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![<i>Andrew King:</i> Income tax cuts admirable, but let's look again at winners and losers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Andrew King:</i> Income tax cuts admirable, but let's look again at winners and losers
Andrew King asks whether rental property is really the cause of all our problems.
![<i>Mary Holm</i>: Fed up with landlord tantrums](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Mary Holm</i>: Fed up with landlord tantrums
Mary Holm's financial advice column features an accountant who's fed up with complaining landlords.
![Rents will go up if tax rules changed - investors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rents will go up if tax rules changed - investors
Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Govt scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong.
![Future looking up for high-rises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Future looking up for high-rises
Inner-city apartments can be a great investment if you do your homework.
!['It's not fair' - the landlady hits back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It's not fair' - the landlady hits back
Pat Baker, a $10 million landlady and grandmother, is bristling about being blamed for wrecking the economy.
![Property listings surge, sales stall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Property listings surge, sales stall
The number of new properties on the market surged in February but with buyers "cagey", the number of unsold houses has ballooned.
![Home affordability improves in January](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Home affordability improves in January
New Zealand home affordability improved slightly in January after a fall in median house prices more than offset a small increase in fixed mortgage rates.
![Change in property rules 'inevitable'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Change in property rules 'inevitable'
The status quo for property investors cannot be sustained, Tax Working Group member John Shewan says.
![Relief in property circles as most tax options ruled out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Relief in property circles as most tax options ruled out
The vice-president of the Property Investors Federation is relieved that most housing tax options were ruled out in Prime Minister John Key's speech yesterday, but he is wary of what is to come.
![Landlord breaks likely top target](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Landlord breaks likely top target
John Key is expected to target tax breaks for landlords in his first parliamentary speech of the year setting out the Government's plans.
![Home available for World Cup - for a cool $120,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Home available for World Cup - for a cool $120,000
There is still 18 months to go - but sharp homeowners are already queuing up to rent out their properties during the Rugby World Cup.
![<i>Mary Holm:</i> Renting out a property not a joy for everyone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Mary Holm:</i> Renting out a property not a joy for everyone
Finding a tenant is not alway the best course when caught with a property in a slow market.
![Property tax - who are the unintended consequences?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Property tax - who are the unintended consequences?
As the vitriol builds against property investors it's becoming increasingly clear that there will be many innocent bystanders injured by the mooted changes to tax law.
![<i>Mark Keating:</i> Low-tax threshold fairest option for all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Mark Keating:</i> Low-tax threshold fairest option for all
Mark Keating suggests a way to ensure low-income earners are not losers in tax changes.
![Tenancies bill affects boarding house owners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tenancies bill affects boarding house owners
There is a bill before Parliament to amend the Residential Tenancies Act.
![Property tax plan - how it stacks up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Property tax plan - how it stacks up
Residential landlords who are retired could be hit hardest if tax changes proposed this week are adopted.