I believe all the landlords and property management firms have received the following letter from government department Tenancy Services. Get your insulation down before it’s too late! Insulate your rental property by 1 July 2019! You now have less than a year to insulate your rental property to the required standard. If you’ve done this already, that’s great. If you haven’t, you could be facing penalties of up to $4,000 for each non-compliant rental home – and these are often awarded to the tenant. Changes to the Act which came into effect in 2016 mean that ceiling and underfloor insulation

  According to Dileepa from Stuff.co.nz  According to the findings of Auckland council, approximately around two thousand properties around Auckland are capable of posing a risk to the people or the properties nearby in an average earthquake. 1800 properties have been identified as earth-quake prone and the  owners have been sent notices, as well as eight council-owned buildings are also discovered to be in the same category and notices have been posted on them in the last two months. Victoria Theatre in Devonport, Leys Institute buildings in Ponsonby, Studio Toi Tu Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn Library and three toilet blocks

Dearest reader, Last week was busy for us at Metro NZ. The office hosted a great get together for everyone at level 33 of the ANZ Building. In a partnership with David Burton, Metro NZ and Regus, the team had a great networking morning filled with amazing coffee, delicious pastries and incredible people. Our very own John Baatjes led the event giving a great speech and telling everyone about what we do and introducing David Burton from Jack’s Coffee as well as the Regus management. Who is David Burton?   David Burton is the creator of Jack’s Coffee. Jack’s Coffee

Dearest reader,   Metro NZ is currently managing an amazing property in Kumeu. We affectionately call it the “Horsey Property” since, besides a fully insulated three bedroom and one bathroom villa, the land is suitable for grazing approximately 5 horses with 8 paddocks and variety of fruit trees. The question on everybody’s lips is: where is Kumeu and what are its attractions? Kumeu is a prosperous rural neighbourhood that is located only 25 kilometres away from Auckland city. The community has a Croatian influence and it is well characterised by being the land of winegrowers. The surrounding areas of Kumeu

Dearest reader,   This week I came across a very interesting article on The Entrepreneur:” You Can Embrace Green Building Without Breaking the Bank” which brings up the question: SHOULD New Zealand corporate business adopt Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)? As a country that prides itself on the fact that its called “Green New Zealand”, maybe its time for us as a country to be greener when it comes to our office workplaces. Another article that made the headlines this week was the fact that an American backpacker blasted the “Pure New Zealand” statement as a real myth.

We would like to congratulate our very own Layla Syou for a very successful presentation at the PoD NZ Business Network. Layla is a graduate of the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Property (BProp). She has advanced property management and valuation skills and a background in building construction and development. She knows every detail of the property industry and enjoys contributing to the property industry, especially service delivery at Metro NZ. Her background as the Metro NZ Property Management Senior Property Management Office Manager & Head of Asian Division has returned a wealth of experience with coordinating sub-contractors