Letters: Covid tracing, vaccination, phonics, rates and John Kenel
13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
8 minutes to read
A green tick registers on a mobile phone when the QR code is activated. Photo / Greg Bowker, File
A green tick registers on a mobile phone when the QR code is activated. Photo / Greg Bowker, File
NZ Herald
Making our own luck
New Zealand is an island nation but exists in a world awash with coronavirus. So far we have acted well and been lucky.
But with the new more virulent strains there is a significant probability that our defences will be breached. The virus works in mysterious ways.
Letters: Property investors, Covid spread, infrastructure building and the US election
12 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
8 minutes to read
John Kenel, who runs an investment business specialising in housing, says stricter rules mean he will leave some of his properties vacant. Photo / Supplied
John Kenel, who runs an investment business specialising in housing, says stricter rules mean he will leave some of his properties vacant. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Housing obligations
The investor who fears he won t be able to rent out all his properties (NZ Herald, January 11), is evidence that property investors should not be in the housing provision market.
If it s just
Tenancy law overhaul: Kickback to landlord s threat to leave homes empty
11 Jan, 2021 06:00 AM
6 minutes to read
Housing Minister Kris Faafoi talking about changes to tenancy laws. Video / Audrey Young
People have reacted strongly to a Cambridge-headquartered residential landlord s threats to keep his places empty once the biggest law change in 35 years comes into force from next month.
Investor John Kenel of Assured Property Investments said yesterday there was no question about what he would do in response to the law change from February 11. This means I ll be keeping more property vacant, unfortunately. I buy older houses for development and in the past I could rent them out at low costs until I wanted to develop them. Now, it will be just too hard, Kenel said.
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Assured Property chief executive John Kenel said he saw rubbish piled on the roof of one of the houses his company built not long before the fire. “I built these mid last year – already destroyed,” he wrote. “Housing NZ is a disgrace. When I drove past a few months ago and saw rubbish on the roof and the mess I was very disheartened. “I won’t be having anything to do with Housing NZ going forward. We have very weak government. Why support them?” When asked to elaborate, Kenel told
Stuff building for Kāinga Ora to be “an eye-opening experience” and found the organisation’s officials to be slow and “combative”, with numerous requirements he deemed unnecessary.
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