Rental property companies are bracing for a tsunami of applications as thousands of returning students compete with transferring workers and new migrants for a place to live.
The cut-throat Auckland market is already hotting up, with well-priced rental properties drawing dozens of hopeful house-hunters.
Prospective tenants are forced to queue at mass viewing sessions and prepare CV-like covering letters and references, with some offering gardening work or extra cash in a bid to secure scarce properties.
