Residential Property Management Regulation of Residential Property Managers Bill – Update

New Zealand’s property market may be shifting from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, driven by greater buyer demand – in particular from first home buyers taking advantage of favourable h...

With the Reserve Bank of New Zealand holding the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.5 per cent in October 2023, borrowers are having to get used to higher interest rates and mortgage repayments, as a drop ...

We are delighted to share that Harcourts has been honoured with the Reader’s Digest Quality Service Gold Award in Real Estate Agencies for the seventh consecutive year. This prestigious recognit...

Discrimination is unlawful under tenancy law when it breaches the Human Rights Act.There are 13 Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination from Section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993:1. Sex, including preg...

A National government means changes to the private rental sector, as the National party pledged in April 2023 to revoke two of Labour’s controversial tenancy law changes; “National has already com...

Family Violence Regulations took effect at the end of December 2022, meaning that if a tenant had been subjected to family violence, they can provide their landlord with at least two days’ written n...