Tenants' Union in the media
Tenants' Union in the media
‘Uninhabitable’: The rental loophole letting landlords suddenly boot tenants
Amelia McGuire The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Eviction, Landlords and agents, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/uninhabitable-the-rental-loo…
If property prices are going down, why are rents going up?
Tawar Razghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Home ownership, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/if-property-prices-are-goin…
‘Real problem’: The rental rights you need to know
Kassia Byrnes Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent, Tribunal NCAT, Housing market.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/real-problem-the-rent…
Northern Rivers Housing Crisis
The Australian Sociological Association (No paywall) # Aboriginal renters, Land lease communities, Rent, Families, Home ownership, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, Local Government, Regional NSW, State Government.Go to: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKKXgjHWrvLstlDbQnVBR…
Got a rent increase notice? Know your rental rights and how to negotiate a better deal
Rafqa Touma The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2022/aug/11/rent-increase…
'If you don’t like it, leave’: renters priced out of their homes as landlords pass on costs of RBA rate hikes
Rafqa Touma The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/04/if-you-do…
Nothing private about this house
Tenants’ Union of New South Wales and Legal Aid NSW (No paywall) # Aboriginal renters, Public and community housing, Rent.Go to: https://legalaidnswcle.podbean.com/e/nothing-private-about-this-…
Australia’s Rental Prices Have Gone Up By More Than 70 Percent In Some Suburbs
Lavender Baj (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://junkee.com/rent-australia-increasing/337794
$275pw Bondi room slammed over 'joke' feature
Carly Bass (No paywall) # Rent, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/bondi-room-rent-slammed-joke-feature-0…
Pod off the press
Charlie Wilde Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Domestic violence, Eviction, Land lease communities, Rent, Repairs, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/news/pod-press-renting-bytes
Newcastle rents growing by 10 per cent a year
Hamish Geale (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Older people, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.realestateview.com.au/news/nsw/tenants-haven-t-had-m…
‘The most significant cost’: Is it time to limit rent increases?
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/the-most-significant-cost-i…
Inquiry into homelessness for older Australians faces confronting submissions
Erin Modaro (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Homelessness, No-grounds evictions, Older people.Go to: https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/07/nsw-inquiry-into-homelessne…
Property managers reveal brutal decision-making process when choosing tenants. Here’s what they look for.
Rhiannon Lewin (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/real-estate/property-managers-rev…
‘There’s real powerlessness’: Australian renters at the mercy of no-cause evictions
Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/16/theres-re…
What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/living/what-tenants-can-do-if-th…
'Extremely challenging’: Sydney house rents jump 19 per cent since pandemic began
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing affordability, Housing market, International.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/extremely-challenging-sydne…
‘Double Whammy Of Distress’: Vulnerable Public Housing Residents Are Being Forcibly Moved Out
Aleksandra Bliszczyk (No paywall) # Eviction, Public and community housing, Estate renewal.Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/public-housing-residents-moved/
Tenants claim they face eviction for complaining 'too much'
Nat Wallace 9 News (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs, Landlords and agents, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/sydney-tenants-speak-o…
Ways Australia can address its worsening rental affordability crisis
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Disability, Home ownership, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, Human rights, Older people.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/ways-australia-can-address-it…
‘Very much a landlords’ market’: Renters face tough conditions with vacancy rate at record low
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/very-much-a-landlords-marke…
Rents are on the rise. What are your rights if your landlord wants to increase yours?
Biwa Kwan and David Aidone SBS (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rents-are-on-the-rise-what-a…
Census data released today confirms renters fastest growing tenure type.
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Federal Government, Health, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://bit.ly/3NvkMmX
The Insecurity of Renting in Australia
ABC (No paywall) # Repairs, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/rental/13950708
Renting your home? These online tools could save you money
Tom Watson (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.moneymag.com.au/rental-property-reviews-online-tools
What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/living/what-tenants-can-do-if-th…
Rental crisis: What the Labor Government can do to fix it
Poppy Johnston (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/rental-crisis-what-the-labor-g…
Cold or mould: Sydney tenants told to keep windows open throughout winter
Stephanie Tran and Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Mould.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/09/cold-or-m…
Clover Moore urges Sydney renters to take up green energy to meet net zero target
Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Utilities electricity water gas.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/clover-moore…
Renters warned to brace for massive hikes to hold onto homes
Gemma Acton (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Minimum habitability standards, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/550337133132852/?ext…
Prep your pocket — rent could be going up
ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13919018
Fundraising for housing: the rental crisis pushing some to the brink
Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Homelessness, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2022/may/30/fun…
‘They’re held over a barrel’: in the overheated rental market, tenant vetting can go too far
Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Privacy and access, Rent.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/29/theyre-he…
City dwellers escaping to the regions putting pressure on housing crisis
Caitlin Fitzsimmons The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Regional NSW, Short-term holiday letting.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/city-dwellers-escaping-to-th…
What Anthony Albanese's win means for struggling renters
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing market.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/what-anthony-albaneses-win-me…
Tenant vs. Landlord: Who is responsible for mould outbreak in rental properties?
Hayley Taylor (No paywall) # Rent, Health, Housing market, Mould, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://7news.com.au/business/housing/tenant-vs-landlord-who-is-…
‘Hot political real estate’: how powerful will renters be this election?
Rachel Dexter The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Federal Government.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hot-political-real-estat…
Tenant News
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Boarders and lodgers, Public and community housing, Rent, Security and safety, Utilities electricity water gas, Climate change, Federal Government, Housing affordability, Housing market, Welfare.Go to: https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=29c79d2825cb376b3f0b06385&id…
What happens to rents after an RBA cash rate rise?
Aaron Bell (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Planning and development, Tax.Go to: https://www.savings.com.au/news/rba-cash-rate-rise-and-the-impac…
Low-income tenants hardest hit as Australian rent rises outstrip assistance payments
Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Homelessness, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Welfare.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/27/low-incom…
‘Hard to escape’: Unbearable heat forces Sydney families out of their homes
Andrew Taylor The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Utilities electricity water gas, Climate change, Health, Housing market, Minimum habitability standards, State Government.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hard-to-escape-unbearable-he…
Cashed-up Sydney tree-changers send regional rents to record highs
Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney Domain (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Affordable housing, Housing market, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/cashed-up-sydney-tree-chang…
Rent crisis sweeping across our suburbs sending costs soaring
Gemma Acton (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca397as5NYM&ab_channel=7NEWSAust…
How much do landlords really need to know about their tenants?
Jimmy Thomson (Paywall) # Privacy and access, Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/how-much-do-landlord…
Australia's rental crisis
ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Homelessness, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13824150
‘There is a whole lot more to negotiate’: how Covid-19 has changed housemate hunting
Maddie Thomas The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Share houses, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/mar/21/there-is-a-…
‘He wants to give it to someone else’: rent rises leaving a toll on regional NSW
Michael McGowan and Josh Nicholas The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Housing market, No-grounds evictions, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/17/he-wants-…
New social housing tenant says Bellambi house riddled with mould, plumbing not connected
Nick Rheinberger and Nick McLaren ABC (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Repairs, Tribunal NCAT, Mould.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-17/social-housing-wollongong…
A ‘hovel’, but it’s home: Sydney’s boarding houses point to affordability crisis
Megan Gorrey The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Boarders and lodgers, Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/a-hovel-but-it-s-home-sydney…
Rent assistance, grants for flood affected NSW residents welcomed amid 'price gouging' concerns
Jack Needham (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://view.com.au/news/vic/rent-assistance-grants-for-flood-af…