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Illawarra rental cost continue rise
Latest figures show rental prices for houses in the Illawarra have continued to rise.
ABC News, 17/12/2008
Renters brace for pain as housing construction falls
Renters are being warned to expect more pain after the number of new homes built in the last quarter plummeted.
ABC News, 16/12/2008
Moveable dwellings must follow local laws
Does a resident’s moveable dwelling have to comply with local government laws? The short answer is yes!
Tenant News, December 2008
You can appeal decisions by a housing provider
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can appeal many of the decisions made by social housing providers.
Tenant News, December 2008
Govt still working on housing affordability: Plibersek
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek has delivered a report card on the Government's attempts to improve housing affordability.
ABC News, 10/12/2008
Rental drop reveals NSW market slowdown
Property analysts say a drop in rents on apartments in Sydney's eastern suburbs and lower North Shore show the market is heading for a slowdown.
ABC News, 05/12/2008
Rents tumble in inner Sydney
Rents on apartments across the lower North Shore and eastern suburbs are tumbling as the finance sector sheds jobs, existing renters reach breaking point and lower interest rates make buying a property more attractive.
Sydney Morning Herald, 06/12/08
New scheme offers affordable homes to renters, says minister
As housing development in NSW all but dries up, the federal minister will today announce about 1000 new low-cost houses and apartments to be made available for the state's renters.
Sydney Morning Herald, 05/12/08
Community housing offers stability
The main benefits to tenants are feeling more settled, being better able to manage money, and continuing to live in the same area, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
ScienceAlert Australia & New Zealand, 24/11/08
Mixed bag for Sydney's renters: report
The New South Wales Government says there is good and bad news for Sydney's renters in the state's latest housing figures.
ABC News, 18/11/08
Residents can sell their moveable dwellings on-site!
The TU has been receiving lots of queries about whether caravan park residents can sell their dwelling on-site. Residential Parks Legal Officer, Samantha Fradd explains.
Tenant News, September 2008
Who is my housing provider?
It can sometimes be very confusing what additional rights you may have as a tenant in Aboriginal housing.
Tenant News, September 2008
Most public housing tenants don't work
About two thirds of people in public rental housing are not in the workforce or looking for work, a new report has found.
The Australian, 24/10/08
Govt admits to 7-year housing maintenance backlog
The New South Wales Government has revealed that it will take seven years to overcome the maintenance backlog for the state's public housing.
ABC News, 17/10/08
Rate cut may help with rent - for a while
Tenants across Australia look set for a short-term reprieve from rising rental prices, with analysts expecting landlords to pass on the benefits of interest rate cuts.
News.com.au, 17/10/08
Rental scheme 'fails' to address issue
The Rudd government's rental affordability scheme fails to address major under-supply in the housing market, the federal opposition says.
Yahoo!7 News, 17/10/08
NSW Government hoarding renters' $44m slush fund
The State Government has been revealed as the biggest money maker from Sydney's rental crisis - hoarding $44.5 million of renters' money in a surplus slush fund.
Daily Telegraph, 04/10/08
Sydney to crack down on overcrowded rentals
Sydney City Council wants to give rangers greater powers to carry out surprise inspections of rental units in a bid to stamp out overcrowding caused by the rental crisis.
Sydney Morning Herald, 27/09/08
Willing to pay ahead
Some would-be tenants have questioned the hype surrounding the market.
Sydney Morning Herald, 25/09/08
Amnesty protects most from eviction
Most public housing tenants who provide information to Housing NSW under its Tenant Fraud Amnesty will be protected from eviction, says the Tenants' Union.
Tenants' Union of NSW, 16/09/08
How to ease the rent squeeze
The July 24 Sydney Morning Herald reported Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showing that rents across Sydney had increased by 8% over the 2007-08 financial year, almost twice the rate of inflation.
Green Left online, 02/08/2008
Why are rents going through the roof?
Ben Eltham explains how the great Australian dream went so very wrong.
newmatilda.com, 28/07/2008
Website Launch
The Tenants' Union of NSW announces re-launch of the Tenants NSW website. The site was launched on 23 July 2008 by Deputy Commissioner of Fair Trading, Rod Stowe.
Tenants' Union of NSW, 20/07/08
Amnesty for housing fraud
Amnesty for housing fraud: The NSW Government has declared a three-month amnesty on public housing fraud ahead of tougher new laws that come into force on October 1.
News.com.au, 01/07/2008
Evictees starting over
Evictees starting over - on the pension: Thousands of older Australians now being forced from their rented homes - by landlords convinced they need more money to pay mortgages.
Today Tonight, 17/06/2008
Rent rebates: Danger for Housing NSW tenants
The Housing Amendment (Tenant Fraud) Act gives Housing NSW new powers to investigate public housing tenants who receive a rental rebate, and new powers to recover rebate monies incorrectly credited to tenants.
Tenant News, June 2008
For some of the caravan crew it's a happy lot
A report by St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, released yesterday, showed the housing affordability problem is pushing more people into caravan parks, where demand is outstripping supply.
Sydney Morning Herald, 03/06/2008
Suburb goes public/private
Suburb goes public/private: Construction is under way on the Minto urban renewal to create a mix of public and private housing to be on offer.
Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser, 28/05/2008
Tenants' anxious wait
Tenants' anxious wait: Public housing tenants in Glebe fear they'll be dumped in distant suburbs, never to return, when they are relocated while 700 new units are built.
The Glebe, 28/05/2008
Renters must pay for their own evictions
Renters must pay for their own evictions: Sydney renters have plenty to gripe about. Not only are their rents soaring but they are also funding the legal machinery used by landlords to evict them. Sydney Morning Herald, 26/05/2008
Council backflip on affordable housing
Council backflip on affordable housing: A plan to improve housing affordability on the Clarence is firmly back on the agenda after originally being voted down by Clarence Valley Council. The Daily Examiner, 22/05/2008
NSW eviction crisis looming
NSW eviction crisis looming: Almost 2000 householders were evicted from rental properties last year, with many families forced to relocate to caravan parks and boarding houses. Daily Telegraph, 11/05/2008
Rental market freezes as rents rise
Rental market freezes as rents rise: Tenants in established tenancies are staying put while those looking for housing face extraordinarily high rents, according to figures released today by the NSW State Government.
Tenants' Union of NSW, 07/5/2008
Housing shortage drives inequality
Housing shortage drives inequality: Local council approvals for new public housing have plunged to a quarter of a century low, despite a new study highlighting the crucial role subsidised housing plays in reducing inequality. Sydney Morning Herald, 2/05/2008
Rents set to rise as 5.2m struggle
Rental affordability is set to worsen, with public housing approvals hitting their lowest level in almost 30 years The Age, 02/5/2008
Public housing unit push
Public housing unit push: The creation of a separate tribunal division to hear the rising number of disputes between government-housing providers and their tenants is being pushed through State Parliament, in a move that advocacy groups say will further stigmatise public-housing residents. Sydney Morning Herald, 30/04/2008
Sydney's $260m cheap home plan
Sydney's $260m cheap home plan: Prime city land will be transformed into hundreds of new affordable apartments under a $260 million project to bring key workers, priced out of the property market, closer to their work. Sydney Morning Herald, 29/04/2008
CPI report: rents rise strongly but less than 'forecast'
CPI report: rents rise strongly, but less than ‘forecast’.
Tenants’ Union of NSW, 24/04/2008
The BMWs that ate public housing
The BMWs that ate public housing: When NSW housing ministers start spruiking about public housing estates overrun with BMWs, tenants know more draconian moves are in the pipeline. Sydney Morning Herald, 22/04/2008
Landlord MPs in conflict of interest fear
Landlord MPs in conflict of interest fear: Sydney renters have reacted with alarm over the number of landlord state MPs, claiming many had a conflict of financial interest which could be holding up reform to protect tenants from rising rents. Daily Telegraph, 18/04/2008
Greedy landlords rorting rents
Greedy landlords rorting rents: Greedy real estate agents have been caught using scare tactics to prey on unsuspecting tenants as figures show the housing squeeze has led to rents increasing by almost 20 per cent. Daily Telegraph, 16/04/2008
Fear and loathing in Toukley
Fear and loathing in Toukley: Tenants’ Union deplores real estate scare tactics on the Central Coast.
Tenants’ Union of NSW, 14/04/2008
Tenants' Union comments on tenant fraud Bill
Tenants’ Union comments on tenant fraud Bill: The Tenants’ Union of NSW has produced a briefing paper on the Housing Amendment (Tenant Fraud) Bill recently introduced into the Parliament by the NSW Government. Tenants’ Union of NSW, 9/04/2008
Renters paying 'as much as they can afford'
A housing lobby group [Tenants' Union of NSW] says that one-quarter of renters in New South Wales may have to look for cheaper housing if rent increases continue.
ABC News, 04/04/2008
$5.4m housing relief
$5.4m housing relief: A new public housing complex in North Parramatta will house more than 70 people and help alleviate housing stress in the area. Parramatta Sun, 2/04/2008
Public housing funding in doubt: TU commentary
In announcing that he seeks new uses of the Commonwealth's CSHA funds, Mal Brough complained that social housing in Australia has not grown over the last 10 years. Australian social housing has not grown because it has not been funded to grow.
Tenant News, September 2007
Tenants' Union takes out Fair Trading Awards
The Tenants' Union was recognised for its outstanding learning and assessment resource for the Certificate IV in Community Services Advocacy at the Fair Trading Awards on November 8 2006.
Tenant News, December 2006
Mortgagee reposession
Most mortgagees require the landlord to give the mortgagee the title deed. For tenants a repossession means that they may loose their home.
Tenant News, December 2006
International Union of Tenants Down Under
Magnus Hammar, Secretary-General of the International Union of Tenants toured Australia in November.
Tenant News, December 2006
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