Looking for a new house.....
By Amanda
@amandajay (23262)
New Zealand
June 14, 2019 7:35pm CST
We moved to this place last December and paying 600 New Zealand dollars per week and this is a fixed term tenancy for 12 months.
Yesterday I’ve got a message from my property manager saying that they gonna increase the rent from another 30 dollars per week, so it will be 630 per week from August.
This is really annoying and too much for us. So we decided to find another place for a less price. It’s hard.... but we will get there somehow.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 19
I wish you the best of luck in finding a more affordable place to live. It's such a shame that something that is considered a basic human need (shelter) can be so expensive to obtain. Too bad our governments can't pass laws that keep housing more affordable or something.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jun 19
@amandajay You have to pay by the week? Is that standard in your country?
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
18 Jun 19
@moffittjc yes pay by weekly or fortnightly, because most get get paid salaries weekly.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
Thanks for the wishes. yes they should lower the cost of living, at least the rent. we have to pay a lot per week
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
15 Jun 19
Yeah they said tallying to market value. Nonsense
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@rakski (156605)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
@amandajay true. I hope you can find one soon
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
@rakski yes hopefully... but it's hard to find places too
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
15 Jun 19
Rents are expensive and house hunting can be a challenge. Good luck to you.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
15 Jun 19
Since its a fixed term tenancy for 12 months, can they even raise the rent? And if you find another place, won't you get charged for leaving early?
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
16 Jun 19
@amandajay Yeah.. see if its worth it in the end.. Hope it work out for you whichever way you go!
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
@infatuatedbby yeah have to calculate total costs and see again otherwise Im gonna lose more
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
yes have to pay a penalty, 250 dollars, was thinking about that...that's a big amount too
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Jun 19
I wish you the best with finding a cheaper place and everything. We are trying to find a different home as well and have hit every wall possible with it. =(
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
all the best to you too... it's hard to find a good place for an affordable price
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jun 19
Best of luck to you in finding a place that is cheaper.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
Thank you very much, hope I can find something soon
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
yes,, hope to find good one soon... but that's not that easy though
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
Thank you very much, yes hopefully i can find something better
@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
yes they don't rush to repair the things in the house but in rush to increase the rent... nonsense
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
16 Jun 19
Good luck with finding a new place... That does seem to be a big jump!!
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
18 Jun 19
@amandajay I know and there are days I wonder how we made it through.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
oh yes... it's horrible when thinking about cost of living
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@noni1959 (13058)
• United States
22 Jun 19
@amandajay I'm not sure what a PR is. I hope you find a home soon.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
18 Jun 19
still can't buy a place because we haven't got our PR here in NZ. after that my first thing is to buy a house.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
24 Jun 19
@noni1959 it's "Permanent Residence"... thanks Loretta
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@AliCanary (4459)
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16 Jun 19
Wow, I guess NZ dollars are a lot less than USD, but still, that sounds like a CRAZY price increase. If you are on a fixed term, doesn't that mean they can't increase your rent during that time? That's what it is here.
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@AliCanary (4459)
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20 Jun 19
@amandajay - Oh, so as SOON as they could legally do it, they pounced. What jerks! You're better off somewhere else, I agree.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
20 Jun 19
@AliCanary yeah trying to find a place these days , but that is not easy though
@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
yes its less than USD, but still it's a lot comparing to the earnings, so 30 means a lot for a week. it's annoying when they do these things suddenly. they have put a sentence on the agreement saying that they can increase after 6 month according to the market value, but that's unfair.
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@LindaOHio (222638)
• United States
15 Jun 19
Hope you find a new more affordable place soon.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
16 Jun 19
Thanks Linda, I hope we can find one soon
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