What scares Aussie renters the most
As the housing crisis grips much of Australia, there is one thing renters are most fearful of.
Renting
Good news, at last, for desperate renters
Struggling renters have finally received some welcome news across much of Australia when it comes to finding or keeping a place to live.
Albo set for huge win on housing
After a months-long standoff and $3bn in extra funding, a deal has finally been secured to have the Prime Minister’s election promise sail through the parliament.
What’s driven a ‘renewed tightening’ in the rental market
“Rapid” population growth and a drop in new housing are causing further strain on Sydney’s rental market, according to latest research.
‘Cooked’ reason renter had no hope
There’s a massive flaw in the system that reveals just how vulnerable renters really are in Australia, and it could happen to anyone.
Real estate agent’s racist email to tenants
A Perth real estate agent has been suspended after sending “vile” emails to tenants criticising the “filth that is India”.
Horrific reason landlord won’t rent to women
Aussie landlords have revealed the secret things they look for in a new tenant, including a shocking reason one property owner won’t rent to “single women”.
ATO blasts ‘un-Australian’ deductions
The tax office has lashed some for wrongly claiming deductions — and it says the move is hurting Australians who need it most.
Darwin rents: where tenants are paying the most
The highs and lows of the Darwin rental market have been exposed with new data showing a $500 per week difference between the most expensive and most affordable suburbs.
‘I couldn’t eat’: 71yo evicted after 25 years
An elderly Melbourne woman has become the voice of Australia’s brutal rental crisis after losing her home after a quarter of a century.
Agent fires up over ‘homeless’ Aussies
A Perth property manager has unleashed on “below standard” renters while firing up over the growing number of Aussies becoming homeless.
‘Least affordable’ Aussie region to rent
A new ranking has revealed the most and least affordable places to rent in Australia; and though the results may surprise you, experts are not so shocked.
‘Hell’: Family forced to live in caravan
The kids have been pulled out of school and have called a cramped caravan home for the last eight months.
‘Perpetual crisis’: Reality of rent nightmare
Australians have been left in a state of “perpetual crisis” as spiking rents and plummeting availability are leaving many trapped in unthinkable situations.
‘Has to change’: Renters plea for reform
Renters struggling to make ends meet are pleading with the government to make drastic changes to the system.
‘Female only’ rental ad disgusts Aussies
An advertisement for a $270 a week Melbourne rental has horrified Aussies, with tenants slamming the poster as “delusional”.
Landlord’s insane demands of tenant
A prospective landlord has put out a bizarre list of demands of their future tenants including banning spouses and threatening to call police for breaking any rules.
Real estate agents now wearing body cams
Some Aussie real estate agents have had enough of combative tenants, forcing them to take steps to keep themselves safe.
New attack on Albo over housing policy
The Greens are renewing the protests against the Albanese government’s housing policy with a high-profile protest outside Labor’s national conference in Brisbane.
Rent caps out, but crisis is years from over
A decision to ignore Greens party calls for rental caps in Australia has sparked hopes for an end to a landlord exodus in Victoria. But an end to the rental crisis is still years away.
Desperate Sydney renters’ willing to give it all away
Desperate Sydneysiders are exploring all sorts of options just to secure a roof over their heads.
‘Icky’ move landlords are allowed to do
A landlord has revealed the “icky” way they discovered their tenants had lied to them – and it’s more common in Australia then you’d think.
Sydney nearing shocking rental milestone
Sydney rental homes are moving towards a troubling new milestone.
Mum’s drastic move as rental crisis bites
A Queensland mum has said she moved with her two young kids into a surprising new home due to Australia’s crippling rental crisis.
The Block quitters’ luxury $4m home up for grabs
The $4m Byron Bay home of glamour couple Joel Patfull and Elle Ferguson, who controversially quit The Block after just three days, is up for grabs.
Group hit worst in Aussie rental crisis
Shocking new data has revealed one crucial group of workers are unable to afford rent across Australia, with urgent pleas for change growing stronger.
More misery for luckless Opal Tower owners
There’s little good news for the long-suffering owners at western Sydney’s controversial Opal Tower.
Group hardest hit by rental crisis revealed
The critical impact of the rental crisis on one particular group of Aussies has been laid bare.
Inside ‘feral’ Sydney rental for $1300
A shocking video has showed the inside of a Sydney rental listed for $1300-per-week, complete with mould and a dead animal.
Aussie’s $3k win against nightmare landlord
A two-year fight with a landlord quite literally paid off for one Aussie after she stood her ground over a townhouse’s unbearable living conditions.
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