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Last week I was fortunate enough to listen to Andrew King, the Executive Director of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF). This organisation does a lot of good work as an advocate for Property Investors in NZ. He provided an update on the Government’s Tax Working Group’s (TWG) “Future of Tax” paper. The TWG has […]

The primary legislation governing workplace health and safety in New Zealand is the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). Under HSWA, landlords must ensure that, when work is carried out at their property, it is done safely and without endangering workers or others, including tenants.   In our April newsletter we highlighted the […]

  On Wednesday 31st May 2018 the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor published a new report on Meth contamination in residential properties. The report was commissioned by the Housing Minister Phil Twyford to investigate the question of “whether, and at what level of detection, methamphetamine residue on household surfaces poses a risk […]

At the end of the tenancy, an Outgoing Inspection will be completed. Ideally, the tenant would be available to meet and review the home with the property manager. A walkthrough of the property will take place and a written report completed. Landlords can’t ask their tenant to pay for normal wear and tear to their […]

If you own a rental property in New Zealand and will be out of the country for more than 21 consecutive days then by law you must appoint an agent who can act on your behalf. This means that if the tenant has any issues they would normally bring up with you (the landlord), they […]