Kia ora,

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Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
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Finance | Leader of the House

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Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [3][email address]

 

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OIA24-CB092

 

Dear Lucy,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 11^th of April 2024.  You have requested the following
information:

 

“You recently made statements that landlords have exited the rental market
due to policies introduced by the previous government.

 

[1]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....
 

 

Can you please provide me with the data that supports this claim? How many
landlords have exited the rental market in the previous five years? If you
don’t have nationwide data as I suspect,  can you please tell me:

 

A) how many landlords have told you they exited the market

B) how this information was collected, and over what period

C) what feedback was sought from tenants, if any?

 

Additionally, I am interested to know how the government intends to
monitor the results of these new policies?”

 

We received your request on 11/04/2024.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
10/05/2024, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.  If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [email address]

 

Email disclaimer:

 

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permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
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OIA24-CB092

 

Dear Lucy,

 

Please find attached response from Hon Chris Bishop.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [1][email address]

 

Email disclaimer:

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 12:44 PM
To: [2][FOI #26404 email]
Subject: [ACK] OIA24-CB092 Official Information request - How many
landlords have exited the rental market

 

OIA24-CB092

 

Dear Lucy,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 11^th of April 2024.  You have requested the following
information:

 

“You recently made statements that landlords have exited the rental market
due to policies introduced by the previous government.

 

[3]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....
 

 

Can you please provide me with the data that supports this claim? How many
landlords have exited the rental market in the previous five years? If you
don’t have nationwide data as I suspect,  can you please tell me:

 

A) how many landlords have told you they exited the market

B) how this information was collected, and over what period

C) what feedback was sought from tenants, if any?

 

Additionally, I am interested to know how the government intends to
monitor the results of these new policies?”

 

We received your request on 11/04/2024.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
10/05/2024, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.  If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [4][email address]

 

Email disclaimer:

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

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