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We have a sliding aluminium door between the kitchen and living room - which the tenants has advised our agent to keeps coming off the rails.

Upon inspection and with a tradie. It’s confirmed there’s nothing wrong with it.

Per a tradie - this would only happen if during sliding if they lift up the door or push against it excessively. We have an email from the tradie as well saying this.

We have informed the agent and have said we won’t be replacing it when it’s not faulty. But the agent said that the tenant will be taking us to tribunal because it’s faulty and needs replacing.

Should we just ignore this.

Hi All,

just got preapproved, woo! I'm in the process now of potentially going to open homes / looking at offering to buy. Do i need a real estate agent or can i just buy on my own using my broker and a solicitor?

TIA

Maybe. Canterbury’s property market just hit an 18-year high, with an average asking price of $735,798 in April 2026, up 3.8% year-on-year (data from realestate.co.nz).

That stands out because the national average asking price has been relatively flat for more than three years.

Christchurch City itself was up 8.5% year-on-year to an average asking price of $728,516, still below the national average asking price of $869,763.

Some Canterbury districts saw even bigger increases:

• Mackenzie: +38.8%
• Banks Peninsula: +22.3%
• Ashburton: +7.8%
• Timaru: +6.2%

Not every district increased:

• Waimate: -12.1%
• Hurunui: -9.7%
• Waimakariri: -6.4%
• Selwyn: -1.3%

New listings across Canterbury were also up 4.8% year-on-year in April.

What could be a problem with an apartment unit which has 5 years guaranteed rent of 6% of the house price net in case all the costs of body corp rate insurance and rent management covers by a vendor for 5 years?! What is the problem of such an investment for a relatively new build house in apartment?

Hi! When it comes to the deposit amount, I know a common amount is 10%, but I wonder what reasons there are for not just doing the full amount you’re going to put in anyway, assuming you’ve got LIM/title, finance and building report conditions?

Am I missing something, or is just a “what if” leading to losing your entire deposit?

I am looking for a way to connect with such a person as I think it gives me better idea about such a thing than just relying on comments of users without any experience. Because many people just repeat others words.

Is there anyone here invested or invest buying a townhouse specifically freehold townhouse that I could ask him a few questions I would appreciate it. I want someone who has done it before.

Not “3 bedrooms” or “2 bathrooms”.

More like:

• Pizza oven
• Spa pool
• Fire pit
• Window seat
• Playhouse
• Concrete floors

What’s yours?

Just a weird question! Do developers the potential houses for better price or they just buy it like usual as a person offers? While offering do they mention that they are developers or act like persons? Can somebody explain how that works? Which kind of houses have potential to be changed to standalone in future?

We're looking at buying a rural property in Whangarei District. Five years ago the owner did a DIY garage-to-Airbnb conversion, entirely unconsented. Kitchen, bathroom, new internal wall. What's really bugging us is they have zero paperwork for any of it--including gas fitting on a califont!

The old garage door is still there, just gibbed on the inside, suggesting water tightness issues. There's a new sliding door too and now we're questioning everything. We're getting a building inspection done next week but seriously wondering is it worth the trouble? Are we walking into a money pit?

To cap it all, vendors are feeling for 15-30% over CV which is bonkers. Gas leak affecting their judgement perhaps. Anyone have insights or experience on the matter? Thanks in advance.

Has anyone had acoustic or normal wall insulation blown in? Yay? Nay? Rough cost estimate for your house?

I’m buying a house right now and planning to get an inspection done. I’m a bit confused about what would actually help me the most after the inspection. Photos sound useful because I can see the problems. A detailed report sounds good because everything is written down. But at the same time, I feel like just talking to the inspector might make things clearer. People who have already done this, what helped you the most?

Is this due to kiwi culture which dreamed for standalone houses?! Whenever I asked question about townhouses in different forums there is a guard against them! Intense disagreement.

What is bad with very new brand new townhouse with low insurance and rate and no maintenance and reasonably priced in very good location near train bus hospital shopping centers etc say in wellington if I buy and rent covers my mortgage and I top up a bit monthly for costs?! I want to cover my risk of not buying house and regret later and my first goal is cashflow whatever it is!

Been looking at a few older places and they all seem to have their own issues. Some people say moisture is the big one, others say old wiring is worse. What’s your biggest red flag and why?

Post BR there were repairs and recommendations highlighted by the building inspector. We entered negotiations lawyer suggested that we ask for vendor’s credit at settlement(it is almost half of our deposit) instead so we can get these repairs done once we move into the new house.

I am buying the house with 5% deposit. My mortgage advisor says he hasn’t seen this happening ever before and the bank won’t accept this. I am worried that we will lose the house after coming so close to the finish line. Please advise 🙏🏻

Kia ora, first‑time poster here.

I’ve got a 1960s weatherboard 3‑bedroom home that’s now too big for just myself and my 6‑year‑old. Family situation changed. It’s solid but pretty outdated, original kitchen cabinetry, bathroom needs a tidy‑up, and the carpet is due for replacement.

My plan is to rent this place out and buy something smaller, more modern, and low‑maintenance.

The dilemma:

Do I spend $20–30k now (that would take all my savings and some) on a basic kitchen refresh, new carpet, and a bathroom spruce‑up before renting it out?

Or do I rent it out as‑is, move into something smaller, and tackle the renos later when my finances are more stable?

Or are there other options i should consider?

More context: my current mortgage repayments are just under $400pw. Based on other similar type rentals in this area, I could rent this property out at $580 - $620pw.

If anyone has experienced a similar situation, I’d really appreciate your thoughts. Be gentle with me x

What’s the issue? Is there any obvious warning signs to spot? What does remediation look like?

Thanks team

Looking for advice from anyone who's run a hybrid setup like this or knows the rules better than me.

We've got a 5-bed house in Auckland with a large backyard under the Mixed Housing Suburban zone and I'm trying to work out the best way to rent it. The plan would be sleepouts in the backyard for Airbnb plus tenants in the main house. I know there are so many people looking for housing but are in unique circumstances i.e. recently divorced, in-between flats, recently immigrated, and can't afford a full house, so want to see how I can help and whether this combo is workable.

What it could look like:

• Non-Self contained Sleepouts (to be built under schedule 1) at the back for Airbnb guests (accounting for couples, around 5 people max.)
• Airbnb guests would use a bathroom inside the main house (close access point)
• Tenants have their own bathroom and the kitchen in the main house
• Shared driveway, but otherwise the spaces feel pretty separate
• Realistically minimal overlap day to day
• gated house for privacy

Zoning constraints I'm reading:

• Visitor accommodation in Mixed Housing Suburban Zone — 10 person cap
• Boarding house — also 10 person cap

So I'm trying to stay within 10 on the property total. Two structures I'm weighing:

Option 1 — Room-by-room rentals (max 5 tenants) + 5 Airbnb guests. Gets me to 10 but I'm not sure where the line actually sits in Auckland's definition. Called council planners and they said they're not sure either.

Option 2 — Single family tenancy + 5 Airbnb guests in sleepouts.

N.B. Don't want to go into boarding house category as it's more compliance, unless it's worth it?

Risk management I would build in:

• Disclosure to Airbnb guests upfront — shared facilities with other guests etc.
• Adding clause into tenancy agreement with tenants specifying which spaces are not theirs (the Airbnb bathroom, sleepouts) and which are shared

Questions:

1. Has anyone actually run this kind of hybrid? Any landmines I'm not seeing?
2. Does mixing short-term visitor accommodation with long-term tenancy trigger a different consent category, or can they coexist under the standard activity rules?
3. Insurance — does running Airbnb alongside tenancy break standard landlord cover?
4. Anything from the tenants' side I should be wary of?

Appreciate any input!