Restrictive housing regulations in New Zealand affecting UK investors and exporters
Trade barrier summary
There are various New Zealand restrictions that affect UK importers and investors:
- the application for CodeMark in New Zealand is costly and requires meeting standards that are likely to change.
- New Zealand doesn’t recognise British building standard 3632: 2015
- current legislation won't allow houses under 70 square metres to get the Kiwi-saver loan.
Current legislation won't allow houses under 70 metres squared to get the Kiwi-saver loan.
Sectors affected
- Construction
Resolved
No
Date reported
10 July 2019
Last updated
18 December 2020
Public ID
PID-9NOZ3B
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