Leaky Building Articles

02 Feb 11
Dunedin dream home becomes nightmare
A half-million-dollar dream house in Dunedin appears to be a leaky home, prompting a cry for help from the family living in what they say has become a mouldy nightmare. It has also prompted a warning from an Auckland-based leaky homes expert, who says the home's condition might be a sign of a much larger leaky-home problem across Otago.
02 Feb 11
Dunedin dream home becomes nightmare
A half-million-dollar dream house in Dunedin appears to be a leaky home, prompting a cry for help from the family living in what they say has become a mouldy nightmare.
10 Jan 11
Leaky home liability
Tauranga's seniors' advocacy organisation, CAT, is urging Tauranga City Council to go out to public consultation on the Government's plan that 25 per cent of costs to fix leaky homes should be met by local authorities.
20 Dec 10
Auckland Council meets legal team
Auckland Council executives will meet with their lawyers this morning to discuss the way forward following a leaky homes ruling issued by the Supreme Court on Friday, which could see the council liable for millions of dollars of repair work.
19 Dec 10
Leaky homes ruling could cost ratepayers millions
Local Government New Zealand says a court ruling that councils must bear responsibility for leaky homes could cost ratepayers millions of dollars.
19 Dec 10
Leaky homes dissent
Local Government New Zealand's Lawrence Yule supports splitting the bill for leaky homes, despite a Supreme Court ruling
19 Dec 10
Government holds firm
The government says leaky homeowners have a choice: either the government scheme, or suing their council for costs
19 Dec 10
Auckland Council held liable for leaky homes
Auckland Council says it does not yet know how a court ruling on leaky homes will affect ratepayers.
18 Dec 10
Owners win, councils lose in leaky homes cases
The Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals made by a city council in what is being called the "most significant decision" to date in the leaky homes saga.
18 Dec 10
Council loses leaky homes case
New Zealanders may have to pay higher rates after the Supreme Court ruled councils are liable for a wide range of leaky-home cases.
18 Dec 10
Ratepayers face repair bill for leaky homes
Councils and ratepayers around the country are facing a potential billion dollar bill for repairing thousands of leaky homes after the highest court in the land ruled in favour of North Shore townhouse owners.
18 Dec 10
Council's leaky home appeal fails
A Supreme Court ruling has left New Zealand's 1.4 million ratepayers more exposed in the multibillion-dollar leaky-building fiasco.
18 Dec 10
Long awaited victory for leaky home owners
Christmas has come a week early for thousands of home owners with leaky buildings.
17 Dec 10
Supreme Court Win for Leaky Apartment Owners
Leaky apartment owners in Byron Avenue and Sunset Terraces have succeeded in defeating the North Shore City Council's final appeal against judgments in their favour.
17 Dec 10
Grimshaw & Co Win Landmark Leaky Home Case
The North Shore City Council appealed from two decisions of the Court of Appeal regarding its liability for negligent inspection in leaky homes cases. Both appeals involved similar points of principle, albeit some issues arose only in one case or the other.
17 Dec 10
Council can be sued by leaky home owners
The North Shore Council has lost a Supreme Court appeal over liability for negligent home inspections.
10 Dec 10
Banks hold off over leaky homes bill
The Government has introduced legislation to establish a $1 billion package to fix leaky homes – but has not reached a deal with banks to fund the loans.
02 Dec 10
Estate agent censured for failing to disclose 'leaky home'
A real estate agent, who failed to tell a prospective purchaser of a leak in a home he was selling, has been censured by the Real Estate Agents Authority and ordered to contribute towards the cost of repair work to the property.
11 Nov 10
Purchases demand caution
Two recent high court judgments highlight the need for buyers of residential property to be cautious when purchasing “off the plans’.
09 Nov 10
Radar dome on the hill keeps pilots and controllers talking
What is the structure in the photo, which I took in Scenic Drive, looking towards Waiatarua? The dome is a little north of the TV mast in the Waitakere Ranges. Paul Hafner, Titirangi.
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