SR142 BRANZ 2005 House Condition Survey (2007)

This report is the third study into the condition of homes in New Zealand. Previous surveys were carried out in 1994 and 1999.

This report summarises the results of on-site inspections of the physical condition of 565 houses during 2004 and 2005. The houses were chosen at random from the three main regions. The report also includes the results of a telephone survey of more than 500 homeowners, including owners of those houses inspected. The telephone survey recorded demographic, economic and maintenance information about the homeowners.

Common defects found in earlier surveys were also present in this survey. The condition of interiors of older homes is still better than that of exteriors, however differences are reducing.

This report focuses on a group of houses that broadly represent the underlying range of design, ages and varying conditions of New Zealand houses.