Terry le Grove is elected President of NZPIF

It is with great pleasure we announce that Terry le Grove has been elected President of the NZPIF for a further term. Terry has worked tirelessly for many years and, especially since becoming President, to ensure that the voice of rental property owners is heard at the national level.

It is always hard to buy a home

"Many people claim that housing has never been less affordable and that it is an impossible dream for today's young people", says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors' Federation. "While these well-meaning people believe they are standing up for young first home buyers, they may in fact be doing them a disservice." A new study shows that while house prices have risen over the last 30 years, other aspects have made it easier for people to get into their first home.     

Lowering the cost of insulation for landlords

G-Force We Install specialises in providing a nationwide insulation and smoke alarm assessment, supply and installation service for rental property owners and managers to ensure that their properties meet the new requirements of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA). They provide a hassle free and extremely cost effective service to retrofit your rental property with insulation and make it compliant with the new RTA requirements before the July 2019 deadline.  Read more to find out the details of their offer

Three winners of Landlord of the Year talk about the

benefits

In a new video Nancy Caiger, winner in 2010, Debbie van den Broek ( pictured), winner in 2009, and Pauline Beissel, winner in 2013, talk about the benefits of winning this Award.  They also tell us why they entered even though initially they were not keen to do so.  View this video here

Like to find out more about this ideal product for a

renovation?

Diach Coatings, distributed by Universal Distributors Ltd, is a new business partner of NZPIF and was invited to make a presenation to the Communication Meeting on April 2.  If you were not able to be at that meeting, here is a video of the presentation. Go here to learn more and purchase using the code NZPIF20,

IAG provides guide about meth

Confusion around landlord responsibilities, potential lack of understanding of the health consequences, and the overall place of insurance in helping homeowners concerned about potential methamphetamine contamination of homes has prompted insurer IAG to provide a new guide for customers.  Find a copy of thie IAG booklet here