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116,000 loss-making rental property owners may sell
Monday, 11 February 2019, 9:20 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Confirmation from Inland Revenue last week that 116,000 owners declared a loss on earnings in the 2016/17 tax year shows that ring-fencing of tax losses for rental properties could soon result in 116,000 fewer rentals, Tenancies War spokesman Mike ... More >>
Subfloor insulation in rentals a costly mistake
Monday, 21 January 2019, 1:10 pm | Stop the War on Tenancies
A requirement to install subfloor insulation in rental properties should go and owners who have installed it under threat should be compensated, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Evidence undermines insulation standards, $4000 penalty
Monday, 14 January 2019, 11:58 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Evidence provided to the Government undermines both current rental property insulation requirements and makes a mockery of a $4000 penalty for non-compliance, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Cherished ‘damp rental’ beliefs rubbished
Monday, 17 December 2018, 8:53 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Fewer than 3 percent of tenants find their homes cold and damp, the World Health Organisation did not recommend a healthy temperature, and client-friendly research helped understate the costs of heating and insulation proposals for rental property, ... More >>
Impact of rental property tax change could be huge
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 11:34 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
The impact of a law-change to ring-fence rental property tax losses could be huge and sudden because owners absorbing loss with no prospect of gain will sell, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Auckland meeting on tenancy law change, standards
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 10:32 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
A panel discussion on proposed changes to tenancy law and extra standards for rental property will take place in Auckland on Sunday, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Extra rental standards to cost $7000 per house
Monday, 26 November 2018, 11:01 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Papers obtained last week under the Official Information Act show that up to $7000 of extra spending may be required for each of the 588,700 rental properties in New Zealand and that this will have little benefit, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler ... More >>
Tenancy fee shows failure of letting-fee ban
Monday, 19 November 2018, 9:43 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
The speedy appearance of tenancy fees shows that the attempt to legislate letting fees out of existence has failed, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Heavy opposition to tenancy proposals
Monday, 12 November 2018, 10:34 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
A 92-response snapshot survey circulated among property groups shows heavy opposition to proposed reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Three-strikes tenancy proposal no help
Monday, 29 October 2018, 10:50 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
A three-strikes proposal to end tenancies offered by the New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation is of little use to either owners or tenants, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Owners not consulted directly on tenancy reforms
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 11:10 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Why were the owners of New Zealand’s 588,700 rental properties not consulted on draconian proposals on tenancy law and extra housing standards when Tenancy Services holds the contact details of every owner who has lodged a bond, Tenancies War spokesman ... More >>
Tenancy reforms miss the main point -- unpaid rent
Monday, 15 October 2018, 10:23 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Evidence obtained on Friday under the Official Information Act shows that Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s tenancy law tinkering misses the main issue, which is unpaid rent, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Complaints show problem with heaters in rentals
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 10:52 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Complaints that 15,000 heaters installed in Housing New Zealand properties don’t heat give the appearance of an epic blunder and show a problem with forcing private rental property owners to provide heaters, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said ... More >>
Minister, there is an economic reason for letting fees
Monday, 8 October 2018, 10:16 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
A claim by Housing Minister Phil Twyford that letting fees were unfair and had no economic rationale shows naivete unbefitting of a Minister, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Why don’t trashed tenancies lead to jail time?
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 3:22 pm | Stop the War on Tenancies
A series of high-profile cases of trashed rental properties raises the question of why the perpetrators manage to avoid jail time for wilful damage, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Govt should heed rental property owners selling up
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 11:59 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
A headline today saying “Bay of Plenty landlords pull out of property market over new tenant rights” is evidence of the likely impact of new requirements in tenancy law and standards, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Owners and insurers need compensation after meth fiasco
Monday, 1 October 2018, 11:22 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
Owners forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars refurbishing rental properties based on a discredited methamphetamine test deserve compensation, as do their insurers, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
Rental property questions the Govt refuses to ask
Monday, 24 September 2018, 10:39 am | Stop the War on Tenancies
The Government fails to address some key questions while proposing sweeping changes to tenancy law and rental property standards, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today. More >>
