The Alternative Property Management Show

‘Discrimination Tax’ could lead to rent controls

- The government takes a sledgehammer to property investors which could have a detrimental effect on the Property Management industry.
- Rent increases inevitable as the social housing waitlist could balloon further.
I never thought I would think this, but I do miss Winston Peters. Yes, he did create this Government back in 2017 but if he was still there, do you believe that the Housing Policy announced by the Government last Tuesday would look anything like it currently does?

February 2021 Newsletter: Nanny State, a sign of things to come

Mandatory pricing on For Rent signs is utterly ridiculous protects nobody and highlights a ‘paternalistic nanny state’ approach towards being a landlord and the Property Management industry argues David Faulkner.

January 2021 Newsletter: Testing Times Ahead

There are small but hugely significant changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that have largely gone unnoticed and it has nothing to do with the pending reforms. It involves methamphetamine and other contaminants.

December 2020 Newsletter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

It is that time of year again when we look at what the industry has had to cope with in a year like no other. We look at what was good, bad and ugly in terms of renting and the Property Management industry over the last 12 months. 😷

November 2020 Newsletter: Are tenants starting to stand up for their rights?

There is a big increase in the percentage of tenants taking landlords to the Tenancy Tribunal. Are the statistics showing a new trend or is the lockdown to blame?

Regulating the Property Management industry. A decade overdue

It has been over 10 years in the making, but finally, regulation appears to be imminent for the Property Management industry in New Zealand. In our latest article, we take a look at how we got to were we are as well as what regulation may look like.

September 2020 Newsletter: Is life better for renters?

As we approach the end of the first term of this Labour-led Government, we have decided to look back at the last three years to see if they have really lived up to their 2017 election promise in regards to making life better for renters. To be fair to them, they have just about delivered on all of their promises, but have they really made life better for renters or have they only been successful in driving up rents through a barrage of forced changes that landlords are having to make?

August 2020 Newsletter: Boom Time!!Why the future of Property Management is looking up

The Property Management industry could be set for unprecedented growth and we explain why