Did you know that the Housing Improvement Regulations Act 1947 states that: ‘Every living room must be fitted with a fireplace and chimney or other approved form of heating?’
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Healthy Homes Standards Heating Up
26-Feb-2021 07:26:09
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Topics: Property Management, Property Tips, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Health and Wellbeing, health and safety
Strategies for heating open plan areas
28-Oct-2020 11:00:00
In New Zealand, we love open plan living which eliminates barriers such as walls and doors that traditionally separated distinct functional areas. The flow that open plan living provides is well espoused by real estate agents as a highly sought-after feature of a property, unless you are trying to comply with the healthy homes heating standard.
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Topics: Property Management, Landlords, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, health and safety, Advice for Landlords
Low-value asset threshold for depreciation
28-Oct-2020 07:05:14
The Government passed legislation in March 2020 that temporarily increased the low-value asset threshold for depreciation from $500 to $5,000.
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Topics: Property Management, Landlords, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, legislation, health and safety, Advice for Landlords