Property

Renting situation ’an absolute nightmare’

A renter who has had to move his family six times in two years is scathing about how the current rental market works for tenants. Housing Minister Phil Twyford... Read More

Review for rentals to start

The Government is proposing a suite of rental law changes, including a limit on rent increases, an end to no-cause terminations, and a ban on so-called 'rent bidding.” Housing... Read More

Collaborative approach to wharf redevelopment

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Awa Group Holdings Limited and the Whakatāne District Council have formed a joint governance group to oversee the development... Read More

Govt promises more public housing for the BOP

Up to 275 more families in Bay of Plenty will have warm, dry, and secure new homes built over the next four years, as a result of the Government's comprehensive... Read More

Council settles with a Bella Vista homeowner

Tauranga City Council and the owner of 299A Lakes Boulevard have reached a settlement by negotiation. In a statement released this afternoon, Council has agreed... Read More

Confidence in housing market slowing rising

House price expectations are proving slow to recover in the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey. While price expectations may have rebounded back to pre-election... Read More

Foreign buyer ban helping kiwi home ownership

Nearly all foreigners have been banned from buying most Kiwi homes in a bid to crack down on overseas speculators. The Government's legislation passed its... Read More

A fair slice for workers, or will it stall growth?

The business community warns of the threat to continued growth in the Bay of Plenty posed by proposed changes to industrial relations legislation. But the government... Read More

Rental vetting practice deemed ’unethical’

Landlords and property managers are being criticised for asking prospective tenants for their bank statements when vetting for new lets. NZ First MP, Darroch... Read More

New homes proposed for Papamoa East

A building developer has approached Tauranga City Council to consider more housing in the Papamoa East area. Bluehaven Holdings Limited wants the council to consider... Read More

Ngāti Whakaue to benefit from new coastal homes

A new housing development on prime beachfront land at Papamoa is projected to deliver solid returns to the Ngāti Whakaue Assets Trust, who is now looking for... Read More

Bella Vista homeowners to sue Tauranga Council

Homeowners affected by the Bella Vista debacle are going to take a class action suit against Tauranga City Council. The announcement comes after two families... Read More