The rules around pets in New Zealand rental properties have now changed, bringing new responsibilities — and new protections — for landlords.

Queenstown continues to stand out as one of New Zealand’s strongest-performing rental markets, supported by high demand and limited housing supply. 

The New Zealand Government introduced Healthy Homes standards to create healthier living environments for tenants and improve the long-term quality of New Zealand’s rental housing stock.

Inland Revenue’s new statement on repairs and maintenance expenditure for residential properties clarifies when work on a rental property is deductible as a repair, and when it is capital expenditure