In classic Betty-come-lately fashion, the Government has finally clocked what every investor with a pulse has known for years: If you are going to...
Author - Admin Apia
The history of our residential property market has been marked by numerous large booms and occasional busts, which have generally led to worsening...
Let’s get one thing straight: Budget 2025 isn’t going to win any design awards. There are no champagne-popping headlines for property. No sweeping...
Change is coming. Again. The next batch of Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) amendments takes effect on 20 March 2025, with a mix of practical tweaks...
After falling to a record low in terms of their percentage share of property purchases in the second quarter of last year (a touch less than 21%...
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has released updated guidance for landlords and property managers, reinforcing the importance of...
While the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act has been passed, the provisions relating to pets have not yet taken effect. These changes are expected...
I don’t want to diminish the seriousness of this piece by quoting Spiderman but the return of the 90-day no-fault termination from today brings...
If the RBNZ has won the war on inflation, how is it that your insurance bill is still such a shocker?! You’re not alone – many property owners...
So one of our members, G, recently went through a Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT) assessment and posted this on our Facebook: Looks...
The tried and trusted model for property investment in NZ has been to take a cashflow hit for at least the first few years (topping up the rental...
As Auckland Council moves away from the ‘Pay as you throw’ bin tag system to a rates-funded collection service, landlords need to...
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, currently making its way through Parliament following the Social Services and Community Committee review...
Our sustained advocacy work has helped shape the latest iteration of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, which now includes a new provision...
The latest CoreLogic Buyer Classification data indicates that mortgaged multiple property owners (MPOs, including investors) accounted for nearly 23%...
Pet clauses have been a contentious issue recently, particularly since these piggies jumped onto the Herald front page. Tribunal adjudicators remain...
