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'Tip of the iceberg': Renters question Healthy Homes enforcement
MBIE can't say how many homes meet the Healthy Homes Standards, a year on.
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Big bets, big builds: Inside Newmarket and environs' redevelopment
'Leasing side remarkably bullish, all things considered geopolitically' – Knoff-Thomas.
Unproven gun claim, 'harassment': Landlords ordered to pay tenant
Rotorua siblings Stephen and Jasu Bhana must pay $2821.43 to their former tenant.
'We are all going to be struggling': Russell pensioners hit by rent rise
An elderly tenant says her fortnightly rent will jump from $350 to $700 from July 29.
'Denied the pleasure': Tenants win payout over dry garden fountain
Both sides are unhappy with the outcome and have applied for a rehearing.
Tenant wins case against landlord over leaky, mouldy rental
The tribunal found the landlord intentionally failed to fix tenant's leaky roof.
Rents rise at slowest rate in 25 years
The bigger picture still isn't smooth sailing for renters or landlords.
Wellington mega-landlord denies insolvency after property firms placed into receivership
The receivership stems from a relationship property dispute with his ex-partner.
'Aggressive and bullying': Tenancy dispute spiralled into blackmail and lasting fear
Margaret Walker said she feared strangers would come to her door after the threats.
The real cost of holding on in a faltering housing market
OPINION: Have we been asking the wrong question about property investment?
'Uninhabitable': How a bid to help the homeless left an 81-year-old landlord condemned
'This dwelling is dilapidated ... it is neither safe nor healthy for people to live in'.
Fruit and veg prices pushed food costs higher in June as fuel prices fell
Price increases were recorded for boxed chocolates, cucumbers and capsicums.
Tenants blame vandals for meth damage after rental trashed, Nazi symbols spray-painted
A specialist said it was ‘highly unlikely’ such contamination happened in that time-frame.
Retirement village resident faces $95k loss after quitting noisy villa
'Hope my case helps highlight what’s going on. Many other people said they felt trapped.'
Landlord's mother repeatedly visited rental unannounced, entered room as couple lay naked
The tenants have been awarded $2500 following the uninvited visits.
'Prize-winning gardener' cleared in rental dispute after plants die in flooding
Heavy flooding and poor drainage were found to have caused the garden damage.
Costly lesson: Shoddy sleepout build highlights risks of hiring unqualified tradies
Fixing the defects is expected to cost the homeowner a further $9400.
Police seize ‘truckload of cannabis’ from vacant rentals in week-long operation
Officers seized 1532 cannabis plants from 17 properties, weighing a total of 1.367 tonnes.
Evicted: Boarding house tenant asked if he should 'break the leg of the cat or cut its throat'
The Tenancy Tribunal found Ian Gillespie intimidated other residents and threatened pets.
Unable to determine hardship: Landlord’s bid to end tenancy rejected despite cancer diagnosis
The tenants moved to extend their fixed-term tenancy as they awaited the birth of a child.
'I have not seen anything like this': Nine Auckland private hospital, surgical expansions
Private hospitals, specialist Auckland health boom: nine sites of expansion listed here.
Couple adopted Woody the dog despite landlord's objections - tribunal says he can stay
The SPCA deemed the property suitable, and the Tenancy Tribunal agreed.
$800m Wright family: Wayne Wright jnr details top 10 projects
Wayne Wright jnr says the family’s projects are a lasting legacy and he named 10 as a key.
Labour proposes billion-dollar underwrite to support community housing providers
Kieran McAnulty says the support won't come at the cost of funding for Kāinga Ora.
'It hasn’t survived the test of time': Entire Auckland retirement village to be demolished
Apartments, hospital built at height of the leaky building era. All must be demolished.
How a dead mouse triggered an unexpected insurance nightmare
A couple allege a policy gap leaves homeowners exposed to pest damage.
'That’s not my signature': How a tenant fought his landlord and won
He wants other tenants in bad situations to know there is help available.
US tech titan, vape kingpins and deal under scrutiny: See who is buying our state homes
$8m pensioner flats, US owner of NZ's most valuable state house and a deal under scrutiny.
Father in illegally tenanted storage unit with daughter awarded $8k after belongings dumped
Victor Davis locked the tenant out before he could collect all of his possessions.