A summary of the Government's March 23 announcement of changes

The Government made an announcement of changes relating to property investors which will take effect from Saturday 27 of March. Here is a summary of changes and links to fact sheets about each change.
24-03-2021 more >>

Summary of changes announced by the Government on March 23

Here is a summary of the proposed changes and fact sheets explaining the detail
24-03-2021 more >>

Unintended consequences of today's housing announcements

The Government today made announcements which prioritises first home buyers over renters.
23-03-2021 more >>

Government housing package backs first home buyers

This is the media release from the Prime Minister, Minister of Housing, Minister of Finance and Attorney General
23-03-2021 more >>

Planning your maintenance

Your property is a major asset, and like any asset it is in your own best interests to maintain it well and so preserve and enhance its value. Peter Lewis, Vice President of NZPIF, discusses the issues.
16-03-2021 more >>

New Residential Tenancies Act making it harder to house people

One of the changes to the Residential Tenancies Act has been the removing the 90-day no-cause termination and the inability to give a tenant a trial period to assess their suitability.
15-03-2021 more >>

Different ways to change a tenancy agreement

Tenancy Services has updated their website content to describe and distinguish different ways to change a tenancy agreement. Landlords and tenants should decide together which approach best suits their situation. The type of change to a tenancy agreement will have an impact on the healthy homes compliance date and Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 law changes that apply.
15-03-2021 more >>

Trust update

Harris Tate Lawyers will discuss the changes to the Trust Act and their implications.
08-03-2021 more >>

An early exit from a fixed-term tenancy could be expensive

Tenants who choose to end fixed-term tenancy agreements are discovering that they are likely to receive large bills.
06-03-2021 more >>

Removal of the no-cause 90-day termination not working

Within the last few months we have seen and heard of multiple cases, for example in Greymouth, Christchurch and Auckland, where tenants have had anti-social incidents that have resulted in either full-time security guards being placed outside houses or trespass notices being given to tenants to prevent them from disturbing their neighbours in Kainga Ora houses.
26-02-2021 more >>

Reply to opinion piece by Bernard Hickey in Sunday Star Times 7 February 2021

In an opinion piece in the Sunday Star Times on 7 February, Bernard Hickey once again made unfounded, inaccurate and untrue statements about rental property providers in New Zealand.
15-02-2021 more >>

Scotney Williams

Please join us for our first meeting of the new year with guest speaker Scotney Williams, L.L.B. Scotney, a renowned tenancy lawyer and principal of tenancy.co.nz, will be covering the recent major RTA changes, interpretations of the legal jargon, and practical dos and do nots with compliance. PLEASE NOTE- The date of this meeting has changed to Monday 15 February as Waitangi day is being observed on 8 February. All guests will incur a door charge of $40. Given recent COVID19 restrictions we will be limiting the attendance to a maximum of 60 people to allow for physical distancing.
15-02-2021 more >>

New loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions

Today the Reserve bank has released its new lending LVR restrictions in a bid to slow down the bolting housing market.
09-02-2021 more >>

New LVR restrictions put in place by the Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te PÅ«tea Matua is putting in place more stringent loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions to reduce the risks to financial stability caused by high-risk mortgage lending. The LVR restrictions do not apply to new residential construction.
09-02-2021 more >>

NZPIF response to the Privacy Commissioner

The NZPIF agrees with the Privacy Commissioner NZPIF response to the Privacy Commissioner that the collection, retention, and disclosure of personal information on tenants must be open and fair.
04-02-2021 more >>