
12,000 Kiwis waiting for a roof over their head
Govt has smashed its targets for state housing. But the queue for them just keeps growing.
Govt has smashed its targets for state housing. But the queue for them just keeps growing.
Up to 100,000 rentals are still not insulated, and tenants are taking the issue to court.
We say: Tiny studios will be ultimately be measured by those who choose to live in them.
"The walls are wet and there is mould on the roof, windows and in the wall paper."
The building sector remains inundated with work.
Concerns remain about how long the changes might take.
Landlords will soon be able to claim up to four weeks' rent if tenants damage their homes.
Shareholders gather as Ryman holds AGM at its Orewa village
Siu or Sam Yeung sold Auckland house with illegal rooms
A woman renting on a farm lodged a Tenancy Tribunal claim against her landlord.
Winter holiday home and income in Ōhakune for under $300,000.
The estate agent hired a colleague to purchase her own family home.
We say: They on notice since 2015 that minimum insulation standards kick in this month.
Auckland CBD could return to normal four days after panel fell from building.
In one street alone four rental properties are now empty.
Robert Strickland has been trying to get the house repaired for the last 5 months.
But policies differ based on the level of risk.
Concerned tenants have made 300 calls for help since new insulation laws brought in.
From tomorrow, landlords will be stung with a $4000 fine for not insulating their homes.
More than a third of rental properties in Northland won't be insulated by the deadline.
Evicted tenants leave behind bags of sodden muesli and a rat infestation.
COMMENT: It should be MBIE's job to chase dodgy landlords - not the tenants.
Tenants who left landlord's furniture out in the rain have to pay up more than $10,000.
One millennial turned his favourite toy into a deposit for a new home.
Landlords must expect to have to do some cleaning between tenancies,Tribunal rules.
Voids in the rock up to 4m high by 2m wide had to be filled.
ANZ and Westpac are owed $40m by next year.
Residents aren't happy about the proposed changes.
The missing statue has been subject of rampant speculation.
Four properties demolished for carparking had a combined value of nearly $10 million.