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<i>Mary Holm</i>: Fed up with landlord tantrums

Mary Holm's financial advice column features an accountant who's fed up with complaining landlords.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Keep the home fires burning

<i>Mary Holm</i>: Blood, sweat and tears for rentals

<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Houses yield poor returns

<i>Mary Holm</i>: Harsh realities for landlords

<i>That Guy</i>: Rent our home and we'll throw in the kids

Dunne tips property tax change, lower personal tax

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has tipped a new property investment tax and lower personal taxes in this year's Budget.

Landlords taking money we need - exporter

Critics say our obsession with property is draining money away from real businesses, which create jobs and make New Zealand richer.

Rents will go up if tax rules changed - investors

Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Govt scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong.

HNZ tenants apply to appeal evictions

Tax reforms to put brakes on house prices - experts

The dream of first home ownership will be made easier by Prime Minister John Key's likely tax reforms, economists said today.

Change in property rules 'inevitable'

The status quo for property investors cannot be sustained, Tax Working Group member John Shewan says.

Relief in property circles as most tax options ruled out

The vice-president of the Property Investors Federation is relieved that most housing tax options were ruled out in Prime Minister John Key's speech yesterday, but he is wary of what is to come.

Landlord breaks likely top target

John Key is expected to target tax breaks for landlords in his first parliamentary speech of the year setting out the Government's plans.

Sit back and enjoy your investment

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Tax rules bad for economy

Home available for World Cup - for a cool $120,000

There is still 18 months to go - but sharp homeowners are already queuing up to rent out their properties during the Rugby World Cup.

Landlords fret over possible tax hit