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New Zealand-owned property management and real estate company, Iron Bridge Property Group, is revealing a fresh new look, after it recently commemorated its 20th anniversary in November 2023. As a family business, to mark the milestone of turning 20, Iron Bridge is excited to unveil the updated look and an evolution of the Iron Bridge […]

This year marks a major milestone as Iron Bridge Property Group, an independent, dynamic family-owned real estate and property management company commemorates 20 years of excellence in the industry. Since its establishment in November 2003, Iron Bridge has been empowering clients in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to sell, buy, rent, and manage their investment properties. […]

‘We’re all going on a summer holiday’ – it’s that time of year again! The day after Christmas, the wrapping paper will be tided away, the car packed and you’ll be ready to head off. Before you leave, take a few minutes to make sure your home is safe and secure. After another disruptive year […]

The Government last week announced a very important date for investors of new build investment property – 27th March 2020. Any property newly built with a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) dated after the 27th March 2020 will be allowed to have the interest charged on any borrowings on the property to be deductible for 20 […]

Taxes are going up for most property investors in the market today. If you currently own residential investment property you are most likely going to be affected by Labour’s announcement for housing on the 23rd March. For those who are unaware, there are key changes occurring from the 27th March (last Saturday) for existing, and […]

Now that we have had time to reflect on the impact of these announcements, we thought you would appreciate our view on things going forward. There has already been some great commentary written about the changes and we have included some links for you to review. The main five points however: Nearly $4 Billion to […]

On Monday 23 March, in response to Covid-19, the Prime Minister announced a freeze on residential rent increases, and increased protection for tenants from having tenancies terminated.  Here are some of the more commonly ask questions from owners and tenants about COVID-19 and the new Residential Tenancies Act Amendments. If you require more clarification or […]

Early December saw our teams from around the country come together in Christchurch, to reflect on our successes in 2019 and plan for the coming year. This was a great opportunity for our real estate and property management teams to share learnings and ideas – not to mention a few laughs, and a great meal. […]

The start of July saw substantial changes made to the way the Earthquake Commission (EQC) covers Kiwi property owners affected by natural disasters. From 1 July, the maximum cover that the EQC offers for New Zealand homes increased by 50%, from $100,000 to $150,000 (excluding GST). From the same date, the EQC has stopped providing […]

After enjoying fifteen years in Riccarton, Iron Bridge’s Christchurch team is excited to announce its move to new premises in Addington. Located just three minutes away from the previous office, the new building has plenty of space to accommodate Iron Bridge’s growing Christchurch operation. ‘We needed more office space for our fantastic team. We really […]

We all need a bit of TLC every now and again – and that includes our own website. So, we’ve given it a fresh new look and added a whole heap of useful content which is well worth exploring. You may have already spotted some of the new features. Here are a few more of […]

After 12 years in Takapuna, Iron Bridge Auckland is on the move – but we’re not going far… just around the corner in fact! Our team has been growing rapidly over the last few years, meaning we need to expand our office space. Fortunately, we have found the perfect central Takapuna location at Level 1, […]

You may have heard a whisper that it’s our birthday. A big birthday in fact – 2014 adds up to 10 years in business for Iron Bridge Property Group, and we thought that was probably worthy of some celebrating, which is exactly what we’ve been doing over the past few weeks.  Christchurch started the party on Thursday […]

Clocking up 10 years is no small feat in business, especially with the world economy going into downturn for several of those years. Here at Iron Bridge it’s been a great ride and we’re by no means slowing down now. We began in 2003, when Brent Smith started Iron Bridge Property Group, with investment sales, […]