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Welcome to our blog. Tenants' Union staff and occasional guests offer commentary and analysis of our renting system. We hope to inform, educate and debate the legal, political and cultural aspects of this renting life. For an official quote for media use, or questions regarding our research, policy or publications please contact us. For more articles see news, reports and the Brown Couch archive. For factsheets see tenancy info.

 

Eloise Parrab |

Renovictions – what can we learn from the Canadian experience? 

Amidst growing concern about "renovictions" we can look to jurisdictions in Canada to understand and protect against this unfair practice.
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Leo Patterson Ross |

Rental scams are making renting even harder. What should NSW do?

Recently we published a new resource to help renters avoid rental scams. In this blog post, we explore what the state government needs to do to prevent scams happening in the first place.
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Eloise Parrab |

Renting and solar power in NSW

Over the last decade we have seen a dramatic uptake in solar panels on Australian homes, but a large portion of the population has been excluded from the benefits: renters. These benefits…
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Leo Patterson Ross |

What did we learn about Rent Bidding?

NSW Fair Trading have released their report Bidding in the NSW Rental Market - Analysis and Regulatory Insights where they investigated rental market bidding behaviour in the past 10 years. Our…
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The Conversation |

‘It’s disgusting that they can get away with this’: here’s how eviction can affect tenants’ lives

For people relying on rental properties to keep a roof over their heads, there are few things more scary than the possibility of being evicted from their home. This research examines the…
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Leo Patterson Ross |

A closer look at Rent Assistance increases

The Federal Budget's most notable announcement for renters was an increase in rent assistance, but a closer look reveals it may not be as generous as it seems. Starting in September, the…
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Jack Moon |

What does mortgage data tell us about the impact of rental reform on investment?

Whenever reforms to introduce regulations and strengthen rights for renters are proposed, it’s not long before articles appear quoting property developers, investment groups, and real estate…
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Zuzia Buszewicz |

Brave renewal world for social housing in NSW

After a decade of practices involving selling off publicly owned properties to finance maintenance of the remaining stock, this significant increase in investment and shift in how government…
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Jemima Mowbray |

NSW is ending 'no grounds' evictions: what does it mean for renters?

The recent announcement by the NSW Government that they are moving ahead with promised eviction reforms is welcome news. For renters, and those who campaign for housing justice, this is long…
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Paula-Rose Bassett |

NCAT Aboriginal Tenancy List

In September 2023, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) introduced a fortnightly Aboriginal Tenancy List in its Consumer and Commercial Division. The List is available for tenants…
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Jemima Mowbray |

Where are we at with ending ‘no grounds’ evictions? An update

In this short blog update we share recent news on the rental reform front - Jenny Leong, Housing Spokesperson for the NSW Greens' private member bill to ban "no-grounds" evictions…
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Zuzia Buszewicz |

Time to end the trauma of no grounds evictions

Renters asked to leave their home for no reason tell us the impact of these evictions is severe. Responses from renter to our our recent survey make it clear that having the rug of relative…
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