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NZ Herald: Habitat for Humanity urges law change

NZ Herald: Habitat for Humanity urges law change

A non-profit tackling housing insecurity is urging the Government to change the law to ensure property developers are forced to provide affordable homes in their developments. Alan Thorp – the CEO of the New Zealand arm of Habitat for Humanity, an organisation that...
ASB joins Bridge Housing’s First Home Partner Programme

ASB joins Bridge Housing’s First Home Partner Programme

Bridge Housing is pleased to announce ASB Bank as the newest financial institution to support its First Home Partner programme, providing more aspiring homeowners with access to shared ownership opportunities and making home ownership a reality for more New...
Waikato Times: Bridge Housing Trust Steps Up

Waikato Times: Bridge Housing Trust Steps Up

With home ownership slipping further out of reach for many, Bridge Housing Trust has stepped up as a de facto Bank of Mum and Dad. The housing charity is in its early years but delivered 40 affordable homes last year and wants to double that in 2025. “There’s a...
Waikato Times: Shared equity scheme launches in Te Awamutu

Waikato Times: Shared equity scheme launches in Te Awamutu

​The house prices start at $496,000, but there’s another buyer in the mix in a Te Awamutu development. Bridge Housing Charitable Trust is offering an 80-20 shared equity scheme with the aim of getting more people into home ownership. “What it means is that the family...
Affordable homes plan set to roll after Westpac steps up

Affordable homes plan set to roll after Westpac steps up

A $20 million, 42-apartment affordable housing scheme for Hamilton’s CBD is now poised to start early next year after an earlier failure to secure Government funding. The plan by the charitable Bridge Housing Trust for the site at the corner of Tristram and Liverpool...