Housing and Property
Buying a property
- Buying a property
- Find out what's happening in the property market, prices in your neighbourhood, and the steps to take to buy a property.
- https://www.qv.co.nz/buyingaproperty/
- Source: Quotable Value Limited (NZ Govt)
- Home loans
- Loans to help people on low to moderate incomes buy, build and improve houses.
- http://www.hnzc.co.nz/hnzc/web/rent-buy-or-own/home-loans/home-loans_home.htm
- Source: Housing New Zealand Corporation (NZ Govt)
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Mortgage calculators
- Work out what the repayments will be on your mortgage, how long it will take to pay back, how much interest you will pay and more.
- http://www.sorted.org.nz/calculators/mortgages
- Source: Retirement Commissioner (NZ Govt)
- Property titles
- Get the official record of who owns a property, who has an interest, and restrictions on its use.
- http://www.linz.govt.nz/survey-titles/index.aspx
- Source: Land Information New Zealand (NZ Govt)
- Property valuations and statistics
- Get reports on everything from property values to demographic profiles of neighbourhoods.
- https://www.qv.co.nz/onlinereports/
- Source: Quotable Value Limited (NZ Govt)
- Welcome Home loan
- Find out if you are eligible for a no-deposit government home loan, and how to apply.
- http://www.welcomehomeloan.co.nz/
- Source: Housing New Zealand Corporation (NZ Govt)
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Welcome Home loan calculator
- Work out how much you may be able to borrow with a Welcome Home loan.
- http://www.welcomehomeloan.co.nz/calculator_step1.php
- Source: Housing New Zealand Corporation (NZ Govt)
Building a property
- Building advice
- Get information and guidance on building laws, regulations, determinations and licenses.
- http://www.dbh.govt.nz/building-index
- Source: Department of Building and Housing (NZ Govt)
- ConsumerBuild
- Hot topics about building, buying, renovating and maintaining your house.
- http://www.consumerbuild.org.nz/publish/
- Source: BRANZ (Non NZ Govt)
Local councils
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Local councils A - Z directory
- A list of links to every council in the country for information on building consents, resource consents and services like water supply and rubbish collection.
- http://www.localcouncils.govt.nz/lgip.nsf/wpg_url/Profiles-Index
- Source: Department of Internal Affairs (NZ Govt)
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