Not all New Zealand landlords meet the new insulation standards, but recent tenant wins show why compliance is so important. In 2015, the Government updated…
If you are asking whether tenants are responsible for accidental damage, the answer last year would be different. However, new reforms in the Residential Tenancies…
Tenancy law is experiencing some changes, thanks to the Residential Tenancies Act Amendment. This is a document that builds on the 1986 RTA and revisits…
You’ve sorted through the pre-tenancy applications and you’ve chosen your preferred tenant; now is the time to do a reference check. A reference check is…
September 2018 showed New Zealand rent prices continue to soar. The Trade Me Rental Price Index calculated another 6.7 percent increase in NZ’s median rent, with…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that plans to impose a capital gains tax (CGT) have been abandoned. A recommendation by the Tax Working…