Howard Morley's guest appearances

Howard Morley

Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Simon O'Connor

Philip Morgan

Bruce Smith

Mike Williams

Gerry Brownlee

Peter Boshier

Andrew Chen

Sam Hazledine

Paul Spoonley

Jeremy Corbyn

Scott Morrison

Scott McLaughlin

Ryan Fox

John Bonning

Mark Mitchell

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It's still too early to say whether the rental property ball will stay in the tenants' court.Stats NZ data shows rents fell in May and there are almost three times more available apartments, than this time last year.Auckland Property Management's Howard Morley told Mike Hosking his figures are showing something else."Part of the market is certainly struggling, with the lack of students and Air BnB slowing down, but the rest of it is okay."Morley told Mike Hosking they're still short of properties."Rentals in Auckland are certainly holding, but this may not be the case in other areas."LISTEN ABOVE

It's still too early to say whether the rental property ball will stay in the tenants' court. Stats NZ data shows rents fell in May and there are almost three times more available apartments, than this time last year. Auckland Property Management's Howard Morley told Mike Hosking his figures are showing something else. "Part of the market is certainly struggling, with the lack of students and Air BnB slowing down, but the rest of it is okay." Morley told Mike Hosking they're still short of properties. "Rentals in Auckland are certainly holding, but this may not be the case in other areas." LISTEN ABOVE

Howard Morley: Good news for tenants as rents fall across the country

Landlords are packing up according to one property director, saying new rental rules are making it too tough to run their business.The Government's announced a raft of new rules, including a ban on rental bidding and a ban on landlords evicting tenants without reason.Auckland Property Management director Howard Morley says some landlords have sold their properties after other recent law changes.He told Kate Hawkesby the market needs rental property owners."There's a very small number of people causing some trouble, and this is going to affect a lot of landlords."He says that rule changes are disturbing for the industry, at a time when landlords are needed to facilitate the housing shortage."This is not going to help the affordability of rental properties."

Landlords are packing up according to one property director, saying new rental rules are making it too tough to run their business. The Government's announced a raft of new rules, including a ban on rental bidding and a ban on landlords evicting tenants without reason. Auckland Property Management director Howard Morley says some landlords have sold their properties after other recent law changes. He told Kate Hawkesby the market needs rental property owners. "There's a very small number of people causing some trouble, and this is going to affect a lot of landlords." He says that rule changes are disturbing for the industry, at a time when landlords are needed to facilitate the housing shortage. "This is not going to help the affordability of rental properties."

Howard Morley: Changes to tenancy laws 'disturbing' for industry