Rental Properties
Homely Hacks for Renters
About a third of New Zealanders don't own their own homes but a few cheap tweaks can help turn a rental into a home. In the first of two parts, we meet an op-shopping queen and regular renter whose… Audio
Dunedin's property managers under the spotlight
Otago advocates for tenants are calling for the rental industry to be regulated further, with unscrupulous property managers made to sit a test or get a proper licence. Audio
Property investors becoming more picky about buying rentals
Residential property investors are becoming more picky with many looking to get out of the market ahead of an expected tightening in regulations for rental properties. Audio
'This house should never have been rented'
A Dunedin woman who is fed up with living in a mouldy, cold and rotting rental property says she faced spending nights in the car with her son as there was nowhere else to go. Video, Audio
Economist Ann Pettifor: 'The public are not stupid'
Change to our economic systems will only be possible if the general public are entrusted with the real facts, says Ann Pettifor, one of the few economists to predict the 2007-2009 Global Financial… Audio
Severe rental shortage in Wellington
The number of properties available to rent in the capital is down 70 percent on this time last year. Eric Frykberg reports. Video, Audio
Officials don't know how many private rentals need insulation
Officials have no idea how many private rental properties still need insulation installed, two years before it becomes compulsory. Audio
Tenants could be worse off if Reserve Bank targets investors
The Property Investors Federation is warning if the Reserve Bank extends lending restrictions it will make things harder for tenants. We talk to Andrew King from the Federation. Audio
Queenstown council to investigate landlord over crowded house
The landlord of the property at the centre of tenant complaints about squalid Queenstown accomodation is standing by claims he exempt from tenancy requirments because he lives in his rental properties… Audio
Complaints highlight landlords avoiding tenancy regulations
Tenant complaints about squalid Queenstown rental properties have highlighted the practice of landlords claiming to live in their properties in order to avoid Government tenancy regulations. Audio
Potentials and pitfalls - Renting in Auckland
Tips from Dianne Perry and Tara Brewer about flatting in Auckland. Audio
Speed Flatting
With the pressure on to secure that dream flat before semester starts, find out how the University of Auckland is managing students expectations. Audio
