Ron Goodwin - who advised fellow landlords not "to be too kind" to tenants says he has been praised for his views.

More than half of Auckland residential properties at three big auctions failed to sell on the day meaning sellers are being advised to be "realistic" on pricing.

Social service agencies are setting up an "ethical" property management company for landlords with a conscience.

NZ house prices have hit a new record high but why?

Landlords back Auckland investor who has 37 properties and says tenants take advantage of him.

Heather du Plessis-Allan writes that the government is unlikely to do something about dodgy landlords.

Auckland property market rebounds, with average prices jumping from $821,079 in August to $836,275 last month.

Moves to take the heat out of the Auckland housing market appear to be having an effect.

Falling interest rates and static prices is making Auckland housing more affordable, say Massey University lecturers.

Barfoot & Thompson says high number of applications is unusual for this time of the year.

London's housing crisis has led to one landlord getting creative.

After years of increases, New Zealand rents stalled last month, says Trade Me Property.

Greenlane renter Matt Cotton estimates he has sunk more than $100,000 in rent on his four-bedroom house since moving in four years ago.

After millenials, US baby boomers will be the next wave driving apartment demand and pushing up rents.

It turns out everything you've heard about Auckland's property market is true. But it's not just buying a house that's hard. It's renting, too.

Auckland needs to squeeze in and up and move to having more suburban units and apartments to meet buyers' growing financial constraints and limitations.

Tenants' rights groups have welcomed plans to insulate all rental properties, but nearly 100,000 would be exempt where it was impossible to retro-fit insulation.

More than three-quarters of Auckland landlords intend to hike rents in response to hefty rates increases announced by Auckland Council.

Anger is building about the poor condition of rental properties in New Zealand writes Dr Bryce Edwards.

An Auckland takeaway owner has been landed with a $110,000 rent hike demand.

Landlords say they're being left thousands of dollars out of pocket by errant tenants, forcing up rents for law-abiding Kiwis.

Editorial: As winter's cold and damp begins to bite, Auckland's renters have far more reason than most to feel disgruntled.

Sexual discrimination, illegal fees, tenants turfed out and filthy, expensive homes - Joanna Mathers finds life has never been harder for renters.

Brian Tamaki has sold his Maraetai mansion and moved into a rental across the road - and his new landlord is MP Judith 'Crusher' Collins.

Salvation Army warn that people at the bottom of the market face not only a shortage of property but rents moving out of their reach.

Prime Minister John Key all but conceded that pressure from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for action on house prices was a catalyst for recent announcements.

The IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.

Investor association slams Reserve Bank’s bid to rein in Auckland house prices, saying it will push up rents and ruin first home buyers' chances.

New lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.

A real estate agent rented a house to a colleague at a discounted rate and paid the difference so he could use its garage for storage - without the owners' knowledge.