Property Taxes
PM rejects polling has anything to do with housing about face.
The Prime Minister says the decision to tax capital gains on residential properties, bought and sold within two years, has nothing to do with the National Party's polling. Audio
Auckland still a foreign investors' dream despite new measures
A company promoting New Zealand as a foreign property investors' dream says it'll remain so despite the Government's new tax measures. Audio
Greens doubt Govt acting on fresh advice on property tax
Back now to the latest measures to rein in the Auckland housing market. Audio
Labour Party leader Andrew Little on property tax changes
He says he agrees the latest measures will have little effect on foreign buyers. Audio
Foreign investors could view tax tightening as a positive
Far from dampening foreign investors' interest in New Zealand, one Chinese property website predicts the Government's new measures will encourage it. Audio
PM acknowledges Treasury looked at tax on property
The Prime Minister has acknowledged the idea of clamping down on property investors came up in a Treasury paper in 2010. Audio
Capital gains tax may delay Chinese investment
Real-estate professionals say Chinese investors may now delay buying houses even though tighter tax rules probably won't impinge directly on most of them. Audio
Former IRD official warns about so-called bright line tax test
A former top official at Inland Revenue is warning the new so-called bright line tax test for property investors might seem clear cut but will become enormously complicated. Audio
A professional investor has more
Shane Allen who you've just heard in that report, has 700-thousand dollars invested in two Auckland apartments. Audio
Tax tightening should cool off housing - investors
Professional property investors say a tightening up of property taxes should cool down Auckland's rampant housing market. Audio
