Buying your first ever property, be it a home or a rental, is as exciting as it is intimidating. Chances are this is the biggest financial commitment...
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Considering the tremendous stress Anderson v FM Custodians Ltd has had on the landlord community, Vic Inglis’ successful appeal at the District Court is...
Asbestos-related illness is the number one cause of death in New Zealand workplaces. For that reason alone, the government will require, from April 2018, for...
From 1 July 2016, all new residential tenancy agreements are required to include a signed insulation statement detailing the extent of insulation in the...
The landlord industry has been rocked, in recent months, by the effects of the High Court’s decision of Anderson v FM Custodians Ltd [2013] NZHC 2423...
This afternoon, Hon Peter Dunne announced his resignation from Parliament after serving 33 years for the Ōhāriu Electorate. This move came shortly after the...
This week the Government introduced the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (2) to Parliament. There are three main parts to this Bill that are worth noting...
Standards New Zealand has, as of yesterday, published Draft Number DZ8510 – NZS8510 – Testing and decontamination of methamphetamine-contaminated...
For some months, the New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation (the NZPIF), the Tenancy Tribunal and other key tenancy organisations have been in...
Following the recent Court of Appeal decision on Holler & Rouse v Osaki, the Tenancy Tribunal prepared Practice Note 2016/1 outlining, to its adjudicators...
The amended Residential Tenancies Act came into effect on the 1st of July. While smoke alarms and insulation are without a doubt the most significant of all...
Landlords are becoming more aware of meth – its use, production and contaminative effects on properties and their occupants. As an organisation, we are...
It is late one evening and you receive a call from the Fire Service. They advise that one of your rental properties has been seriously damaged by a fire...
You are undoubtedly aware of the media’s latest interest in hot-bedding being a way for tenants to meet accommodation costs. While there is no reliable...
Arguably the most successful investor of our age whose name is synonymous with the very act of investing, Warren Buffett is known the world over for his...
