Landlords take note - new workplace health and safety asbestos regulations that came into effect earlier this month apply to both commercial and residential property owners.

New Select Committee recommendations on tenant liability for damage are needlessly complicated and simply unfair to landlords, investor advocates say.

Confusion around tenant liability for damage looks set to remain if Select Committee amendments to a proposed law change make it through Parliament.

Sales volumes and median prices in Auckland have fallen significantly compared to this time last year, but the regions are catching up.

Ease conditions for landlords or rents will keep rising, an investor advocate is warning as new data reveals major rent increases nationwide.

Auckland’s CBD apartment market has cooled noticeably but the lull is not expected to last – and that means it could be a good time for investors to buy.

The NZ Property Investors Federation has a new president – and, for the first time ever, it’s a woman.

Auckland sales rebounded to their highest in a year in March, according to Barfoot & Thompson – but the total was still the lowest for a March since 2010.

Tenants who deal with their landlord directly tend to be happier with the service than those who deal with property managers, Consumer NZ has revealed.

Mortgage advisers’ voices will not be lost in translation as the broader financial advice industry continues its amalgamation into one professional association.

Variations in stress testing thresholds and servicing conditions between lenders can have a major impact on an applicant’s borrowing power.

The end of negative gearing is nigh as the Government launches its proposal on changing the rules around the ring-fencing of rental losses.

New dwelling consents issuance is flatlining – despite the boost from strong growth in multiple dwellings consents.

A five year bright line test for residential property sales is now a reality but critics say it’s a capital gains tax by stealth.

Don’t ban letting fees – instead the option to have a fee should remain and whoever gets the benefit from it should pay for it, investor advocates suggest.

The slight easing of the LVRs appears to be encouraging investors into mortgages with new Reserve Bank data showing a pick-up in lending to investors.