QV watching for impact of healthy homes law as property market slows in June

QV watching for impact of healthy homes law as property market slows in June
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth July 3 (BusinessDesk) - Quotable Value has a watching brief on whether new law requiring proper insulation on rental properties will drive up rents as expected, at a time when Auckland's slowing housing market is dragging down national prices.  Regulations requiring landlords to provide adequate heating, insulation and ventilation came into effect from July 1 in an effort to improve the quality of the nation's 600,000 rental homes, although there's a five-year transition period for landlords to comply with the standards dep...

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