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Tips for tenants, flatters, boarders and landlords 19 Feb, 2021 01:23 AM 5 minutes to read NC240221tenancy.JPG Advertisement problems" and, occasionally, landlords with "tenant problems". With the start of the tertiary year upon us and students moving into new accommodation arrangements, it is timely to give advice which might avoid problems further down the track. Major changes to tenancy laws are now in place with phase 2 having taken effect from February 11, so it is imperative that all tenants and landlord become familiar with them. Written agreements Whether you are flatting or boarding,...

Woman desperate for housing banned from showering more than once every three days 13 Feb, 2021 08:15 PM 5 minutes to read An Auckland woman has recounted a series of housing horrors - including being only allowed to shower once every three days. Photos / Getty Images, Mark Mitchell An Auckland woman has recounted a series of housing horrors - including being only allowed to shower once every three days. Photos / Getty Images, Mark Mitchell A woman says she was only allowed to shower once every three days and subjected to other draconian rules during a series of Auckland housing horrors. Her p...

Latest changes in residential tenancy act can shift “renting” and “investment property buying” in NZ. Thursday, February 11, 2021 Sandeep Singh The latest changes in Residential Tenancy Act 1986 which come into force from Thursday, February 11 has the potential to shift the landscape of "renting," and "investment property buying," in this country. Right now, the unfettered rights enjoyed by the landlords, vis a vis tenants in residential property, has been one of the biggest motivators for new investors to take a plunge in investment property buying and contributing in...

A tenants' advocacy group says renters are having their tenancies prematurely ended.

What the Residential Tenancies Act changes mean for you Newshub 9/02/2021 © Provided by Newshub Legislative changes coming into effect from Thursday are set to give renters more protection as landlords can no longer end tenancies without cause. The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act now limits rent increases to once every 12 months. And from Thursday, many more changes will take effect. There are new notice periods for ending periodic tenancies and fixed term tenancies will automatically roll over to periodic.  Tenants who have signed up to a periodic tenancy will be required to give th...