Take your landlord hat off for a moment and look at your property through your tenant’s eyes. What would make you feel at home? What would make you stay? We take a closer look at what tenants value, how mutual trust is built and why giving good tenants every reason to stay makes sense all round.
Heating that does the job. Ventilation that clears the steam. Fewer unwanted draughts making their way in. The Healthy Homes standards are there to make your rental warmer, drier and better to live in. So, what does keeping it that way involve?
In Aotearoa New Zealand, owning a home has long been treated as the goal. And it may well be yours. But that doesn’t mean renting is simply the bit before real life begins. Depending on your age and stage, it may be exactly what suits you now.
