Private landlords should be included in bill – Property Brokers

Although the Residential Property Managers Association had indication from Housing Minister Chris Bishop, while he was on the campaign trail, he would rethink Labour’s proposed Residential Property Managers Bill, introduced to Parliament in August, the coalition Government has been silent on it.

Property Brokers property management general manager David Faulkner isn’t convinced the bill will be rewritten to any great extent or if at all. The agency made a submission to the bill and also backed the REINZ submission.

He says the industry does need to lobby the new Government to include private landlords in the bill “If not that, at least to have a public register of every residential landlord in New Zealand.”

Faulkner says regulation of property managers is necessary and a good thing. It will increase professionalism in the industry.