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Insulation & Smoke Alarms

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

Tenancy law changes to include insulation and smoke alarm requirements: 

 

The Residential Tenancies Act is to be strengthened with new requirements for insulation, smoke alarms, better enforcement and faster resolution of abandoned tenancies, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick more...

Tips For Tidying Up

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

Tips for tidying up:

 Tip one: Organising that famous kitchen drawer

Yes, we all have one that is bursting at the seams, and many budget-conscious homewares brands have great solutions for storage boxes with the perfect dimensions for drawers. more...

7 Steps to Help You Transform a Room

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

7 steps to help you transform a room

Start with a neutral foundation

  1. Many of us dream of a clean, minimal aesthetic and this look can certainly feel like a breath of fresh air. However, if you’re craving a space
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Moving Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, January 29th, 2019

Moving in Tips & Tricks  

Once all the moving preparations have been made, all the arduous moving tasks have been taken care of and everything has gone more or less according to plan on moving day, you finally find yourself more...

Market Report – November

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

The median house price for Christchurch City eased downward $460,000 for November 2018, this time last year it was $470,000 and in the previous month it was at $474,000.

 

Enough statistics… What were the real estate trends we actually more...

Market Report – October

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

October 2018 showed a significant increase in the total number of sales for Christchurch compared with October 2017. So there is a spring surge occurring and hopefully in will extend through the summer.

The median sale price for Christchurch City more...

Property Management Update – October

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

The first of the changes to the property management industry as promised by the government, has of course been the abolition of the letting fee being able to be charged to tenants. From 12th December 2018 letting fees can more...

Market Report – September

Monday, October 15th, 2018

The latest figures from the Real Estate of New Zealand show that for Christchurch the median house price has increased by 3.2% to $445,000 the number of houses for sale on September 2018 was 8.6% higher than September 2017, the more...

Property Management Update – September

Thursday, October 11th, 2018

Property Management – Banning of Letting Fees to tenants – Rental Homes – Proposed Legislation Changes – Regulation of the Industry – there has been so much attention in the media of late regarding all matters property management – it more...

Tuesday Tips

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

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