Rental affordability

Katharine Moody suggests regulation of the private rental market could be the only way to avoid the plague of homelessness seen in many parts of the world

Katharine Moody suggests regulation of the private rental market could be the only way to avoid the plague of homelessness seen in many parts of the world

Average rents increased by more than 10% in many parts of the country in the year to March but growth was much more subdued in Auckland and Christchurch

Average rents increased by more than 10% in many parts of the country in the year to March but growth was much more subdued in Auckland and Christchurch

Housing Minister Phil Twyford in talks with developers and officials over making public land available for private developers committed to building long-term affordable rentals

Housing Minister Phil Twyford in talks with developers and officials over making public land available for private developers committed to building long-term affordable rentals

Housing Minister Phil Twyford refuses to confirm whether 'KiwiBuild recalibration' will include 100,000 house target; expresses interest in using shared equity schemes to get people into KiwiBuild houses

Housing Minister Phil Twyford refuses to confirm whether 'KiwiBuild recalibration' will include 100,000 house target; expresses interest in using shared equity schemes to get people into KiwiBuild houses

Rodney Dickens doubts landlords' costs drive rents, suggesting it's more likely income growth does. But he finds there is confusion in the data with the biggest threat from inflation

Rodney Dickens doubts landlords' costs drive rents, suggesting it's more likely income growth does. But he finds there is confusion in the data with the biggest threat from inflation

Rents on Trade Me Property dropped back slightly in Auckland and Wellington in February but were flat in Canterbury

Rents on Trade Me Property dropped back slightly in Auckland and Wellington in February but were flat in Canterbury

Rents spike in South and West Auckland

Rents spike in South and West Auckland

Rents on new tenancies rise 4.5% nationally and 13.7% in Auckland as the residential property market tightens

Rents on new tenancies rise 4.5% nationally and 13.7% in Auckland as the residential property market tightens

How cheap money and expensive Councils have affected affordability in Auckland and Wellington housing zones

How cheap money and expensive Councils have affected affordability in Auckland and Wellington housing zones

We have changed our opinion about the rent-or-buy equation; market froth and regulatory intervention looms

We have changed our opinion about the rent-or-buy equation; market froth and regulatory intervention looms