October 11th 2017.
Now that the elections are out of the way and we are waiting to find out the make up of the next government,housing will be high on the list.
The idea of a " property-owning democracy " the backbone of the center right parties,is for many a thing of the past,and it isn't coming back.Many young people are more than likely to be working in poverty and they are less able to buy a home.They rent instead from people who enjoyed a much better deal than them,in fact they have been burdened with more debt than their parents.
The unspoken pact between generations '' that each should be better than the last has been destroyed by the embrace of free market polices.''
The Manawatu Tenants Union is still working away to have property managers licensed to operate a rental letting business,in all other developed countries this is the case,New Zealand being the exception where anything goes.A licencing system would give tenants the knowledge that they are dealing with people of good character based on the fact that they are licensed to rent accommodation.
At present we are interested in hearing about landlords who offer housing in poor condition and are slow to do repairs to the rental property.They charge market rents for housing that is not fit for purpose,so ring the MTU if you have issues with bad landlords as we run a hot and cold file on landlords and property agencies that don't play the game.
Manawatu Tenants Union 06 3577435 Anytime
We are based in the Community House in King Street.
