NZ Property Investor

It’s February and most of us will have returned from our holiday breaks. The beginning of the year often signifies a reset - so it’s likely many of us have been looking at our portfolios and assessing the best way ahead for 2023. Long-term buy-and-ho

EDITOR Joanna Mathers E [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Sally Fullam E [email protected] ACCOUNT MANAGER / ADVERTISING SALES Stephanie Bryant M +64211658018 E [email protected] WRITER Sally Lindsay SUB-EDITOR Mike

The removal of mortgage interest as a tax deductible expense for property investors with older existing property is already starting to affect rental property. Property Investors Federation executive committee member Tim Horsbrugh told parliament’s F

Q My neighbour is planning on building a new garage on their property and has approached me with the plans and asked me to sign permission. Do I need to give permission if I believe it could affect my property? A If your neighbour has approached you

HOUSE PRICES: DOWN The median sale price has dropped nationally by 12.2 per cent overall to $790,000 and declined 7.9 per cent for New Zealand, excluding Auckland, to $700,000, the latest REINZ data shows. The REINZ House Price Index (HPI) showed an

krispedersen MORTGAGES By the time you read this we will know if the Reserve Bank has been correct in picking a 32-year inflation high of 7.5 per cent for the December quarter. If this is the case, or close to it, expect the RBNZ to bring out the baz

About a decade ago I wrote an article predicting that the housing market had peaked. I just couldn't see how it could keep growing as it had, compared to underlying income growth. We all know how that one panned out. Our housing market’s stellar perf

Remediating fire damage to a home can range from straightforward to cost prohibitive depending on the extent of damage and materials involved. For any well-involved fire, an important first step is weatherproofing the home as soon as possible after t

Towards the end of 2022, the government finally announced it would be entrenching into law what levels of methamphetamine contamination would be deemed unacceptable for human habitation. Early indication is the government will adopt the Gluckman repo

The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is often cited as a reason for New Zealand’s housing affordability issues. It’s described by many as slow, complex and expensive. Many will therefore welcome the introduction of the the Natural and Built Environ

We are often asked to clarify the compulsory zero rating rules that apply to all land transactions between GST registered people. With tourists flocking back and renewed interest in holiday let properties and serviced apartments, which are generally

Global philanthropist Louis Glickman was renowned as a shrewd property investor. His catchphrase was “The best investment on Earth is earth,” and he always told his friends the best time to start investing in your land is yesterday. I tell our people

Poor weather tightness in residential construction continues to draw attention to the problem of leaky homes throughout New Zealand. Leaky homes started to gain attention in the mid-1990s. We blame bad design, insufficient training, cladding selectio

Despite a 10-year age gap, couple Steph (47) and Bayley (37) wanted to retire at the same time to travel the world, although this meant speeding up one of their retirement time lines. Here’s how they did it. HOW MUCH MONEY? To create a property inves

Statistics show how much our government relies heavily on private landlords to provide rental accommodation with currently around 85 per cent of rental homes being supplied by private-sector owners. Over recent years various governments have introduc