Better Neighbourhoods

In our district, house prices and rents are more likely to reflect the dynamics of the visitor accommodation market than elsewhere in New Zealand.

 

QLDC is issuing more building consents per capita than any other local body in NZ. Yet less than half those houses are required to accommodate our growing resident population. The rest are going into short term rentals, depriving residents from access to housing, driving up prices and undermining neighbourhood communities. .

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It's an issue that we should be debating. Options exist to ease the pressure without compromising existing rights. ​

 

See below for more detail on my housing policy.