A Central Hawke's Bay pensioner whose landlord is putting up her rent by 73 per cent now has less than a month to find a new home or pay the increase.
Waipawa woman Bea Ridgway, 86, is one of many in the district facing steep rent increases in what is a thriving property market.
Ridgway lives in one of four small flats nestled off Ruataniwha St in the Central Hawke's Bay town which were sold to D & A Property in May.
Her rent is going from $150 to $260 in August after D & A determined she was paying well below market rates.
A company spokesman said previously the rent was being increased in the flats after professional appraisals.