The most expensive city in the world to rent
SO YOU thought Sydney had the world’s most insane rents? Think again. San Francisco has been named the most expensive city in the world to rent — here’s a look at how Australia’s capital cities compare.
Renting
Scheme to cut rents immediately
THERE’S a new concept that aims to alleviate rent pressures on tenants that’s well established in the UK and USA. It has not yet been taken up in Australia but would work well, writes Jonathan Chancellor.
Landlord evicts pregnant tenant
A WOMAN just weeks away from giving birth was evicted because her landlord worried the baby would disturb his sleep.
Why you’ll never be able to buy a house
HOUSE prices may be dropping in Sydney and Melbourne, but that doesn’t mean buying a home is going to get any easier.
Filthy flats costs landlord $722k
IT’S like a toilet from a horror movie. A dodgy landlord who kept his tenants in these revolting conditions has been slapped with a record penalty.
‘Get rid of it’: Tenant’s cruel note
STEPHANIE was already going through a tough time when this “devastating” letter was slipped under her door.
Agent caught making tenant’s bed
A FAMILY of renters were shocked after returning home to find their beds mysteriously made and their house tidied up.
Laughing landlord kicks out tenant
A PERTH landlord who kicked out his tenant with just one day’s notice has been caught on film laughing and smirking.
Airbnb facing huge crackdown
AIRBNB party houses face the “toughest laws in the country” under a new crackdown — but do the rules go far enough?
Melbourne developer bans Airbnb
A MELBOURNE developer will ban its buyers from leasing their apartments on short-term stay platforms like Airbnb, citing growing instances of bad behaviour by short-term tenants. Will others follow suit?
How we can fix Australia’s housing crisis
A SIMPLE solution to Australia’s “backwards” and “degrading” housing problem is right in front of us, an expert claims.
30yo deadbeat: ‘Doing what’s best for me’
A DEADBEAT millennial son sued by his own parents to have him kicked out of home has given a cringe-worthy TV interview.
Parents sue to get deadbeat son evicted
MICHAEL Rotondo’s frustrated parents tried everything to get the unemployed 30-year-old to move out — including a lawsuit.
Youths trash rental during house party
A HOME in Melbourne has been trashed by car loads of African youths who hired the property online for the night.
Woman shocked by ‘sex for rent’ offer
BRONTE was just looking for a new flat. But after posting an ad on a househunting website, she was inundated with sleazy deals.
Why ‘kidults’ should pay rent at 19
AUSTRALIA’S freeloading “kidults” are living it up thanks to the Bank of Mum and Dad. Here’s why the free ride has got to stop.
Today’s young will retire as renters
SYDNEY’S millennial generation are in danger of renting well into their late 40s and even becoming “retiree renters”, housing experts have warned.
Landlord offers free rent for sex
CRITICS say he exploits vulnerable women. But this man insists he is not doing anything wrong — and is just “looking for fun”.
Rental home used for ‘disturbing’ porn
A WOMAN is suing her former tenants after making the “highly disturbing discovery” that her home was used to film hardcore pornography.
Evicted couple’s elaborate landlord ‘sting’
TO PROVE their landlord acted unfairly, an evicted couple launched a sting operation, secretly recording her giving them a bad reference.
Inside Gemma Ward’s Byron rental
Forget whale watching. It’s been hectic keeping up with the recent comings and goings of the international A-team around Byron Bay. And now, Aussie model gemma Ward is getting in on the action.
Insane $200/week Bondi rent ad
A SYDNEY woman has been ridiculed online for asking $200 a week rent for this “small room” in her Bondi apartment.
Renters lose $400k reno gamble
A COUPLE who poured more than $400,000 into renovating a house that wasn’t theirs have lost a court battle fighting eviction.
Note exposes renting nightmare
ONE note says everything about the broken property market. This renter had to deal with sordid allegations and disgruntled ex-tenants.
Crackdown on Airbnb’s biggest problem
WE’VE all thought about it. Making a few extra bucks on your rental when you go on your holiday. But a new service is cracking down.
Rentals listed for ‘Asians’, ‘Indians-only’
TENANTS are exploiting a loophole in NSW rental laws to post discriminatory yet legal ads seeking only housemates who fit their strict racial, ethnic or religious preferences.
Where it’s cheaper to own than rent
RESIDENTS in a range of often overlooked suburbs are saving more than $50 per week by owning their homes instead of renting them, mortgage and home price data shows.
Landlords shaft renters with dirty trick
NEARLY one in five tenants are getting money deducted from their bond — many for a charge they claim doesn’t reflect the property’s condition and is merely enriching their landlord.
Cat rescued from poo-covered flat
MICHAEL Moody rescued his tenant’s starving cat from shocking conditions — now he’s being threatened with legal action.
End of lease cleaners do dirty on renters
HIRING a professional cleaner to do the dirty work at the end of a lease seems like a no-brainer, but it comes with a big risk.
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