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Property Insider: Questions about ‘defective’ apartments

How can it be that 19-year-old apartments need $36.6m repairs or $82m rebuilding costs?

'Shocked': Kingsland Apartments owners get $36m minimum fix-up bill

Owners of 2-bedroom places get three choices: $350,000, $643,000 or $800,000 fix-up bill.

Property Insider: 6 big things likely to dominate 2025

Seascape, Ikea, some big new buildings and a court drama loom.

Editorial: Govt plans to slash red tape on building consents should be cautiously welcomed

OPINION: Homes need to be built quicker but not at the expense of standards.

Trashed and abandoned social housing complex in Auckland to be demolished, says Kāinga Ora

After 20 years, the complex leaks and needs seismic strengthening says Kāinga Ora.

'Trailblazing' - first private business wins building consenting accreditation

Able to process building consent applications and inspect buildings during construction.

Gong recipient who owes millions boasts of $8m fortune, alleged gang threat

South Auckland businessman faces alleged gang threat amid financial scandal.

Gong recipient's firm owes $4m, including $180k for Rolls-Royce, says liquidator

Rahal has resigned as a JP and the Honours Unit is probing whether he should hold a gong.

Court of Appeal rejects case over Harditex house cladding system

Appeal has involved a complete relitigation of most trial issues - decision out today.

Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%

One company is offering eligible buyers money for deposits so they can afford a house.

'Remote' building inspections bring pluses and minuses, industry leader says

John Gray urges 'greater consequences' for lawbreakers as the Govt removes red tape.

Legal claim launched alleging defects in New Lynn's Merchant Quarter: no hearing yet

Statement of claim lodged, no date has yet been set for a hearing in court.

Three-day job took 22 weeks: Tenants win $5500 compo

Landlord Timothy Stewart said he was 'horrified' by the way the tenancy had been managed.

'Crude attempt' - Fletcher v Australian builder on leaky pipe problem

'Negotiations over the Perth pipe problems are confidential and have not yet concluded.'

110 Perth homes a month have exploding pipes: builder BGC

Full cost to put new pipes into a Perth place has been estimated at A$80,000 per home.