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The New Zealand Property Investors Association Welcomes Fair Taxation Measures
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 9:19 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) reveals a steady annual increase of 2.2% in the value of residential property nationwide. However, the landscape of the property market is undergoing notable shifts, as demonstrated ... More >>
Getting Back The Balance
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 10:27 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
“It is encouraging to see that the new Coalition Government is acting quickly to ease the current situation evident in the rental market of decreasing supply and increasing rents,” says Sue Harrison, President of the NZ Property Investors Federation ... More >>
How the incoming Government can help NZ tenants
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:14 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The recent ‘Sunday’ television report on Queenstown's rental housing shortage highlighted a nationwide issue in New Zealand: the diminishing availability of rental properties. An analysis of the tenancy services data shows a consistent decrease ... More >>
No Benefits For Renters In The 2023 Budget
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 11:03 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The 2023 Budget has done nothing to ease the pressure on tenants as their property owners struggle with rising costs, forcing them to increase rents in order to stay financially viable. The increasing cost of renting has been ignored with policies ... More >>
Supply Of Rentals Decreasing
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 4:10 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
“A survey of members in February this year, highlights the changes in members’ attitudes since 2021 when the same survey was carried out” said Sue Harrison President of the NZ Property Investors Federation. “Comments within the survey indicate many ... More >>
Overall Rent Increases Less Than Inflation
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 2:35 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
“December rental statistics from the Bond Centre have been released. It is evident that rental prices over the whole of New Zealand have increased by less than 5.1% in the year to November 22 at a time when overall inflation rose to 7.2%,” said ... More >>
Immediate Improvement Possible To The Cost Of Living
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 3:58 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
“Congratulations to Chris Hipkins on becoming the new Prime Minister of New Zealand. We applaud his stated aim to “focus on bread and butter issues” like the cost of living and the economy” says Sue Harrison, President of the NZ Property Investors’ ... More >>
NZPIF Members Support Greater Stability For Tenants
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 9:07 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
It is good to see that the Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt, is acknowledging that people who rent their homes are now moving between tenancies less often than in past years. The New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF), which represents ... More >>
NZPIF Welcomes New Privacy Commission Guidelines
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 8:41 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The NZ Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) welcomes the new guidelines released by the Privacy Commission. These guidelines are governed by the Privacy Act 2020 and must be followed by all private rental property providers, including property ... More >>
Landlords Say That Money Would Be Better Spent On Something Else
Friday, 21 May 2021, 11:19 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The government used the housing announcements of March 23 as its main avenue for legislation relating to rental properties. Still, it has, however, set aside $80 million in yesterday’s Budget for the Bond Centre, Tenancy Tribunal, and Healthy ... More >>
New Loan-to-value Ratio (LVR) Restrictions
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 4:37 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
Today the Reserve bank has today released its new lending LVR restrictions in a bid to slow down the bolting housing market. From March 1, these restrictions will increase the deposit required by property investors to 30% and to 20% for owner ... More >>
NZPIF Response To The Privacy Commissioner
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 9:16 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) agrees with the Privacy Commissioner that the collection, retention, and disclosure of personal information on tenants must be open and fair,” says Sharon Cullwick, NZPIF Executive Officer. ... More >>
An Education Program For Landlords By Landlords
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 4:24 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
After calls for regulation of the rental property industry earlier this year, the New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) has developed an education program designed specifically for self-managing landlords, who make up 60% of all ... More >>
The Real Reason For Changes To The RTA
Friday, 7 August 2020, 3:48 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
Marama Davidson has revealed the real reason for changes to the Residential Tenancies Act. In a speech during the debate on the Bill in Parliament this week, she said the Bill “will incentivise property owners to move out of owning property for rental ... More >>
NZPIF Challenges Statements Made By The Associate Minister Of Housing
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 9:17 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
The Associate Minister of Housing Kris Faafoi issued a press release last night regarding the passing of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill. The President of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation, Andrew King, challenges statements made ... More >>
More Assistance For Tenants And Termination Restrictions Lifted
Friday, 19 June 2020, 10:12 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
“NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) is delighted that the Coalition Government has lifted the temporary tenancy termination limitations” said Sharon Cullwick, NZPIF Executive Officer. “We understand that the aim of these restrictions, announced ... More >>
Extension For Healthy Homes Compliance Statement Requirement
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 11:01 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
Sharon Cullwick, NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) Executive Officer, welcomes the Government’s extension of the deadline requiring landlords to provide Healthy Homes Compliance Statements. The original date was the 1st July 2020 and ... More >>
Landlords Are People Too
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 3:52 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
“A NZ Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) survey has found that rental property owners are affected by the Covid-19 situation just like tenants and other New Zealanders”, said Sharon Cullwick, NZPIF Executive Officer. “A little-known fact is that New ... More >>
Banks Working Against Each Other
Saturday, 25 April 2020, 7:17 am | NZ Property Investors Federation
“The NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) is concerned that the Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) and the trading banks are currently working against each other”, says Sharon Cullwick, NZPIF Executive Officer. “On the one hand the RBNZ is considering ... More >>
Possible Lifting Of LVR Restrictions
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 5:46 pm | NZ Property Investors Federation
“It is a welcome move that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is beginning seven days of consultation regarding the possibility of lifting the loan to value ratio restrictions (LVR)” says Sharon Cullwick, Executive Officer of the NZ Property ... More >>
