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Property

Renting, buying and everything about your next home.

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Task

Find a place to rent or buy

Start researching your new home now, but pace it right: rentals move fast and can't be secured months out, while buying rewards an early start.

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Finding a Place to Rent or Buy in New Zealand

When to start looking, what to have ready for viewings and applications, the high-level shape of buying in NZ, and how to spot a rental scam.

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End-of-Tenancy Cleaning and Getting Your Bond Back

What "reasonably clean and tidy" actually means when you move out, and how the Bond Hub refund process works.

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