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Families find rentals are hard to come by Phillip Rollo
TUESDAY 23 July 2013
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There is a shortage of four bedroom rental properties on the market across the district which means some families have to make do with smaller homes. Summit Real Estate property manager Sam Burling says she has seven different families currently on the lookout for a four bedroom property in Richmond but there isn’t a single one available. “There’s just nothing around. They’re very hard to come by at a good price,” says Sam. “To have six or seven looking for a four bedroom place is crazy.” Sam lists a number of reasons why four bedroom houses are not available to rent; most have long term tenants, they are expensive, and they are generally more suited to the owner who will live in it with their family. When Caren Kroupa moved into a four bedroom house in Tahunanui last month, she thought her countless hours searching for a rental property online were over. But the mother of three is already back on the rental hunt, given 42 days notice to move
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Caren Kroupa is having a tough time finding a rental property for her and her three children. Photo: Phillip Rollo. out just four weeks after relocating from Richmond, because the owner of the property is moving back in. While the landlord is well within their rights to move back into the house, as long as they have given the minimum 42 days notice, Caren was left fuming, believing the owner was after a long term tenant and she did not know he had his other property on the market. “If I had known his place was on the market I wouldn’t have gone for this house and I think it’s unfair,” says the qualified early childhood teacher, who says she signed a fixed term contract.
“Having three kids that I’ve got to up and move again and find another bond, it’s quite stressful. The only reason I got it was because it was long term and suited my needs. I had been looking for six months.” Caren, who was previously living in Richmond in a smaller house, is worried that a lack of four bedroom rental properties on the market could leave her homeless once the 42 days are up. “The time is ticking.” Sam says the shortage of four bedroom rentals has been ongoing since the Christchurch earthquake and is even worse in winter because people don’t want to move.
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