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Maintenance insights

By Vicki White 1 June 2017, Build 160, Feature article

Independent assessors carrying out the 2015/16 BRANZ House Condition Survey rated one-fifth of our housing stock as poorly maintained. Where are the problems areas, and why is maintenance being deferred?

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Costly to delay repairs

By Ian Page 1 June 2017, Build 160, Feature article

The cost of maintaining a home can be high, but delaying essential work means it will cost much more in the long term. There’s evidence many properties aren’t being kept up to scratch.

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What is maintenance?

By Trevor Pringle 1 June 2017, Build 160, Feature article

Once the owner gets the keys to a new building, whether a home or a commercial property, it’s not the end of the story. Ongoing maintenance is necessary to keep it in good repair and compliant.

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Maintaining MDH

By Anne Duncan 1 June 2017, Build 160, Feature article

Maintenance issues in medium-density housing (MDH) can be complicated by differing owner/tenant needs, making life hard for the body corporate. Changes flagged to the Unit Title Act, however, are likely to help.

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