New law to speed up building consents passed
Parliament last night passed a law to speed up the building consent process and reduce costs for projects where multiple similar buildings are erected.
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Parliament last night passed a law to speed up the building consent process and reduce costs for projects where multiple similar buildings are erected.
Mortgagee sales are soaring, with one expert predicting almost 10 homes a day will be taken by banks.
The recession is thought to be behind a sharp increase in the number of homeowners selling their properties privately.
Fiscally pressured property owners are losing their homes in bank fire sales because they leave it too late to fight back.
Rental prices are dropping as cash-strapped tenants downsize, crowd in with flatmates, or shift back home.
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