If you managed to keep even one eye on the news over the summer break, you’ll have noticed the Government has wasted no time kicking off the new year with a sweep of major reforms. And for the property sector, these changes are shaping up to be significant. 

We’re talking about once-in-a-generation (and hopefully once-only) reforms that will fundamentally reshape how our planning system works, how developers contribute to funding infrastructure, and how we address a long-broken earthquake-prone building regime. 

Behind the scenes, Property Council’s Advocacy team has been busy digging into these reforms and a few others that quietly made their way onto the agenda over the break. From resource management reform and development levies, to seismic strengthening, regional council reform, the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act, and even a proposed rates cap, there’s a lot happening, fast.