PremiumPremiumConstructionFailed Aussie builder: Covid scuppered $20m Kāinga Ora apartments'I was proud of the work I was doing with Kāinga Ora building state houses' - Ellis.17 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentNew rental rules: Can landlords ask if tenants are vaxxed?Landlords 'must be able to demonstrate legitimate need to know', says commissioner.17 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTraders flipping Auckland homes for $100k more just days after buying themFirst-home buyers accuse property traders of driving up house prices.13 Nov 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeInvestor confidence defies gloom - hits 5 year highInvestors have shrugged off inflation woes and are feeling confident as the world reopens.10 Nov 04:00 PM
InvestmentRental crackdown: What landlords can and can't ask tenantsLists out of what landlords can and can't legally ask tenants.10 Nov 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentAustralian tenant criminal history checker makes NZ pitch"You can have full confidence in getting a New Zealand criminal history report from us."03 Nov 04:30 AM
TravelAirbnb makes resolution to crack down on NYE partiesGuests without a history of positive reviews could see NYE plans canned.02 Nov 10:00 AM
InvestmentBarfoot & Thompson Auckland house sales plummet by 41% in OctoberLockdowns severely restricted agency activities at the city's biggest realtor.01 Nov 09:24 PM
PropertyFrustration rising along with Wellington rental pricesRenters angry with the state of flats as Wellington heads into flat-hunting season.01 Nov 09:02 PM
New ZealandRental so mouldy child developed heart disease - landlord fined $38,000Christchurch house "inhabitable", causes child to suffer serious heart condition28 Oct 10:07 PM
New ZealandAuckland CBD apartment outbreak: Did infections spread via lift button?They claim to have been told by health officials they likely caught Covid off a surface.28 Oct 08:47 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessLandlords say tax loophole is 'bribe' to switch to social housingTax breaks a huge incentive for landlords to evict hard workers - rent to social housing.24 Oct 05:00 PM
PoliticsNational hopes housing lightning will strike twiceNational is hoping the Government will take up another of its housing policies.22 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Housing deal shows Labour's failureNational hopes voters will forget the past, and see it as able to deliver more homes.21 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFletcher could exceed last year, despite lockdowns: CEOCompany annual shareholder meeting at 2pm today in a virtual forum.18 Oct 09:32 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentLease law changes could be further backdatedLabour and Green MPs recommend little change to controversial lease law changes.15 Oct 04:28 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentGovt's secret commercial rent move: Law society disputes minister's statementTop QC calls on Justice Minister to withdraw a statement he made about lease law changes.07 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeWatch: FMA warns investors about wholesale schemesIf investors had any concerns around these issues "they should just walk away" - FMA.07 Oct 04:25 AM
Banking and financeFMA moves against Du Val Group on $20m fundFinancial Markets Authority is yet to announce any action against Du Val.06 Oct 08:30 PM
InvestmentAuckland house sales 'severely curbed' by lockdownSeptember sales data out from Auckland's largest agency04 Oct 09:09 PM
New ZealandCan landlords ask tenants for their vaccination status?A "grey area" has emerged around rights for landlords and tenants amid vaccine rollout.01 Oct 03:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHamish RutherfordHamish Rutherford: 'A couple of holdouts' does not justify Government by fiatOPINION: With little evidence of a problem, Labour's lease move leaves everyone surprised.29 Sep 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentNew survey: How residential landlords are feeling about the property marketSo how are landlords feeling? The answer, in a nutshell, seems to be: a little gloomier29 Sep 04:25 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessProperty industry blindsided by commercial lease changesLandlords face arbitration if they cannot agree 'fair proportion' of rent with tenants.28 Sep 04:38 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionTen-year home leases? Build to rent pioneer proposalLand availability and prices, rising construction costs, poor infrastructure are barriers24 Sep 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionGovernment studying build to rent sector: Woods'Lack of rental supply to meet growing demand is a key problem for the housing sector.'23 Sep 05:25 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionApartment developer in strife: Lost $35m, owes another $17mApart from the $35m loss, West Village owes unsecured non-preferential creditors $17m.22 Sep 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumRetailKiwi Property questioned over $442m plans - but not on IkeaSome property insiders think Kiwi wants to bring New Zealand's first Ikea to Sylvia Park.21 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestment'Properties available for sale will decrease': REINZ chiefAn extension couldn't come at a worse time, with spring a traditionally busy period.12 Sep 09:40 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRetail leader named to head NZ retirement giantUmbers is now based in Melbourne but starts later next month06 Sep 09:08 PM
New ZealandWrong gender: Students denied rentals for being maleProperty owner tells students the rental was available only to 'six studious females'.05 Sep 06:12 PM
New ZealandLockdown blues: Buyer risks losing $120k deposit because seller won't delay settlementNew buyer can't complete final sale paper work during lockdown. But seller won't budge.03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentSecond Auckland landlord giving hundreds of tenants rent breaksMasfen Group is assisting hundreds of tenants struggling with the impact of Covid.03 Sep 05:32 AM
New ZealandAuckland Council again delays CV revaluation due to CovidCouncil expects to release city CVs in December after they were originally due last year.02 Sep 04:16 AM