PHOTO: LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF – Te Atatu South resident Gary Osborne is challenging the rating valuation put on a Henderson property he owns.
Auckland homeowner and landlord Gary Osborne is challenging the $895,000 rating valuation on one of his properties.
He’s not planning on selling them any time soon, so he doesn’t feel he’s shooting himself in the foot by seeking a lower valuation.
He just wants to make sure he’s only charged his fair share of rates.
His property in the West Auckland suburb of Henderson went up from $490,000 in 2014 to $895,000 in Auckland Council’s latest round of rating valuations.
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