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Destiny head rents out MP's pad

Brian Tamaki has sold his Maraetai mansion and moved into a rental across the road - and his new landlord is MP Judith 'Crusher' Collins.

Rents increase $1300 a year

Salvation Army warn that people at the bottom of the market face not only a shortage of property but rents moving out of their reach.

RBNZ housing speech sparked action

Prime Minister John Key all but conceded that pressure from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for action on house prices was a catalyst for recent announcements.

How you could fall foul of new tax rules

The IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.

New housing rules: How will you fare?

Investor association slams Reserve Bank’s bid to rein in Auckland house prices, saying it will push up rents and ruin first home buyers' chances.

'Gravitational pull' counters lending rules

New lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.

Agent gives colleague cheap rent

A real estate agent rented a house to a colleague at a discounted rate and paid the difference so he could use its garage for storage - without the owners' knowledge.

It's time renters used voting power

At what point does Generation Rent start using its votes to change those politicians, Bernard Hickey asks.

You can haggle, but rents will still rise

Renters can strike a bargain when moving into a vacant property but they won't avoid rental price increases, a property expert says.

Renters need to make impression

Scrapping over who is best-suited to pay someone else's mortgage isn't the ideal start to the year, but it's a January ritual for many Auckland renters.

Auckland tenants in for shock

Thousands of Auckland tenants could be in for a big shock as experts predict rents will continue to rise rapidly this year.

Council's plan for meth houses

Auckland Council has undertaken a review of guidelines for methamphetamine-contaminated properties and developed tough new proposals to be implemented next month.

On the move: The life of a renter tot

A new study has found that two-thirds of children in private rental housing in Auckland and the Waikato move house within their first two years.

Mary Holm: The case for and against landlords

As a society, how did we allow residential property to become just another investment asset class?

Landlords' top suburbs

Landlords with properties in Otara, Mangere, Glen Innes and Mangere Bridge are reaping Auckland's highest returns.

Action on fire deaths urged

Fire Service bosses are seeking law changes making it compulsory for rental properties to have smoke alarms installed and maintained.