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Insurance Statement RTA requirement for landlords
The RTA Amendment Bill has now been passed into law and this is great news for landlords.
RTA Amendment Bill Number 2 finally passes final reading
The RTA Amendment Bill Number 2 has passed its final reading in Parliament and is now effectively law.
Landlords, tenants not eligible for heating grants
Landlords and tenants are not eligible for grants of up to $2,500 for energy efficient heaters as part of the Government’s Warmer Kiwi Homes programme.
PROMINZ calls for landlord licensing
The Property Management Institute of New Zealand is joining tenant advocacy groups in calling for mandatory licensing of landlords
Tenancy Tribunal hammers Auckland landlord with 177K of penalties
Auckland landlord Widhani (Debbie) Iskandar has been ordered to pay $177,720.56 by the Tenancy Tribunal for deliberately and knowingly failing to lodge tenancy bonds
Privacy guidelines update
tenancy.co.nz has met with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to discuss the privacy guidelines.
No extension for impending insulation requirements – landlords warned
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations team says landlords will not be granted extensions to meet the 2016 insulation requirements.
New privacy guidelines & Healthy Homes Statement of intent
It’s been a busy week for our industry with the Office of the Privacy Commission releasing new guidelines for what landlords and property managers can ask prospective tenants in tenancy applications.
Healthy Homes Standards will drive up rents – Simon Bridges
The new Healthy Homes Standards have been announced but National leader Simon Bridges says they will drive up rents.
Insulation uptake increases, but thousands of landlords could still miss deadline
Landlords appear to be upgrading properties ahead of a July deadline for mandatory insulation, but not quickly enough to clear a backlog projected by the government.
Letting Fees bill passes final reading, will be gone by Xmas
It will be an unlawful act to charge a tenant letting fee from December 12, in time for the busy letting season of January and February.
Wellington landlord wins precedent setting Airbnb District Court appeal
The landlord of a Wellington apartment has been awarded the full amount of the tenant’s profits from Airbnb subletting in what is believed to be a precedent setting District Court appeal.