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Mike Atkinson: When do you go to your landlord if there's a fault in the house?

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Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 5:12pm
Every rental property in New Zealand must be insulated by July 2019. (Photo \ NZ Getty Images)
Every rental property in New Zealand must be insulated by July 2019. (Photo \ NZ Getty Images)

Renters make up a large portion of the property market, and there's a difficult dance to paying to live in someone else's house.

Who's responsibility is it to maintain the lawns? How do you spot a good property to rent? And when does an issue become the landlords problem instead of the tenants?

Managing Director at Aspire Property Management Mike Atkinson joins Tim Beveridge to discuss.

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