The recent ‘Sunday’ television report on Queenstown's rental housing shortage highlighted a nationwide issue in New Zealand: the diminishing availability of rental properties. An analysis of the tenancy services data shows a consistent decrease .
The 2023 Budget has done nothing to ease the pressure on tenants as their property owners struggle with rising costs, forcing them to increase rents in order to stay financially viable. The increasing cost of renting has been ignored with policies .
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 9:16 am
The New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF)
agrees with the Privacy Commissioner that the collection,
retention, and disclosure of personal information on tenants
must be open and fair,” says Sharon Cullwick, NZPIF
Executive Officer.
Due to the short supply of rental
homes, tenants are being asked for more information than is
required by a landlord for them to be assessed for a rental
property. Some information is vital for a landlord to be
able to make an assessment, such as name, proof of
identification, number of occupants, and pets. A landlord
may require to a credit check but will need to obtain