Back
1171 days ago

Government launches shared home ownership scheme for families that can't save a deposit

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Otago News

The Government is launching a “shared ownership” scheme to help lower income families into homes.

The First Home Partner​ scheme would be run by Kāinga Ora​, which would take an equity share in a property to assist first home buyers who could service a mortgage, but need help raising their deposit.

Funding for 50​ shared ownership homes had been approved to be built by Habitat for Humanity​ and Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust​.

The funding had been approved by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga​.

More messages from your neighbours
1 day ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

Image
Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 60.4% Summer
    60.4% Complete
  • 37.4% Winter
    37.4% Complete
  • 2.2% Other - I'll share below
    2.2% Complete
631 votes
7 hours ago

On the range

Resene

Venetian plaster finishes are on-trend at the moment, so why not recreate this look at home and cover that unsightly rangehood at the same time? Find out how to create your own with Resene Sandtex and these easy step by step instructions. Find out more

Image
7 hours ago

Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

You have me today, Tomorrow you'll have more;
As your time passes, I'm not easy to store;
I don't take up space, But I'm only in one place;
I am what you saw, But not what you see.
What am I?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

Image