Has your rent gone up?

KEY POINTS:

• Are you a tenant or landlord - is the squeeze going on the rental market?

A Massey University survey shows rents in February were 7.1 per cent higher than last year. The biggest rises were in Invercargill, Lower Hutt and Napier.

Professor Bob Hargreaves, of Massey University's economic and finance department, says landlords are feeling the pinch of rises in mortgages, insurance and rates. Another reason for the increase was a reduction in home ownership rates, which meant there were more people wanting to rent.

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