Re: ‘New rental home law' (The Weekend Sun, June 26).

Owners of rental properties must insulate their properties and supply smoke alarms. And so they should.

Not unreasonable I wouldn't have thought. Some property owners are creaming it from rentals by charging rents that are out of reach of the average Kiwi family and certainly don't reflect the quality of the property.

People are becoming so greedy and selfish. It's all about me, me-self and I and to hell with everyone else.

Christchurch post-earthquake is a prime example of human greed. Families lost everything, some lost loved ones, but there was very little compassion from those who saw this tragedy as an opportunity to make quick money by charging ridiculously high rents for properties. New Zealanders are some of the most generous, giving, kindest people in the world.

But unfortunately there are those who see human suffering as an easy way to line their own deep pockets from other people's misery. The current housing situation is no different. Rents and house prices are ridiculously out of kilter with wages.

I just hope there isn't a property market crash in the near future.

Some people will find themselves knee high in manure and they'll have no-one to blame but themselves.

S Gussey, Omokoroa.