZ Confidence Survey. 12-05-2009 more >>
A degree of confidence has returned to the residential real estate market as indicated by April sales figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). 12-05-2009 more >>
