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Gurner warns tenants of 15-year rental crisis ahead

Sarah Petty

Tim Gurner has bad news for renters – the housing crisis has another 15 years to run as the nation’s lacklustre supply struggles to meet demand.

Rents have soared nearly 40 per cent since 2019, the year before the pandemic. And even though the pace of rental growth is easing, affordability has never been worse. Renters need roughly one-third of their income to cover their obligations.

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Sarah Petty covers commercial and residential property markets for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Melbourne newsroom. Email Sarah at sarah.petty@afr.com

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/property/residential/gurner-warns-australian-tenants-of-15-year-rental-crisis-ahead-20250512-p5lyjv