Tag: media release

• Rights of the tenant versus rights of the landlord
  “There are good and bad aspects of the Greens’ Residential Tenancies (Safe and Secure Rentals) Amendment Bill which was selected from the ballot today” says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation.
  11-08-2016 more >>
• Reserve Bank restrictions hurt tenants and small investors
  One of the Reserve Bank's tasks is to keep inflation between 1% and 3%. It appears that the purpose of the LVR tightening is to allow the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates, thereby stimulating the economy and lowering the NZ dollar.
  19-07-2016 more >>
• Labour's focus is correct
  When asked by a journalist yesterday if any of Labour’s housing announcements would target investors, Andrew Little clarified that they would target speculators, "those looking to for short term gain in the housing market."
  08-07-2016 more >>
• Are we shooting at the wrong target?
  Following QV's monthly housing report released today, the Prime Minister’s advice to further hinder the provision of rental properties in New Zealand is misguided.
  05-07-2016 more >>
• Are there really too many property investors?
  A recent CoreLogic report has claimed that 46% of property sales in Auckland over the last month were to investors. This figure was obtained by counting the number of properties bought by people who have an existing home. Apart from investing, there are many other situations where this may occur.
  13-06-2016 more >>
• Positives for housing in the budget do not go far enough
  “It's great that the 2016 Budget has extended the Healthy Homes Initiative with an extra $18m,” says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF).
  28-05-2016 more >>
• Compulsory heating and insulation in rentals is not the answer
  Labour has reintroduced their Healthy Homes Bill which would make insulation and heating compulsory in rental properties.
  03-05-2016 more >>
• Minimum standards good for tenants
  The NZ Property Investors' Federation generally supports the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, which introduces minimum standards for residential rental properties.
  03-05-2016 more >>
• The complete answer for warm dry homes
  Community Housing Aotearoa says that insulation is only half the answer in improving rental housing and that you still need to heat the house. "In fact it isn't even half the answer" says NZ Property Investors' Federation Executive Officer, Andrew King
  27-01-2016 more >>
• Dynamic, inspirational, entertaining.
  Dolf de Roos was all of these and more. As the keynote speaker of the 2015 NZPIF, he began his first session with the advice “preach what you practise” and then proceeded to outline the variety and depth of his experience – his practise – in property investment. Here are some gems from his very wide ranging presentations during the weekend
  20-10-2015 more >>
• Premier landlord award goes south
  Angela Strang is 2015 Landlord of the Year. She is a member of the Southland Property investors’ Association and was presented with this prestigious award at the annual NZ Property Investors’ Federation Conference held in Auckland at the Crowne Plaza on Sunday
  19-10-2015 more >>
• Property investor or trader?
  Latest Reserve Bank lending data showed that the proportion of lending to investors has risen from 29 percent to 33 per cent over the last year. Following this release, some headlines have read "Investors head first-home buyers", "Auckland is a ‘speculators’ paradise" and” Investors dominate first home buyers".
  30-07-2015 more >>
• Investors see benefit in rental improvements
  The NZ Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) believes that the announcements on tenancy conditions are reasonably balanced, ensuring better standards for tenants without causing a reduction in rental property supply or excessive rental price increases.
  09-07-2015 more >>
• Landlords take the initiative
  “The NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) has already acted to ensure that smoke alarms are readily available for members to install in their rentals. There is a special purchasing scheme for these alarms on the NZPIF website, “said Andrew King Executive Officer of the NZPIF.
  09-06-2015 more >>
• What would have saved Emma-Lita?
  Our members, like many other people, would like to make sure that children such as Emma-Lita, who died in August last year, do not suffer as a result of their living conditions” said Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF)
  04-06-2015 more >>
• A further blow for landlords and their tenants
  At ten to five on Friday afternoon, the start of a long weekend holiday, the Reserve Bank chose to announce proposals to increase the cost of borrowing for non-owner occupied residential properties.
  31-05-2015 more >>
• NZPIF in the news in April and May
  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 culminating in 14 interviews on May 13 responding to the Reserve Bank’s announcements
  15-05-2015 more >>
• Capital gains tax aimed at speculators
  “The NZ Property Investors Federation is comfortable with the Prime Minister’s announcement of a capital gains tax on property sold within two years,” says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation.
  15-05-2015 more >>
• Education on property taxation required
  “An educational campaign on property taxation should be funded with some of the extra money to target residential property speculators the IRD may receive in this year’s budget,” says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPI
  04-05-2015 more >>
• Landlords say support tenants to make choices
  Tenants should not be living in rentals such as the five selected for a visit last week by a Member of Parliament, “says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF).
  28-04-2015 more >>
• Facts show rent increases are modest
  Bond Centre figures show that the median rental price for New Zealand in March was $380 per week for March 2015, less than the $420 per week figure reported by Trade Me,” says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation
  23-04-2015 more >>
• Proactive landlords provide healthy homes
  “Our members are actively taking steps to ensure their properties are warm and healthy,” said Terry le Grove President of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF).
  17-04-2015 more >>
• Investors say no strong evidence to change Reserve Bank rules
  Reserve Bank has released a consultation document on their proposal to separately classify residential rental property loans from owner occupied residential loans. The NZ Property Investors’ Federation has now examined the consultation document and made a submission on the Reserve Bank’s proposal.
  01-04-2015 more >>
• Target those in real need
  The Healthy Homes Bill was defeated last week and Peter Malcolm of Closing the Gap is completely wrong to say that Government rejected this bill to save landlords money.
  23-03-2015 more >>
• NZPIF in the news
  On 120 occasions during the last twelve months, the NZPIF views and comments have featured in the media
  14-02-2015 more >>


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