While it seems tempting to make some additional money by letting your home as a holiday rental or a short-term rental, you should be aware of the differences between the two types of rentals and the issues around letting your home on a short-term basis.

With just under 5 weeks to go, it is countdown to Christmas and the summer holiday break. So now is a good time to discuss rental issues and considerations during this period.

All rental properties must comply with the minimum standards set out in the Healthy Homes Standards by 1 July 2024 but implementation is being introduced in stages.

If the media reporting is representational of widespread views, the changes to the property market announced by the Government this week have not made renters happy. They claim the changes do nothing to help them. In this they are quite correct – the changes were not intended to help them. They were specifically intended to deter investors from purchasing properties in an attempt to tip the balance in favour of first home buyers. The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (RTAA) 2020, introduced in August last year, made the changes intended to help renters.

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020, passed in August 2020, introduces a number of changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 that take effect from 11 February 2021.

Almost 2 years after it was first introduced, the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (RTAB) 2020 was passed on Wednesday 5 August 2020. It brings some significant changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and some feel that it substantially changes the balance of power in favour of the tenants, in particular with regard to terminating tenancies.

New Zealand is now moving well down the Covid-19 alert levels, so how does this change things for tenants?