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I doubt it as you'd probably need to get to tribunal to get your tenancy terminated. Try calling 0800 TENANCY and asking them.

Is it legal... probably. Is it the best way to do it... probably not.

This will be moderated as well. You're directing an implication at someone specific. You need to name yourself if you want this to stay on here.

Of course. But I'm not talking about traders. I'm talking about people who sell their "long term investment property" within a few years. Most of whom currently pay no tax (legally) under current...

I'd like to see a tiered CGT. So after say, ten years, there is 0% tax. It would reduce the number of shorter term speculators.

Have their been any test cases on renting from a trust? It's all legal until you get audited, right?

I haven't followed this case and don't know much about the HRC but reading between the lines in that article it sounds like the HRC is using this situation to give the SST a slap on the wrist.

Yes it is. If the law needs to be changed, then campaign on that and get it changed. But until it is, they were stupid to put themselves in the gun. They have not only undermined themselves...

I think most people would agree but some on here still rent from their own trusts.

Ask about fading too. I have a couple of blue nylon carpets and apparently blue has been really bad for fading. Not sure about the newer ones.

I'm actually their web designer, so I've had a lot to do with the owner (Bill Andrew) but not used them myself. He's a really straight up guy and has a focus on quality rather than the bottom line....

I don't think it's Xenophobic or Racist. All countries have trade tariffs or restrictions of some kind or other. Can NZer's buy land in China? If we prevented non-citizen, non-residents buying...

I didn't know about the staining, that's a good tip! Embers from a wood fire has caused a few patches on one nylon carpet I've got.

Wool every time. The others melt.

If we really want to raise housing standards, allow foreign buyers to only buy new houses.

I think the stats were something like 92% of property investors only had 1 or 2 rentals.

Quite simple. Because without it, the Government would become an even larger landlord than they currently are. I think the story goes that some time in the dark history of property investment, things...

We already did that. Don't you realise how many property investors went belly up over the last few years? There were a ton of properties sold by investors to the public. We have a shortage of houses...

Firstly, there are no "subsidies" as such. However, any benefits such as an accommodation supplement obviously allow beneficiaries to pay more for all sorts of things from rent to smokes and booze....

Best Option: Sell the 100+ year old money pit and buy a new home :D

Yes I would say so. The same as accommodation supplements allow tenants to pay higher rent. However, what landlords can do if deductibility is reduced depends on where the threshold for ability to...

I agree with Winston too. I like the idea of creating infratructure that benefits businesses directly and creates the conditions that are condusive to the growth of industry. I just don't see the...

Hey Hermanz

No jumping necessary :) A lot of straight couples are also against marriage as an out-dated institution, so it doesn't surprise me that some gay couples are against it for similar...

I think it would be similar to the removal of depreciation. Little immediate effect but ultimately, any increase in costs for us create an increase in rents for tenants.

I don't think the HRC would be protecting a paedophile. That's just the way the article wants to highlight it so it's nice and sensational for their readers. The HRC will be more concerned about the...