Explore your New Zealand property FAQs
Welcome to your comprehensive New Zealand property FAQ page, with all the information you need to know about moving. We’ve covered the entire process, from choosing where to live through to buying, registering and paying tax (plus some tips on settling in).
Visas for New Zealand
What are my options to get a visa for New Zealand?
Family life
Make sure you don’t miss out any of the essential steps of moving to New Zealand by reading our free Emigration Guide today!
Healthcare
Inheritance
Transferring money
Why is it a good idea to use currency specialist to transfer money?
Understand how to safeguard your budget when transferring large sums of money overseas by downloading your Property Buyers’ Guide to Currency.
Buying processes and legalities
What is the buying process in New Zealand?
Renovating a property
Renting in New Zealand
How do I find a short-term rental while looking for a home to purchase?
Letting out a property in New Zealand
How do I find a short-term rental while looking for a home to purchase?
Where is the best area for…?
Where are the best places to purchase a holiday home?
Where are the most affordable areas of New Zealand?
Where are the areas with the best weather in New Zealand?
Where are the best coastal areas to buy property?
Where are the most popular expat areas in New Zealand?
Where to buy in the main areas of New Zealand?
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Auckland
Bay of Plenty
Dunedin
Gisborne
Hawke's Bay
Nelson
Queenstown
Waikato
Wellington
Our New Zealand property FAQs cover all the most common questions we get from our readers, but we know that everyone’s situation is different. If you still have questions you want to ask us, please do give us a call at the Resource Centre on 020 7898 0549 or email us at [email protected].
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