The great building cost blame game
Building costs keep going up - but are they driven by the RMA, tax, lack of competition, or all of the above?
When Kelly and Peter Kensington decided to replace their Muriwai bach in Auckland's northwest with a more permanent home four years ago a builder told them to get it started, and quickly, because prices were only going up.
They took the advice with a pinch of salt, thinking it could just be a
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