$200m Spend on ‘Homelessness’ No Solution to Rental Shortage
The $200 million allocated to Housing First today has no plan for extra housing and is welfare dressed up as solving the housing crisis, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.
Evidence Undermines Insulation Standards, $4000 Penalty
Evidence provided to the Government undermines both current rental property insulation requirements and makes a mockery of a $4000 penalty for non-compliance, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.
Complaints show problem with heaters in rentals
Complaints that 15,000 heaters installed in Housing New Zealand properties don’t heat give the appearance of an epic blunder and show a problem with...
The Crisis The Housing Minister Created
A report yesterday of a woman, 86, moving because of a 73 percent rent hike illustrates the crisis created by Housing Minister Phil Twyford, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.
Minister, there is an economic reason for letting fees
A claim by Housing Minister Phil Twyford that letting fees were unfair and had no economic rationale shows naivete unbefitting of a Minister, Tenancies...
Build-to-Rent Another Expense for Taxpayers
If Housing Minister Phil Twyford could do a few basic calculations, he would know that the “build-to-rent” proposal he is looking at would require substantial Government financial support and guarantees to get off the ground, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.
Government should heed rental property owners selling up
A headline today saying “Bay of Plenty landlords pull out of property market over new tenant rights” is evidence of the likely impact of...
Tenancy reforms miss the main point — unpaid rent
Evidence obtained on Friday under the Official Information Act shows that Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s tenancy law tinkering misses the main issue, which is...
Why don’t trashed tenancies lead to jail time?
A series of high-profile cases of trashed rental properties raises the question of why the perpetrators manage to avoid jail time for wilful damage,...
Tech Firm: Test Rental Properties Before Spending On Heating
Housing Minister Phil Twyford should heed a warning from tech firm Tether that if rental property owners don’t monitor the warmth and ventilation performance of their properties, they risk spending thousands of dollars on upgrades they don't need, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.