Would you pay $320k for a 42 m2 LEAKY apartment in West Auckland?
The Ray White agent is asking $49k + estimated $270k share of the rebuild. It is just a one-bedroom unit (1C/30 Westward Ho, Glen Eden).
Since it is a leaky building then you'd have to stump up with a lot of cash. Don't people have better investment ideas for that much cash?
The ground-floor apartment is part of a large Glen Eden complex with a gym and has plans for a refurbished swimming pool (another "no-no" for an investor!)
The current build cost estimates were made by a quantity surveyor - a professional, whose job is to figure out construction costs. I hope it is a different QS, not the one that estimated the original costs of the SkyCity Convention Center :)
While the apartments currently have tenants, they may be forced to vacate during the rebuild (very likely!), meaning potential buyers could endure a period without rental income (roughly extra $20k per year of lost rental income).
That unit wasn't the only one for sale in the complex. Barfoot & Thompson were selling apartment 19E for $65,000 and apartment 7D for $81,000. Last November, the agency also sold 5E for $75,000.
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Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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85.2% Yes
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13.5% No
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1.2% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Weekend laugh
Morning everyone Just a update on my hernia had a scan last week saw my doctor yesterday it hasn’t come back and there is no liquid around where it was Just swelling and it can take another few months for the swelling to go away. Here is your weekend laugh
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