Ben Leahy

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Ben Leahy

A tenant angry at his female flatmate for refusing to sleep with him showed nude photos of her to boarding house tenants. Photo / 123rfAn Auckland landlord was ordered to pay $7778 to a couple complaining about mould, pests, and dangerous flatmates at their Epsom boarding house. The couple’s Tenancy Tribunal application said they were scared by a fellow tenant who continually showed them nude photos from the online escort profile of a female flatmate.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Ben Leahy

A landlord has been unable to have their tenant evicted at the Tenancy Tribunal for allegedly offering sex work and running a brothel from their central Auckland apartment. Photo / 123rfA landlord’s attempt to evict a tenant for alleged brothel activity was denied by the Tenancy Tribunal. The tenant denied that CCTV footage and screenshots of online ads proved sex work was being offered from his apartment.

2 weeks ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ben Leahy

An Auckland homeowner is upset at losing her privacy after a developer cut down her 50-year-old garden hedge without warning. Developer Ishant Arora claimed the hedge became unstable when roots on his land were cut while building a retaining wall. Arora promised to replant trees and build a fence, but disputes remain over how much vegetation should be restored.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Ben Leahy

May Qiu and husband Hulin Young say they've lost privacy after the developers behind their property chopped down a 4m high hedge that separated their garden from the building site. Photo / Dean PurcellAn Auckland homeowner is upset at losing her privacy after a developer cut down her 50-year-old garden hedge without warning. Developer Ishant Arora claimed the hedge became unstable when roots on his land were cut while building a retaining wall.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Ben Leahy

There are claims property traders are increasingly trying to dodge paying GST but the Inland Revenue Department says it is watching and taking quick enforcement action. Photo / John WeekesProperty traders and developers are reportedly dodging tax as authorities have found $150 million in unpaid GST and income taxes this financial year. Traders are dodging GST as a way to buy and sell new-build homes on the cheap, an insider says.