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Healthy homes in everyone’s interest - APIA

APIA president Andrew Bruce
Wednesday 10th of January 2018

The Auckland Property Investors’ Association (APIA) has released the results of a survey of 500 of its members and some of the results might come as a surprise.

Survey participants were asked how they expect to be impacted on by 10 different housing policy proposals including healthy homes legislation, debt-to-income restrictions and a capital gains tax.

Not surprisingly, the Reserve Bank’s recent relaxation of its LVR restrictions was the most favoured policy by most landlords.

However, the policies landlords ranked as second and third most favourable were better security of tenure through longer-term tenancies and the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act, which will establish a set of minimum standards for rental properties.

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