John Kenel

Name: John Kenel
Address: Cambridge, NZ
Telephone: +6478232525

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Assured Property is based on one simple belief - investing in property should be easy and accessible to every-day New Zealanders. The founder and director of Assured Property, John Kenel, bought his first rental property in 1997. Six years later, as John bought and developed his portfolio, he was driven to share his knowledge and expertise to others - and to assist other Kiwis in experiencing the benefits that rental ownership provided. This drive and belief combined in the creation of Assured Property - offering an innovative product to retail investors. Assured Property designs and builds properties with both the investor and tenant in mind - creating multi-tenanted residential buildings in high-demand Waikato locations. A reliable, tangible asset that provides immediate yield as well as long-term growth. In short - a high-quality rental investment that is ready for tenants, pays for itself - and provides benefits both now and for the future. After 20 years of providing close to 1,000 rentals for over 600 buyers, Assured Property are trustworthy partners with proven expertise. Encouraging their investors to enjoy the benefits of passive cashflow and long-term capital gains, Assured Property has delivered consistent results for their buyers - allowing them to invest and enjoy their new financial freedom.

05/11/2026

In the Cambridge–Karāpiro catchment, the standard development contribution more than doubled during the biggest housing slump I've ever seen.

Who ends up paying the extra? The first home buyers trying to enter the market

Then there's another new charge, $3,800 per house for street trees, neighbourhood improvements and protecting the Waikato river.

A charge they apparently the council didn't want to impose but was forced on them by government.

All of this simply adds to the cost of housing and makes it more unaffordable.

Watch the full video here on government housing policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCAQH9drIM

03/11/2026

Four things I’d work on to make homes more affordable...

Judge the results by homes delivered, cost and quality, not the size of the announcement.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/MgCAQH9drIM

03/11/2026

Infrastructure access can add real costs to housing.

The Carterton water-leak report reminded me of a development in Hamilton. We needed access to a manhole about a metre inside a neighbouring boundary. We couldn't obtain access, even after offering payment.

The alternative involved digging down the side street and connecting into a busy main road. It added cost and disruption for people who weren't involved in the dispute.

Private property deserves respect. We also need a practical process for accessing existing infrastructure, because expensive workarounds feed into the cost of housing.

02/11/2026

I'm trying something different with my Aurora Terrace development to help first home buyers into home ownership

But the issue still remains that increased costs from councils & governments is only making it more expensive for first home buyers to enter the market

A power connection that used to be $1,000 is now $5,000

And because so many pieces of the construction pipeline are monopolies, there’s very little we can actually do about it, aside from accept it and pass on the costs

When will we see government taking real action on this?

Watch the full video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCAQH9drIM&t=2s

Want to buy a home but struggling to save a deposit? We have rent-to-own homes in Hamilton now. Find out more at: https://assuredproperty.co.nz/aurora

01/11/2026

Avenida Alvear was designed to send a signal.

Standing on this street in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, you can see the intention in the wide avenue and grand buildings.

The original families are mostly gone. A lot of the houses have become hotels or embassies, but the street still carries the signal of wealth and status it was designed to convey.

It raises a useful question for New Zealand. We debate housing density, character and what should be allowed where. We should also ask what our planning rules are trying to achieve.

What do we want a place to be known for? And does that still work for the people who live there now?

Those are practical questions worth keeping in the planning discussion.

31/10/2026

A smaller deposit can help you get in.

But it doesn’t make the house cheaper...

What’s harder for you: saving the deposit or meeting the repayments?

Watch the full video breaking down 5% deposits and other property policies coming out pre election: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCAQH9drIM

Want to buy a home but struggling to save a deposit? We have rent-to-own homes in Hamilton now. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gQXmYTBB

30/10/2026

Being able to buy a property and keep it are different things.

Walking past these grand houses, I’m interested in more than the buildings. I’m thinking about what it took to keep them running: staff, gardens and repairs.

The 1929 crash reached Argentina through an economy built on exports. The houses were still there, but the money supporting that lifestyle wasn’t what it had been.

Over time, some mansions became embassies or hotels. Others made way for apartments. The land stayed valuable while what people could afford to do with it changed.

That’s the question I come back to with property. Everyone can see the building. What keeps paying for it deserves just as much attention.

29/10/2026

Council rates getting out of control? Just borrow more money! 🤦‍♂️

You couldn’t make this stuff up.

Labour is backing a scheme that would allow homeowners to borrow against their properties to pay their council rates.

So instead of getting council costs under control, the answer is to let people go further into debt.

And here’s the kicker. You still owe the rates, plus interest. You’re just putting off paying the bill, potentially until you sell your house.

I can see how this might help some retirees who are asset-rich but cash-poor.

But surely the bigger question is why council rates have become so unaffordable in the first place?

How about we get council spending under control instead of asking Kiwis to borrow against their homes to pay for it?

What do you reckon?

29/10/2026

Parliament normally has 120 seats. The party vote largely decides how many seats each party gets.

Electorate results decide who fills some of them, with the remaining places filled from the party list.

Take a party entitled to 36 seats that wins 20 electorates. Those 20 local winners are included in its total.

The remaining 16 places go to list MPs, following the published order and skipping anyone who's already won an electorate.'

For a party that's already qualified, another electorate win will usually change the mix of its MPs.

The exception is an overhang: a party keeps electorate seats it wins beyond its normal party-vote entitlement, making Parliament bigger.

Keep the entitlement and the mix of MPs separate.

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPQOggwXr7E&t=38s

28/10/2026

New Zealand's MMP threshold separates support for a party from representation at an election.

A party qualifies for list seats by receiving at least 5% of the party vote or winning at least one electorate.

If it misses both, its party votes are still counted and recorded.

They don't transfer to a second choice or get allocated to another party.

The seat calculation uses the party votes for the parties that qualified.

Those parties generally receive a larger share of seats than their share of the overall party vote.

Someone may still choose to support a smaller party's ideas or help build support over time.

That choice belongs to them. Understanding the threshold makes the distinction clearer.

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPQOggwXr7E&t=38s

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