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![Three-day job took 22 weeks: Tenants win $5500 compo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Three-day job took 22 weeks: Tenants win $5500 compo
Landlord Timothy Stewart said he was 'horrified' by the way the tenancy had been managed.
!['Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZ
ANZ has downgraded its expectations for house price growth this year.
![What's coming up in final days of Luxon’s action plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
What's coming up in final days of Luxon’s action plan
Several items were mere formalities. Others were easy ticks. Anything substantive?
![New Zealand’s 10 busiest builders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
New Zealand’s 10 busiest builders
Winners of highest value of construction projects in 2023: BCI Central names top 10 in NZ.
![Another major bank scales back house price forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Another major bank scales back house price forecast
Reserve Bank’s focus cited as bank picks less spectacular house price rises.
![Eke Panuku agrees to temporary Wynyard Quarter footbridge: Victory for businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Eke Panuku agrees to temporary Wynyard Quarter footbridge: Victory for businesses
Th announcement was a reversal of a previous position to reject a temporary bridge.
![Opinion: Does the Fast-track Approvals Bill hand too much power to three ministers?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Opinion: Does the Fast-track Approvals Bill hand too much power to three ministers?
OPINION: Bill widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three ministers.
![‘Grab your hard hat’: Derelict, dangerous house for sale with $860k RV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
‘Grab your hard hat’: Derelict, dangerous house for sale with $860k RV
The home is barely visible it is so overgrown and it has mouldy, rotting walls and floors.
![Build Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Build Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?
The amount is far worse than the approximately $5m initially thought to be owed.
![Housing Minister Chris Bishop discusses potential changes in public housing support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Housing Minister Chris Bishop discusses potential changes in public housing support
The Government wants to help people out of public housing.
![Granny flat change backed by housing providers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Granny flat change backed by housing providers
Without the need for building consents, small homes will be made available faster.
![Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming
At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.
![Kāinga Ora: Can New Zealand’s largest landlord survive?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Kāinga Ora: Can New Zealand’s largest landlord survive?
It’s been five years since social housing in New Zealand was put under Kāinga Ora.
![Auckland house-building outstrips population rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Auckland house-building outstrips population rise
On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.
![Builder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Builder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover money
BNZ, Fletchers, Carters, Steel & Tube, plumbers and roofers are among those owed money.
![House prices flat in May, buyers taking time to make decisions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
House prices flat in May, buyers taking time to make decisions
May-laise: A soggy month for many in the housing market.
![Money Talks: Labour’s Barbara Edmonds hints at need to discourage property investment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Money Talks: Labour’s Barbara Edmonds hints at need to discourage property investment
Labour's finance spokesperson says housing is NZ's biggest current driver of inequality.
![Editorial: Housing prices not a sign of a thriving, functioning market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Editorial: Housing prices not a sign of a thriving, functioning market
OPINION: Housing price slumps have left markets dwindling in the doldrums.
![Argosy scoops supreme Property Council award for major Wellington project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Argosy scoops supreme Property Council award for major Wellington project
'A stunning achievement and a great case study for engineers and the property industry.'
![Builder sentenced for forgery, pretending to be licensed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Builder sentenced for forgery, pretending to be licensed
He provided false and misleading information on three separate jobs.
!['Crude attempt' - Fletcher v Australian builder on leaky pipe problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Crude attempt' - Fletcher v Australian builder on leaky pipe problem
'Negotiations over the Perth pipe problems are confidential and have not yet concluded.'