There has been considerations being made to allow high density housing in certain suburbs throughout Auckland recently. After listening to submissions and debating the pros and cons for passing this law change it has been voted down. There were changes […]
In the article attached it high lights the fact that affordable homes are not a realistic goal due to increases in material prices and shortage of skilled labour . In the last two years one developer has said that cost […]
As of November 2015 new criteria for obtaining skills maintenance points was introduced for Licensed Building Practitioners. Licensed Building Practitioners now need to obtain less points for every 2 yr period but the way those points are obtained is different. […]
Largely due to the “leaky home” issue that has become a burden for councils throughout the country and the liability that councils had in regards to leaky homes new laws were introduced. They introduced 4 new categories that building works […]
New Auckland Council rules for unauthorised building work – NZ Law Society Click into link. With the current building market booming […]
Here are some new figures showing the Auckland House Market is slowing down and prices are flattening out. It has been forecast that the Auckland House Market would drop and the evidence below appears to back that up. Please click […]
While Builders are currently finding the market extremely busy, owners and clients employing Builders need to be vigilant on selecting quality tradesmen to undertake their building projects. Make sure you are employing a Licensed Building Practitioner and spend some time […]
Interesting article on house price increases on the North Shore and Auckland. The article shows different areas and what the percentage increases have been in the last year in these areas. Please click onto the link to read this article. […]
Videos highlight shoddy Auckland building work