The OneRoof Radio Show

Would you pay $360 a week to live in the city centre in an apartment that is more akin to a dormitory in terms of the number of flatmates? The Coh is a new three-storey Auckland complex that is about to be home to more than 20 adult flatmates. The Symonds St property is being toted online as a "stylish shared living for young professionals". Mortgage Advisor and property expert Sara Hartigan joins...

An under-pressure Phil Twyford has hit back at reports people with access to up to $650,000 in deposit money for a KiwiBuild home should be exempt from the scheme. He has also rejected any assertion that KiwiBuild buyers should be means-tested when it comes to their deposit – "we are not in the business of banning the bank of mum and dad". Property Commentator Alistair Helm joins The One Roof Prop...

Insulation companies are struggling to meet the demand from landlords. With the 1 July deadline for landlords to insulate their rental properties approaching, demand has soared through the roof and companies are struggling to keep up. Ashley Church is a property expert for One Roof. He joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his advice on insulating your home. LISTEN TO T...

More than 40,000 Kiwis now live in retirement villages, says an in-depth investigation of the multi-billion-dollar retirement sector. Retirement Village Association executive director John Collyns joins The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to discuss if retirement villages are milking the elderly of their profits, or if they are a worthwhile investment. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See o...

This week on the show we were joined by Newstalk ZB resident builder Peter Wolfkamp.  We weigh into the issue of building reports and inspections. Who should pay for them, is it the vendors or purchasers responsibility? A huge topic to unpack!  LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are flat-pack houses the solution to the housing crisis?  News that Bunnings Trade has sold more than 50 flat-pack homes in New Zealand in the last year, (two-bedroom 60sq m models selling from $69,000) went viral last week.  The business is marketing its flat-pack homes under a brand it owns, Clever Living Co., advertised as "homes that move to you." A Bunnings spokesperson at the chain's Melbour...

What does the future hold for KiwiBuild? Housing Minister Phil Twyford will no longer guarantee that KiwiBuild will be made up of 100,000 affordable homes, but won't say whether that target has been scrapped either. The Government's flagship housing policy is being "recalibrated" after an admission this year that it was unlikely to meet its first target of 1000 affordable homes built by July 1 201...

The Government's foreign buyer ban has seen a significant drop in home ownership by overseas residents, new Statistics New Zealand data shows. House sales to overseas buyers dropped 81 per cent in the March quarter compared to the same time last year. Stats NZ property statistics manager Melissa McKenzie said the law changes late last year that introduced restrictions for overseas buyers played a...

The Government has abandoned plans to introduce any form of Capital Gains Tax. What will happen to the market now? Will it come bouncing back now the uncertainty of the tax has gone, or will sluggish property prices continue for the foreseeable future? Property Commentator and Real Estate agent Alistair Helm joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his expert opinion on th...

In the past motorists would protect their cars from the elements and the cold by keeping them snug in the garage. But modern cars are less prone to rust and are more likely to fire up first time – even on a frosty morning - when left outside in the driveway or in the street, say experts. Property Commentator Ashley Church joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to discuss the issu...

The number of Auckland homeowners selling their properties for less than they paid for them has doubled over the past year.  Is this a simple case of people buying houses they can’t afford? Mortgage adviser Sara Hartigan joins The One Roof Radio Show on the Weekend Collective to discuss the issue. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are being told that commercial property remains a viable alternative to residential property investments, with some commercial properties selling at prices that are comparable with many residential properties. Also, commercial units generally provide better rental returns than their residential counterparts. Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Council, joins The One Roof Radio Show on The Weeke...

Capital Gains Tax will be one of the hot issues heading into the next election, so many are looking at better ways to structure the controversial policy. One Roof property Ashley Church commentator joined The Weekend Collective to share his new and improved Capital Gains Tax. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are being told that commercial property remains a viable alternative to residential property investments, with some commercial properties selling at prices that are comparable with many residential properties. What sort of yield do residential property investors generally consider, compared to commercial? One Roof property Ashley Church commentator joined The Weekend Collective to share his pro...

Ashley Church is a property expert for One Roof. He joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his advice on buying a house before selling your current one. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every Kiwi house and commercial property may need to be valued en masse by a computer programme under a capital gains tax, leading to warnings of a flood of objections from homeowners. The mass valuation - already termed "V-Day" by pundits - could take place on April 1, 2021, the proposed date when the Government might bring the tax in. While family homes would be exempt, most people would likely...

The Tax Working Group’s recommendation that a capital gains tax should be introduced on a range of assets, including rental properties, has prompted outrage from many investors. While the TWG believes that, on balance, a capital gains tax will lead to "some small upward pressure on rents and downward pressure on house prices”, investors have a different view. Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Co...

New Zealand property expert are keeping a close eye on where the Australian market will go.  House prices in Sydney and Melbourne are facing massive slides, the two cities have dropped dramatically from their peak in 2017. The New Zealand market often follows in the same direction, so should we be concerned? Property commentator Alistair Helm from properazzi.co.nz joined the Weekend Collective to...

Retirement villages where residents get to keep most of the capital gain are being developed by a new company. The house price boom in cities like Auckland has also been a boon to village operators as the prices charged for their units are set in reference to the prices of local homes. Mortgage Advisor and property expert Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to gi...

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has admitted his flagship KiwiBuild policy will fall well short of its first-year target. The Government had previously said it would have 1000 KiwiBuild homes built by July this year, but only 300 are expected to be built. Leonie Freeman is the CEO of the Property Council. She joined The Weekend Collective on The One Roof Radio Show to share her thoughts on the contr...

Out with the old, and don’t buy anything new. Simplify. Declutter. That’s been the mantra for the beginning of 2019, with Marie Kondo’s new Netflix series being the topic de jour. Marie is a Japanese tidying freak, who teaches that you should only keep items in your home that spark ‘joy’. Everything that is not needed should be respectfully discarded. LeeAnn Yare is stylist and designer for all th...

This week on the show we were joined by mortgage advisor Sara Hartigan.  We discuss the big news of IKEA coming to our shores. Will this cause issues to the local retail market? Or is it about time it came to NZ?  LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are growing warnings about possible rent rises if new legislation goes through. Inland Revenue figures reveal 40 percent of landlords make rental losses with the average tax benefit being $2000 a year. Currently, investors can use losses on rental property to reduce the tax they pay on their other income, but the government says that's unfair, especially to first home buyers. Property Invest...

Kiwis are abandoning their pet animals so they can secure housing as renting becomes a crisis for many families, Regular guest and property commentator Ashley Church joins The Weekend Collective on The One Roof Radio Show to discuss the laws and rights to having your fury friends live with you in rented accommodation. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trials will begin next year to turn central Auckland into a car-free zone. Opinion has been divided on Newstalk ZB over proposal, with many people raising the point that although cycling and walking may have a feel good factor, it is not viable in reality to go without a car. CEO of the Property Council Leonie Freeman joins The Weekend Collective for The One Roof Radio Show to discuss if this prop...