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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...
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...
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...
NZ Herald: Hamilton City has lowest home ownership rates in NZ
Hamilton City residents are least likely to own their own home, 2023 Census data has revealed. The data, released today, showed Hamilton City was the territorial authority with...
Bridge Housing September 2024 Newsletter
The September issue of the Bridge Housing newsletter is now available to read – Bridge Housing currently has a limited number of homes available through its assisted home...
Bridge Housing Charitable Trust Annual Report 2023/24
We are thrilled to present our first Bridge Housing Charitable Trust Annual Report! We have sought to share our stories and highlights from 2023/24 - celebrating our achievements...
Waikato Times: Affordable home scheme expands to Te Awamutu
A program to move people out of rentals and give them a sense of security with housing has been launched in Te Awamutu. Twenty new two bedroom townhouses on Ohaupo Rd are...
Waikato Business News: Welcome Home
The first affordable housing neighbourhood has opened near Cambridge and it’s a game changer according to its developers. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill was there and talked to...
Perry Trust donates $4m for Affordable Housing in Waipa
Thanks largely to a $4m donation from the Brian Perry Charitable Trust, Bridge Housing has opened Peake Mews, its first affordable housing neighbourhood in Cambridge. “This...
Bridge Housing Chair wins Hawkins Long Service Award
Bridge Housing Charitable Trust is proud to congratulate our Chair, Simon Perry who was named as the winner of the Hawkins Construction Long Service Award at the Property Council...
Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals
Summary More than 24 thousand households in Aotearoa NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. Many of these households include children whose current and future...
Affordable rental housing shrinking compared to population rise
The number of affordable houses available for renters is shrinking as the population rises, new research shows. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) commissioned the survey...
Inclusionary zoning proposed to help provide affordable housing in Waipā
Waipā looks set to become only the second council after Queenstown to use inclusionary zoning to address concerns around housing costs. Inclusionary zoning compels developers to...
Bridge Housing featured in Business North August Edition
Perry Charitable Trust’s New Peake Mews Development Offers Hope for New Zealand’s Housing Crisis. In an effort to combat the on-going housing crisis in New Zealand, the Brian...
Peake Mews Second Show Home Now Open!
Our second open home saw more than 30 people visit our new Cambridge home. These 2-bedroom homes will be move-in-ready this October. If you would like to arrange a viewing...
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