In New Zealand, we love open plan living which eliminates barriers such as walls and doors that traditionally separated distinct functional areas. The flow that open plan living provides is well espoused by real estate agents as a highly sought-after feature of a property, unless you are...
The compliance date relates to when landlords must include a statement of their current level of compliance with the Healthy Homes Standards in any new or renewed tenancy agreements. That compliance date has been changed from 1 July 2020 to 1 December 2020. The response to COVID-19 impacted...
With the announcement from the gov ernment confirming that New Zealand will move to Alert L evel 3 at 11.59pm on Monday 27 th April, we wanted to provide you with an update on how this affects our ability to operate. We are working hard to ensure that we are...
What will the healthy homes standards mean for landlords and property managers? A landlord is required to ensure their rental properties meet the standards by the deadline that applies to them. Most landlords are required to meet the standards within 90 days from the start of any...
What will the healthy homes standards mean for tenants? The healthy homes standards are designed to support the government’s goal of tenants being able to rent a warm, dry and healthy home. The standards will require a rented property to have a fixed heater or heat pump in every...