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Lease law changes could be further backdated

Labour and Green MPs recommend little change to controversial lease law changes.

Govt's secret commercial rent move: Law society disputes minister's statement

Top QC calls on Justice Minister to withdraw a statement he made about lease law changes.

Watch: FMA warns investors about wholesale schemes

If investors had any concerns around these issues "they should just walk away" - FMA.

FMA moves against Du Val Group on $20m fund

Financial Markets Authority is yet to announce any action against Du Val.

Auckland house sales 'severely curbed' by lockdown

September sales data out from Auckland's largest agency

Can landlords ask tenants for their vaccination status?

A "grey area" has emerged around rights for landlords and tenants amid vaccine rollout.

Hamish Rutherford: 'A couple of holdouts' does not justify Government by fiat

OPINION: With little evidence of a problem, Labour's lease move leaves everyone surprised.

New survey: How residential landlords are feeling about the property market

So how are landlords feeling? The answer, in a nutshell, seems to be: a little gloomier

Property industry blindsided by commercial lease changes

Landlords face arbitration if they cannot agree 'fair proportion' of rent with tenants.

Second Auckland landlord giving hundreds of tenants rent breaks

Masfen Group is assisting hundreds of tenants struggling with the impact of Covid.

Auckland Council again delays CV revaluation due to Covid

Council expects to release city CVs in December after they were originally due last year.

No rent rise freezes, mortgage deferrals 'at this stage'

No sign yet of the mortgage holidays and rent freezes of 2020's lockdown.

Robertson and Orr see house prices becoming more 'sustainable'

"There's a shared view that house price growth has been unsustainable," Robertson said.

First-home buyers face needing an extra $90k after Reserve Bank clampdown

Analyst estimates how much extra it could take to secure a mortgage.

Apartment boom: New builds hit record in Auckland

There are enough to house the entire Queenstown population.

Crime in the City: Auckland's businesses implore Govt to act

Crime in Auckland's CBD has jumped and businesses are feeling the pinch.

Housing agency under fire for $30k spend on carving

But Kāinga Ora has defended the spend, saying it has been received well by the community.

New house values: Property market 'clearly cooling' - QV

National house price growth slowed last month.