The OneRoof Radio Show

Listen to the audio above as Ashley Church from One Roof speaks to The Weekend Collective. New Zealand residential construction has reached a 45-year high, running at a pace not seen since 1974. Statistics NZ said a record number of consents were issued for 37,010 new houses in the year to November 2019, "the highest in a year since the mid-1970s. There were 37,919 new homes consented in the year...

Imagine that the housing and transport initiatives of the major political parties over the past five years could be represented as one big celebration taking place on a single night. The early part of the evening would be represented by the last couple of years of the previous National Government with people everywhere, loud music, and everyone up and dancing – and now, under the Coalition, it’s 3...

Want to get into some DIY this weekend? Newstalk ZB “Resident Builder” Peter Wolfkamp joins The OneRoof Radio Show to share his knowledge. Listen to the audio above. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People who want to withdraw from a housing deal due to being declined finance will from the end of this week have to prove they are unable to get the money. Now, if a finance condition is inserted but money can't be obtained, people's word is generally enough for them to pull out of a contract Property expert Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her advic...

Its official – LVR mortgage restrictions are here to stay and there will be no change to their current settings. Property Commentator Ashley Church says in making this decision, the Reserve Bank is compounding what he believes to be the most profoundly stupid monetary policy to have been introduced in the past 40 years. He joined The One Roof Radio Show to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystu...

Kris Faafoi, Associate Minister Housing for Public Housing, has announced one of the biggest changes to the Residential Tenancies Act since it was passed in 1986. Property expert Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his advice on the changes and how they might affect you. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buying a bare patch of land to build a house on can be a stressful decision, with countless unseen circumstances to be dealt with. The process can daunting, but to help prospective purchasers, Pete Wolfkamp joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his expert advice! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can swimming pools give listed homes an edge when it comes to landing a buyer? And what do buyers want when it comes to home with a pool? Property expert and mortgage advisor from the Umbrella Company Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her thoughts! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you’ve left the nest for good and you’re parents are all alone in a big house with too many possessions, it’s time for them to start thinking about downsizing.  Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Council joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her advice! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New-builds are a regular part of the housing landscape and are generally either “greenfields” developments or are “infills”. If you were brought up in a New Zealand town or city you can almost certainly think of a greenfields project – an area of new housing development which popped up to accommodate growth and demand.  OneRoof Property Commentator Ashley Church joined The Weekend Collective to ex...

Backyards have shrunk but the population has increased. With more people and smaller spaces to live in, tension can build between neighbours over how much of a view they get of each other's home life. No one should have to constantly draw the curtains to enjoy a bit of privacy. So how do you stop people looking in on you? Property commentator Alistair Helm joined The Weekend Collective to discuss....

This week on the OneRoof Radio Show we were joined by Leonie Freeman. Lots of stories this week around neighbours at war! Basketball hoops too high, music too loud and laundry looking terrible. We get the answers from the industry's best. LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show we were joined by OneRoof Property commentator Ashley Church. We dive into the issue of empty homes, should we be incentivising people to house the homeless? Is this contributing to our housing crisis? We put the questions to the expert. LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If the crowds milling through the street of tiny homes at the recent Auckland Home Show are anything to go by, many Kiwis are in love with the idea of tiny homes. But is the tiny trend going large with numbers of people actually living in them, not just fantasising? Property commentator Alistair Helm joined The Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

After months of waiting, new Housing Minister Megan Woods has finally delivered the long-promised KiwiBuild reset. Property Commentator from OneRoof.co.nz Ashley Church joined The Weekend Collective to share his thoughts on the new policies introduced in the reset. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do incentives such as throwing in a free holiday or spa pool make a difference when you are buying property? Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Council joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to discuss! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selling your house is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make, so its important you do everything possible to get the biggest return. Is $15,000 spent on the kitchen worth it? Should you repaint the whole inside and outside of the house?  Mortgage Advisor and property expert Sara Hartigan joins The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her tips and knowledge. LIS...

An Auckland student has claimed that poor financial advice from her mother has left her $60,000 out of pocket.  24-year-old Bridie Campbell used the inheritance from her late father to put a deposit on a central city apartment. But two years later, she's been unable to secure a bank loan and therefore can't afford to got through with the sale which is fast approaching deadline.  Property commentat...

Building a new house is a stressful process, with the battle of getting consent to build from your local consent often causing long delays and added expense.  A building consent is approval granted by your local council under the Building Act to allow a person to carry out building work. But how necessary is it really, and are they actually helping places be safer or just bureaucracy? Ashley Churc...

Rising demand for rental properties across the country is making it tough for tenants and stock is struggling to keep up, according to the latest Trade Me Rental Price Index.  So are we going to see a crash of the private rental sector? CEO of the Property Council Leonie Freeman joins The One Roof Radio Show to discuss. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A massive new $1 billion manufacturing and affordable housing community is planned for Ohinewai, north Waikato by the company behind iconic Kiwi brand Sleepyhead, which has outgrown Auckland and wants its staff to be able to buy their own homes. Comfort Group has bought 176ha of rural land, 5km north of Huntly, where under a master plan it intends to develop a mixed-use community with 1100 new hom...

New Zealand has one of the most unsustainable housing markets in the world, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Bloomberg economist Niraj Shah's "housing bubble dashboard" showed New Zealand holding one of the top two  spots with Canada. So are we in for housing market crash? Property commentator Alistair Holm joined The Weekend Collective to give his take on the report. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AB...

Want to get into some DIY this weekend?* Attic stairs?* Free-standing carport?* Decks and fences? Known as “The Resident Builder”, Peter Wolfkamp hosts his own building and DIY show with Newstalk ZB, “Sunday Mornings with the Resident Builder” 6-8am. Peter joined The One Roof Radio Show to share his knowledge. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Owning your own home, mortgage free by the time you retire is probably the minimum prerequisite for anyone who wants to live comfortably in their golden years.  Paying off the principal on your loan, over the lifetime of the loan, isn’t necessarily the best way to pay off your mortgage by retirement. OneRoof Property Commentator Ashley Church joins The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective...

Megan Woods is taking over from Phil Twyford as Housing Minister, and will head up a new team of housing Ministers, following Jacinda Ardern's first reshuffle as Prime Minister. Twyford's been relegated to a role in urban development, Kris Faafoi enters Cabinet with a focus on public housing, while Nanaia Mahuta continues her Maori housing role. CEO of the Property Council Leonie Freeman joins The...