Lower commercial rents says Greens

[donna]

Reforms to lower commercial rents - to fill empty shops says Greens.

Umm - that's not going to do it! The way consumers shop has changed and it's never going back!

Shopping local in your village is still a thing as is online shopping. Travelling into cities, paying to get...

[donna]

Hi All,

I got this email today - it's encouraging news!




regards,

Donna...

[donna]

This is for the British but it got me thinking - are these countries also good NZers to retire to. Nothing wrong in planning for the future - esp if we are getting a nightmare team in Government!




This came in an email from journalistic.org

Rates are out...

[donna]

Will be interesting to see how the first quarter of 2026 has gone. I suspect it's been a more positive.

regards,

Donna...

[donna]

This is worth a read - and if you consider who buys lottery tickets - this could be a winner all round....as it is not a winner takes all - losers lose all lottery....




So there's still $$ for Govt projects, savings for 'investors and the 'prize' - what's not to lik...

[donna]

Well, it's about time we learn that there is no housing shortage. We knew this already but now everyone does if they read interest.co.nz.



Yes that's what we have been talking about - no shortage at all!

In fact there are areas now that have a surplus - I suggest...

[Sanya]

Rent controls; Labour's next housing policy mistake


https://www.landlords.co.nz/article/...-by-government


Here we go, the next mistake in housing policy and about to be considered and unleashed – rent controls.

We get it; rents have gone up faster...

[Sanya]

Recent articles HERE and HERE point to:

1. Landlords evicting tenants amid nerves about the upcoming ban on no-cause evictions.

2. Landlords evicting anti-social tenants before changes to tenancy legislation come into force.


The spike in evictions is a direct...

[Sanya]

I got a nasty shock last week with my insurer advising me that that the premium for a particular rental property will increase by 25% this year. I’ve been with the insurer several years, no claims have been made, no change to the insurance coverage or terms and it’s not located in a high...

[Austrokiwi]

I'm an expat living in Europe. Just read the news about the restrictions on visitors. It reads as if its going to be a huge economic shock to New Zealand. I wish all you guys well and hope the gvt does something substantive to help all areas of the economy( not just tourism). I think in this case...

[donna]

So Auckland's population is decreasing - down 77500 in last 12 months! Where have all these people gone? Are they still in NZ or have they emigrated?

This statistic came from a Salvation Army report - in NZH. So now AKL has a surprise of homes - 7168 to be exact according to the same...

[OnTheMove]

With the Petty drug costing near half a billion $ in incarcerations alone, that money could be used to firm up our flailing economy.

Selling some lamb and milk powder and some tourism where people can see how nobody in NZ uses the bin and it is 100% filled with Rubbish everywhere, in sports...

[thangpham]

Hello everyone,

Please direct me elsewhere (if you happen to know other more relevant pages or sources) if this forum is not for future tenants. I've been looking around FB groups and other sources, but they mostly yield quite generic answers from current tenants.

Coming...

[McDuck]

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining...

[John Martin]

I have a scenario that I hope someone with financial expertise can provide some directive answers to assist with some decisions. I am an Australian resident and I own an investment property in Auckland with a $165,000 loan and have a rental guarantee of 8.5 years at market rate. According to my calculations,...