An Auckland landlord harassed her tenant by threatening to call Oranga Tamariki on her if she didn’t pay rent, the Tenancy Tribunal has found.
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Monthly Archives: April 2022
Outrageous rates rises proposed for modest homes
After living for 40 years in a modest 1950s house a few blocks from central Palmerston North, Malcolm Prince is reeling at the prospect of a 21.8% rates increase.
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Need to rent a home in Okotoks – get in line
Rentals in Okotoks are in short supply for the demand.
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Black Diamond approves capital budget with $550K paving project
Money for a paving project was added to Black Diamond’s capital budget during a special council meeting on Tuesday, April 19.
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CEIP coming to Sturgeon County
Sturgeon County residents will get to re-insulate their homes and put up solar panels for no money down as early as next year under a just-approved $7.3-million initiative.
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The looming risk that could leave first-home buyers $20,000 out of pocket
First-home buyers who purchase with a small deposit risk owing thousands of dollars more on their home loan than their house is worth if property prices fall, new modelling shows.
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‘Solid case’ for Bank of Canada to deliver full-point hike: Scotia
Scotiabank Head of Capital Markets Economics Derek Holt said there’s a “solid case” for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to unleash a Goliath-sized rate hike ranging from three-quarters of a point to a full percentage point as the central bank grapples with inflation at the highest level since 1991.
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Employment pushing Alberta’s recovery
Alberta businesses are not planning on any more layoffs or downsizing. Not just that, the vast majority plan to increase the size of their workforce.
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Canadian inflation blows past expectations, spiking to 6.7%
Canadian consumer price inflation shot past expectations in March, jumping to a new three-decade high and cementing expectations the Bank of Canada will continue with aggressive interest rate hikes in coming weeks.
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Cryptocurrency mines to be allowed in Sturgeon, with rules
Sturgeon County could have legal cryptocurrency mines in operation on gas plant sites later this year now that county council has passed new laws regulating them.
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