22 Nov 2022

Govt extends healthy homes deadline for private landlords

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 22 November 2022

Private landlords have been given an early Christmas present - an extra year to bring their rentals up to healthy homes standards.

The government has extended the deadline, saying supply chain disruptions have made it hard for landlords to get heat pumps and other things they need to meet the standards.

But it's also given itself an extended deadline to bring public housing up to scratch.

Our political reporter Anneke Smith reports.

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