Power of Pre-approval
Kick start your 2024 with pre-approved housing finance.
Thinking about entering the housing market, and call your place a home, you will need to make the HeadStart now.
In 2023, we had good feedback on securing properties and getting onto the property ladder with a pre-approval.
With the demand for properties continues, we expect 2024 there would be good opportunities for first home buyers to secure their own.
✅ 5% deposit
✅ Before tax income of $150k (two buyers) or $95k for single buyer in the last 12months.
✅ Be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or a resident visa holder.
If you have met your eligibility criteria to access KiwiSaver and housing grant, this could be used together with your own savings.
Don’t worry - if you don’t have KiwiSaver, you could still use your own savings, as long as it makes up to 5% of the purchase price.
You have worked hard for your deposit, don't miss the opportunity of owning the property because of finance.
Connect with us to assist with your first home ownership.
👉 0210749825
👉 info@skfg.co.nz
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Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.4% A week before Christmas
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33.2% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.