Government brokers to match landlords with tenants

Persecute private landlords! No wait we need them.Too high risk for us sorry.

I note no extra money will be applied to pay for damage or missed rent? Why should private landlords be paid less than social housing providers. This is discrimination on basis of employment.

Can the government not work out that if one of their 'homeless' and 'supported' families goes into a private rental, that is one non-subsidised, unsupported family that cannot. The number of families housed is still the same, it is just who they are that changes. This will allow the government to promote themselves as having housed a number of homeless families, at the expense of the same number of previously housed families who are now unhoused. Smoke and mirrors electioneering. I also agree that it would be too high risk, even if our wonderful long-term tenants decided to move.

Election year to come up with a plan!!! and property investors to help!!! yeah right. What we need is Social housing 10 apartments with elevator, people matched as needed, so no extras can free load into apartment, and people moved as their needs change. With no lawns to mow, but provide a sizable space for children to play or bbq etc. The provider mows lawns and takes away rubbish etc. Hopefully this way, the space looks reasonable tidy and land use is minimised!!! There must be so many maraes around the country that could also provide social housing for the whanau as needed. For Homeless people, a high rise apartment block, single rooms self-contained, (could be an old hotel complex) Social/Christian groups could look at this, government needs to stop talking about it and do some action or should I say more spin.

Yesterday I evicted three older men from a small flat they have rented off me for the last 20 years. They were drug dealers and a long way in arrears. They are all now homeless. So far I have taken away 30 cu m of rubbish and have at least another 10 cm to got. It will cost about $30000 to fix up the place. What is the government going to do to help me or my old tenants who will now be living on the street.

Bleeding hearts of the world unite.What is totally insane is that the Labour government think that they will get help from private investors after they have targeted them. What is more insane is that we are throwing money at helping these individuals who are "homeless" and in emergency housing largely because of poor life choices. The vast majority of people in emergency housing would be tenants that private investors would turn away.So these tenants would be thrown into properties now under a community housing company and private investors would end up with the very tenants they do not wish to house.So lets rather spend some money on educating these tenants to become better quality tenants and not keep providing while they don"t take ownership of their consequences brought on because of their actions. Perhaps its time for Labour to be given the choices have consequences talk.

I'm one of those people that made some poor life choices. Do we get a second chance when it comes to private rentals. I know I've learnt my lesson but I'm still affected by my choices. I can't get a rental and have been in a caravan for over a year.