The profit-making social landlord: how it works

The profit-making social landlord: how it works
Modus-built social housing in Christchurch: “not your typical state house”. (Image: Modus Community Housing)
Nikitin Sallee
Profit-seeking – and tax-paying – landlords will have a role as non-government social housing expands in the wake of this week’s review of Kāinga Ora. This is the third in a series on the business of social housing. “Establishing a more dynamic social housing sector will provide opportunities for the not-for-profit and private sector to deliver alternative solutions and encourage innovation,” Bill English wrote in his review of Kāinga Ora, released by the government this week.This notion has legs: in the wake...

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