Building Consents

Auckland Council's Building Consents Department blasted

18 Sep 18, 2:25pm

Independent report into Auckland Council's Building Consents Department finds major shortcomings resulting in poor customer service
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Do-ups to the fore as housing alterations hit record high

16 Sep 18, 6:31am

Greg Ninness

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A record $1.84 billion of housing alterations was consented in June year as big numbers of homeowners do up their houses
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New dwelling consents gathering real momentum in Auckland

30 Aug 18, 11:20am

Greg Ninness

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New dwelling consents were at elevated levels in Auckland last month, but down in most other main centres
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How much has the Unitary Plan driven new Auckland dwelling consents?

28 Aug 18, 7:16am

Rodney Dickens

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Rodney Dickens criticises Auckland Council's economists, claiming their desire for higher density housing near rapid transport routes taints their analysis
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A housing stocktake by Auckland Council's chief economist

23 Aug 18, 9:53am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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What if we magically increased the number of houses in Auckland by 20% and dropped population growth by 25%? We'd still have a housing shortage, concludes Auckland Council's chief economist
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Average building costs declining for Auckland apartments

10 Aug 18, 11:45am

Greg Ninness

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Falling construction costs rather than a reduction in size is the likely reason for a drop in the average value of new apartments consented in Auckland
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Building consents a good indicator of future housing supply

7 Aug 18, 2:56pm

Greg Ninness

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Auckland Council figures suggest around 98% of new dwellings consented in the region actually get built
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New dwelling consents eased in June but remain higher year-on-year

31 Jul 18, 11:33am

Greg Ninness

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New dwelling consents slipped in most parts of the country in June but rose strongly in Wellington
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New dwelling consents at 15 year high in Auckland

29 Jun 18, 11:25am

Greg Ninness

60 comments

Surge in new dwelling consents in Auckland could be the beginning of the end for the region's housing shortage
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New houses are getting smaller in Auckland, bringing building costs down

5 Jun 18, 2:21pm

Greg Ninness

34 comments

There's been a drop in the average size of new houses and townhouses being built in Auckland, which may help bring prices down
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Building consents rise in Auckland, fall in most other regions

30 May 18, 11:21am

Greg Ninness

41 comments

Good news for Aucklanders with the number of new dwelling consents up and average values falling, suggesting a shift towards more affordable new housing
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'Immigration to drop sharply, but uncertainties remain'

7 May 18, 3:24pm

David Hargreaves

27 comments

ANZ economists see immigration likely reducing to 40,000 a year by 2020 but say the migration outlook 'provides risks on both sides at the moment'
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High density housing spurs growth

1 May 18, 11:09am

David Hargreaves

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Statistics New Zealand says there were 2926 new homes consented nationally in March, up 5.3% on the same month a year earlier; Auckland had 1082 consents, up 14.9%
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Why the Government is holding back on migration

24 Apr 18, 4:24pm

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves says the tweaks the National Government made to immigration settings towards the end of its tenure have turned the migration tide
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Growth in new home construction is stalling

29 Mar 18, 11:17am

Greg Ninness

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The number of new homes consented in February fell year-on-year and the annual growth rate is slowing
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Labour's housing policies may fall short like National's policies did

11 Mar 18, 5:02am

Rodney Dickens

152 comments

Rodney Dickens says section prices are the key to solving the housing affordability problem, not higher density around transport hubs. He warns against force-feeding in areas that won't deliver the intended outcome
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