The homeowners who bought in a market high
Some Wellington homeowners face being hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket trying to sell up after…
MP put 25 properties in family trust before facing financial declaration rules
Further up the country is a $855k two-bedroom townhouse in Epsom, Auckland, a “modern terrace home, extending over…
Hastings cannabis growing operation busted by police, who say it was just about to be harvested
“There’s just over 200 well-propagated, well-produced plants. You can see they’re coming into production now.” James said inside…
Wellington house prices slump 30% from peak, QV says
Wellington house prices are now up to 30% below their peak, as the housing market continues to record…
Eleven months, $38,000, and still no consent for granny flat
A couple have spent $38,000 trying to get resource and building consent to build a cottage on their…
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent ZB Choose a region…
Mt Albert tenant awarded $6600 after living in damp, leaky social housing property
According to the tribunal’s decision, Valerie Walters moved into the Mt Albert house in November 2022. Walters rented…
New hazard rules for West Coast homeowners
West Coasters will soon be able to find out online if their property or one they’re thinking of…
First home buyers still in the market despite record-low housing affordability
Australia’s housing affordability remains around record lows in data that goes back to 1995, despite lower mortgage rates.…
Director fined $54k over illegal boarding house for migrant workers
An Auckland property director, who ran an illegal boarding house for migrant workers, has been fined $54,000. Paul…
Is now a good time to buy a house?
With house prices still weak, a relatively large number of listings to choose from and interest rates falling,…
The revamped Queen Victoria Market will deliver thousands of homes but how affordable will they be?
For more than a decade, the City of Melbourne has dreamed of renewing the nearly 150-year-old Queen Victoria…