Some countries have responded to pressures within their housing systems to provide a range of intermediate/shared equity (alternative tenure structures), and these responses have varied between countries. These intermediate/shared equity tenures have characteristics that fall between pure rental and traditional ownership models.
This research investigates whether intermediate/shared equity tenure models used overseas are applicable in a New Zealand context and whether they could provide opportunities to improve access to affordable good-quality housing with long-term security of tenure so that we can better meet our legal obligations under the United Nation conventions.
The research also investigates the potential application of different models to meet households’ needs as they age and at the different pressure points along the housing continuum.