How to renovate for rentals

September 23, 2018

Renovating rental properties can be quite a dilemma. The question you need to ask yourself is, ‘What adds value and will attract a good tenant?’ Stepping back and thinking about what the tenant wants is a good start. We all have a tendency to want to renovate the way we like things to be. Floor…

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Lifting the bonnet on the property markets current stability

May 7, 2018

What were we thinking! My last update was just after the election with a summary of what I thought the impact on the property market would be from the new Labour government.  Now we are 4 months in we thought it about time we did a review…and then of course look forward again. Our overall…

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The Labour Factor – what will the impact be on property prices in New Zealand?

November 23, 2017

by Alan Henderson, Director NB: Since writing this article the RBNZ (as predicted) has announced easing of LVR rules effective 1 January 2018. We have a new government in NZ, finally a decision, and now the burning question is what will the Labour impact be in general and specifically on property prices? Perspective Another Labour govt, we’ve had them…

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