One Auckland couple is concerned the delays have already started before the housing crisis building boom has begun.

Elizabeth Witton is waiting for the council to provide a Code of Compliance Certificate on her new build home in Albany.

The process is meant to take up to 20 working days, but Ms Witton's been told it will be longer.

She said the council did its final checks on the property on August 3rd.

"Before that when we were sussing out exactly what was going on, the council actually said we can't do within 20 days. We're too overworked. It's likely to be 30."

Ms Witton said people are demanding more houses be built in Auckland to deal with the housing crisis.

"They can't even cope with it as it is now. How on earth will they cope with the whole infrastructure -- are their enough builders, getting all of these consents done?

"How will they cope when places aren't being built at the rate that people are wanting them to be built at."

She said if the council isn't coping now, she doesn't see how it will cope when building ramps up to meet the dire housing shortage.

Auckland Council building and compliance manager Ian McCormack is blaming the time of year, saying they've had a number of people off sick over the past few weeks.

But he also agrees they need more staff to cope with increasing numbers of building consent applications and compliance certificates.

He said they've been under a load for some time, and they're coping with it - but they're stretched and looking for recruits.