Rental Properties in NZ: Finding, Applying and Your Rights as a Tenant
Renting is not a stopgap in New Zealand; it is how a large share of the country lives. Stats NZ’s reporting…
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Rotorua Rentals: Median Rents, Areas and How to Secure a Rental
Rotorua asks more of a renter than most New Zealand cities. The housing stock is older, the ground itself is geothermal,…
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Taupō Rentals: Median Rents, Areas and How to Secure a Rental
Renting in Taupō looks simple from a distance. It is a compact lakeside town and the stock is mostly ordinary family…
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The Bright-Line Test in NZ: Work Out Whether Your Property Sale Is Taxed
The quick answer The bright-line test is Inland Revenue’s mechanical tax on quick property turnarounds. If you sell residential land and…
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First Home Loans in NZ: How First Home Buyers Get Approved, and What Happened to the Grant
Buying your first home usually comes down to two separate problems. The first is the deposit: how much cash you need…
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Cross Lease in NZ: How It Works, the Risks and Converting to Freehold
The quick answer A cross lease is a hybrid form of property ownership. Everyone on the title owns an undivided share…
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Renting in Auckland: Rents, Tenancy Rights and How to Find a Rental
Auckland is the largest rental market in New Zealand, and it can feel like the most complicated. Rents vary street by…
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Home Loan Deposits in NZ: 5%, 10% and 20% Explained
Ask a room of first home buyers what is stopping them and most will give the same answer: the deposit. The…
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One Tree Point: Property, Lifestyle and Living Guide
Twenty years ago, One Tree Point was the kind of place most people only found by accident: a quiet scatter of…
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Pre Settlement Inspection NZ: NZ Guide, Requirements and Practical Information
Buying a home involves weeks of paperwork, then one last walk through the property before the money moves. That walk-through is…
