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NZPIF newsletter May 2015 - issue 11

Issue 11 of the NZ Property Investors' Federation newsletter. We provide you with a wide range of information and advice on a monthly basis, keeping you up-to-date and helping you with your property investment decision making.
		Housing, the hot topic. Without balanced and researched information, people will remain uninformed and confused about the important housing topics. So what are the main concerns that people have about housing and what are the facts? Some of them may surprise you.

		Property investment has been hit with a double punch. Over the last week, LVR limits for Auckland rental property owners up to 30% (don't laugh in the provinces, you may be next) were announced by the Reserve Bank and the Government brought in an effective Capital Gains Tax called a Bright Line Test. Read the NZPIF view.


Smoke alarms to save lives. NZPIF deal for PIA members	Looking for 2015 Landlord of the Year	Political and regulatory news

NZPIF has negotiated a super deal for the purchase of Thermoptek Sensor smoke alarms. These come with a 10 year battery life. They have a large central reset button that makes it easy to reset. There is an online ordering process through www.nzpif.org.nz.	Lyn Marshall from Nelson PIA was the 2014 Landlord of the Year. Once more sponsored by Ministry of Business Employment and Innovation (MBIE), applications for 2015 Landlord of the Year are now open. The 2015 Award could be yours.	Read this article for a summary of the political and regulatory news or comment affecting the residential property market during April and May. Also included is a list of the speeches relating to housing delivered by Ministers over the last month, issues under watch and media statements of particular interest to property investors.


Micro apartments in New York.	NZPIF in the news in March	Rental housing for older people

This NZ Herald video on micro apartments in New York could have some answers for the shortage of affordable housing in Auckland.	Articles and opinions about the current state of the housing market continue to fill the media. NZPIF has been able to increase its profile as a credible commentator on all these issues.	Private landlords will be encouraged to consider those in the 65+ age group to be a significant tenant group as the New Zealand population continues to age over the next few decades and home ownership trends change.