Dawn chorus: Landlords ran rampant
New RBNZ figures show high LVR share of buying by landlords doubled to 16% in the five months after the LVR rules were relaxed; Orr admits he'll suggest tax reform in Govt's housing settings review
TLDR: Fresh Reserve Bank figures out late yesterday show the share of house buying by landlords with high Loan to Value Ratio borrowing doubled to 16% in the period between the removal of LVR rules in May and the end of October.
Elsewhere, Adrian Orr admits he’ll suggest tax reform to the Government in its ‘housing settings review’ and there’a a new cal…
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