Tackle housing issues without pushing up rents: NZPIF
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has recently called for a warrant of fitness for rental properties because of rising rents, overcrowding and what it says are poor and deteriorating rental properties.
NZ Property Investors’ Federation executive officer Andrew King said his organisation supported improving rental properties, but there were better ways to do it than with a WOF.
"A WOF is expensive, which will do nothing to help rental prices or overcrowding" King said. "Insulation is one part of providing a healthy home, but heating and ventilation are also critical elements. If tenants can't afford to turn on heating now, how will a WOF help them?"
He said a recent study showed rental prices in New Zealand were lower than they have been in the past.
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