Providing leading commercial and financial advice to support New Zealand’s social and affordable housing sector
One of New Zealand’s most significant challenges is the supply of housing. Unfortunately, an increasing number of people struggle to find and afford a warm, dry home to live in.
A major constraint is the cost of providing housing in New Zealand. Many of our existing homes also face significant deferred maintenance issues. The reality is that the provision of housing is expensive and requires many parties to come together to ensure well-planned communities with sufficient infrastructure and community spaces.
To deliver affordable and social housing at scale usually requires some form of financial support from central or local government and/or new sources of funding and financing.
We advise the Crown, local authorities, community housing providers, property developers and financiers on a wide range of housing matters. We understand the challenges in the sector, the prevailing policy landscape, and the commercial and financial innovations that make a material difference in the delivery of social and affordable housing in New Zealand.
How we can help
We understand that safe, affordable and warm homes matter, and that there are often difficult trade-offs between financial and social outcomes in delivering social housing.
We develop commercial solutions for housing portfolios, provide asset management advice to housing providers, advise on the transfer of existing assets, help shape policy settings in the sector, and use our skills to deliver more housing or tackle difficult challenges inherent in this sector. We support our clients to make the right choices, drive positive outcomes for communities and leverage our global experience to solve local challenges.
Our multi-disciplinary team combines a wide range of professional capabilities that can be applied across the housing sector. Our aim is to bring together robust evidence with a detailed understanding of how things work in practice to make a tangible difference in this critical sector for New Zealanders.
