Rent controls; Labours next housing policy mistake

[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...

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[Sam Forbes]

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Im looking at buying a commercial property to run my business out of with the potential of living above the business. The property is a 2 story commercial warehouse part of 3 other units. The property...

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I have 2 IPs in NZ and have secured a loan against these to buy a third. Unfortunately,...

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