News
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Rent, bond and bills
2 December 2024
Tenancy bonds moving online
Tenancy Services in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is making it easier for landlords and tenants to manage their rental bonds.
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Rent, bond and bills
5 November 2024
We’re making it easier to lodge bonds
In late November 2024, we’ll be making changes to how you lodge a bond with us. Here are 5 things landlords, property managers and tenants need to know.
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Rent, bond and bills
21 October 2024
Bond modernisation
We’re upgrading and modernising the tenancy bond service and changing how we deliver our services.
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Rent, bond and bills
25 May 2021
Multiple bonds can now be lodged using direct debit
With cheques being phased out, direct debit is now available as a payment method for multiple bond lodgements.
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Rent, bond and bills
3 December 2018
New design for bond forms
We have updated our bond forms to make it easier for you to complete them.
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Rent, bond and bills
21 November 2017
Are you clued up about renting?
Tenancy Services have produced some bright, funny little videos to help tenants and landlords understand their rights and responsibilities when renting.
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Tenancy Tribunal
14 September 2017
Failing to lodge bonds costs landlord $38,713.76
An Invercargill landlord has been ordered to pay a total of $38,713.76 in exemplary damages and costs for failing to lodge bonds.
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Rent, bond and bills
24 November 2016
Insurance and inspections after a natural disaster
If a rental property has been damaged in a natural disaster – such as an earthquake, a storm or a flood – the landlord and tenant should get in touch with each
