A nice article from NZ Herald Herald Insights: How students impact rent prices Changing student populations have a real impact on rental prices for the university-centred cities of Dunedin and Wellington. Rental bond information from Tenancy Services, mapped into interactive graphics by the Herald, show clear fluctuations in average rental prices in both cities that correlates with the academic year. Click here to see how rents have changed since 1993 from our data journalism website Herald Insights. Dunedin property spokeswoman Liz Nidd said a substantial number of leases for flats in Dunedin were full 12 month leases, despite not being occupied all of that time. "Those properties sit there empty over the summer in most cases," she said. Many students continue to pay rent after leaving town at the end of the academic year, she said. "As a property owner, if you are going to provide property for that university market you've otherwise got an asset ...
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