Tenants' Union in the media
Tenants' Union in the media
Sydney tenant admits in social media post to paying zero rent by subletting to housemates
Paige Cockburn ABC (No paywall) # Landlords and agents, Sub-letting.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-17/sydney-tenant-subletting-…
How would rent caps work in Australia and how might they affect affordability?
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/22/how-would…
Auction-style rental bids spur competition among desperate tenants
Amber Schultz WA Today (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Personal stories.Go to: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/nsw/auction-style-rental-bid…
‘Web of lies’: how scammers are taking advantage of Australia’s tight rental market
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/04/web-of-li…
A rental application service is selling extra data protection for $20. Not everyone is sold
Jim Malo and Abbir Dib The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Security-and-safety, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/a-rental-application-servic…
Having a roof over your head is a basic human need. Renting in Australia should be treated like an essential service
Leo Patterson Ross The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Home, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, Renting culture.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/28/having-a-r…
Why renters hold the power at the polling booth
James O'Doherty Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Eviction, Utilities-electricity-water-gas, Campaigns and law reform, Climate change, State Government.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/renters-could-decide-…
Bob has no idea where he will be living in six weeks as Sydney's rental crisis hits hard
Paige Cockburn and Kamin Gock ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, No-grounds evictions, Older people, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-27/sydney-rental-crisis-hits…
Why tenants will decide NSW's next leader
John Rolfe Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Eviction, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/state-election/wester…
Renting and housing not ‘recognised as an essential service’
Erin Molan Sky News (No paywall) # Affordable housing, Campaigns and law reform, Federal Government, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/erin-molan/renting-and-housin…
Compo push for no-fault evictions of older tenants
Luke Costin The Advocate (No paywall) # Eviction, Homelessness, Older people, State Government.Go to: https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/8084321/compo-push-for-no-f…
Most states ban rent bidding, so why are desperate renters still allowed to offer more?
Michelle Elias SBS (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/most-states-ban-ren…
Bondi real estate agent's advice for capitalising on rental crisis reignites calls to ban no-fault evictions
Rosemary Bolger ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Campaigns and law reform, Landlords and agents, No-grounds evictions, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-16/bondi-real-estate-rental-…
Real estate agents called out on TikTok for creative rental ads
A Current Affair Staff A Current Affair (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/rental-crisis-aussie-r…
Sydney renter hit by 35% hike as housing crisis sparks calls to cap increases
Mostafa Rachwani The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/sydney-re…
‘Pretty bleak for tenants’: Rental vacancy rate at record low
Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/pretty-bleak-for-tenants-re…
Can rent-to-own schemes help in the housing crisis?
Radio National ABC (No paywall) # Home ownership, Rent to buy.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/can-re…
Photography through a renter's lens
Jessie Kay 2ser (No paywall) # Rent, Home, Renting culture, Strong communities, Students, Young people.Go to: https://2ser.com/photography-through-a-renters-lens/
Inner West launches new drive to improve renters’ rights
Inner West Council Inner West Council (No paywall) # Rent, Local Government, Strong communities, Sydney.Go to: https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/about/news/media-releases/2023-…
Rental crisis fears for international students as they return to Sydney
Christopher Harris The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Boarders-and-lodgers, Rent, Share-houses, Housing market, Students, Sydney, Young people.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rental-crisis-fears-for-inte…
Family 'priced out' of south-west Sydney rental market, as finding affordable homes 'near-impossible'
Heath Parkes-Hupton ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Families, Homelessness, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-28/family-living-in-caravan-…
Rental crisis: Pensioner forced to move hours away from family, friends
Jorge Branco 9 News (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, Housing market, Long-term tenant, Personal stories, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.9news.com.au/national/rental-crisis-australia-pensio…
Sydney renter describes all too common nightmare in current market
Madeleine Achenza news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/sydney-rente…
Sydney couple earning $240k reveal struggle to find a rental
news.com.au news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/sydney-coupl…
Byron Bay blue between “Airbnb mafia” and grassroots groups highlights costly housing crisis
Callum Foote Michael West Media (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Local Government, Regional NSW, Short-term holiday letting, State Government.Go to: https://michaelwest.com.au/byron-bay-blue-spotlights-tensions-be…
Low-rent behaviour by greedy landlords is feeding the rental crisis
Jenna Price The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Repairs, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/low-rent-behaviour-by-greedy-lan…
‘F**khead territory’: ABC star explodes after being trolled over rental question
news.com.au news.com.au (No paywall) # Utilities-electricity-water-gas, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/fkhead-terri…
Not cool: push for insulation in all Australian rental homes as study shows dangerous heat levels
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Climate change, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, Health, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/16/not-cool-…
Sydney rental prices sit above national average, bucking national trend
Eli Green news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/sydne…
TikTokers Are Revealing The Abject Chaos Of Finding A Place In The Sydney Rental Market RN
Soaliha Iqbal Pedestrian (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/sydney-rental-market-tiktok/
Feature in Sydney $300-a-week rental slammed: 'New low'
Tom Flanagan Yahoo News (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/feature-in-sydney-300-a-week-rental-sl…
Rising rent prices: Extreme measures and where to get support
Luana Matrone and Amy Bradney-George Finder (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.finder.com.au/rising-rent-prices-2022
NSW brings in controls on how renters’ data can be stored and used
Caitlin Cassidy The Guardian (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/17/nsw-bring…
Banning rent bidding: what do the new protections do?
Leo Patterson Ross TUNSW (No paywall) # Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/blog/banning-rent-bidding-what-do-new…
NSW government rent bidding ban will be in place by Saturday after Sydney real estate agents exposed over ‘auction-like’ practice
Madeleine Bower, Lachlan Leeming, James O'Doherty, Noah Yim Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/agents-exposed-over-a…
So your landlord wants to put your rent up? Here's why and what you can do
Isabelle Lane SBS (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/so-your-landlord-wants-to-pu…
Real estate agency LJ Hooker hit with data breach
Elizabeth Redman The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Tenant databases.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/real-estate-agency-lj-hooke…
Proposals to tackle Australia's rental crisis
Katherine Gregory ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Affordable housing, Campaigns and law reform, Federal Government, Local Government, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/proposals-to-ta…
Rental bidding under investigation in NSW as Sydney’s property crisis grows
Jessica Wang news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/rental-biddi…
New laws to stop rent bidding could be brought in
9 News 9 News (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://youtu.be/qlyt6eilaqc
NSW to investigate ways to end bidding wars over rental properties
Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/05/nsw-to-in…
Dodgy detail in $850 Sydney rental apartment highlights major issue
Carly Bass Yahoo News (No paywall) # Security-and-safety, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Sydney.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/dodgy-detail-in-850-sydney-rental-apar…
Rental repression
Nick Sas ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-29/australia-rental-crisis-h…
Electricity is a hot topic but little has changed for residents in land lease communities
Julia Davis TUNSW (No paywall) # Land-lease-communities, Utilities-electricity-water-gas.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/thenoticeboard/news/electricity-hot-t…
Tenancy advice requests quadruple in Community Legal Centres
Francisco Silva Law Society Journal (No paywall) # Eviction, Campaigns and law reform, Community Legal Centres, No-grounds evictions, Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services.Go to: https://lsj.com.au/articles/tenancy-advice-requests-quadruple-in…
Lismore flood victims in grip of housing crisis still as report urges change to cope with disasters
Bruce MacKenzie ABC (No paywall) # Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-24/lismore-flood-rental-hous…
Tenants' Union Annual Report 2021-22
TUNSW TUNSW (No paywall) # History.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/news/annual-report-21-22
Coffs Harbour public housing tenant says walls leak, Mission Australia denies 'major' water damage
Nick Parmeter ABC (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Repairs, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-20/mission-australia-social-…
Homes for people: Housing solutions for everyone
TUNSW TUNSW (No paywall) # Eviction, Privacy-and-access, Rent, Disability.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/news/homes-people-housing-solutions-e…
New bid to help renters save thousands of dollars on crippling payments
AAP 7 News (No paywall) # Bond.Go to: https://7news.com.au/business/property/sick-of-saving-for-a-bond…
‘Don’t Rent Me’: the online tenants’ group for swapping horror stories, advice and frustrations
Caitlin Cassidy The Guardian (No paywall) # Renting culture.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/dont-rent…
NSW Govt Has Launched A Survey Asking Whether Renters Should Be Allowed Pets And Let’s Fkn Goooo
Isabella Corbett Pedestrian (No paywall) # Pets.Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/nsw-government-pet-friendly-renta…
Aussies facing conditions similar to auctions due to rent bidding
Eli Green news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/aussies-facing-condi…
‘It’s going to get worse’: Larger rental crisis looms as vacancies hit record lows
Melissa Heagney The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/it-s-going-to-get-worse-lar…
Landlords v renters: Who’s on the hook for flood damage costs?
Sezen Bakan The New Daily (No paywall) # Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc.Go to: https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/11/04/flood-damage-rente…
Rental Crisis
Richard Aedy ABC (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/themoney/rental-cr…
Rental price growth slows from unprecedented highs as tenants hit ‘affordability ceiling’
Caitlin Cassidy The Guardian (Paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/03/rental-pr…
Why the inflation that is causing rate rises matters for Aussie renters
Emily Power Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.nine.com.au/property/news/why-the-inflation-that-is-…
NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello backs better rental data protections
Tawar Razaghi The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/nsw-customer-service-minist…
Rental auctions are forcing potential tenants to outbid competitors to secure properties. And they’re on the rise
Matthew Quagliotto (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://7news.com.au/business/housing-market/rental-auctions-are…
Variety of views on NSW opt-in land tax
(No paywall) # Housing market, Tax.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw-opt-land-tax-inquiry-015748686.html
Real estate agent's 'excessive' demands for inspection: 'Need to chill'
Carly Bass (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/real-estate-agents-ridiculous-demands-…
Why Akshay was shocked to be evicted from share house
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Boarders-and-lodgers, Eviction, Rent, Students.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/why-akshay-was-shocked-to-b…
‘Data breach waiting to happen’: Warning for real estate agents and renters on personal info requests
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/data-breach-waiting-to-happ…
Cat poo everywhere and backyard lunarscape: Landlords wary of giving renters more rights to have pets
Rosemary Bolger ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Pets.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/landlords-wary-giving-more-right…
Podcast: Death threats and no-fault evictions
Jimmy Thomson (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs, Strata, Landlords and agents, Mould, No-grounds evictions, State Government.Go to: https://www.flatchat.com.au/podcast-threats-evictions/
More than half of NSW MPs own more than one property
Tamsin Rose and Michael McGowan The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/14/more-than…
Rent prices soar to record highs across Australia again as crisis deepens
Sue Williams Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Homelessness, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/rent-prices-soar-to-record-highs-…
Tribunal data shows eviction applications much higher in Sydney’s west
Michael Koziol The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Bond, Eviction, Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Tribunal-NCAT, Landlords and agents, No-grounds evictions, Sydney.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tribunal-data-shows-eviction…
Mould and real estates & Sydney rental market sinks to new low
Backchat (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Mould, Sydney.Go to: https://fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/backchat/2022-10-08/syd-rent…
‘Really, really horrible’: Grim pickings for renters as vacancies dry up
Elizabeth Redman Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/really-really-horrible-grim…
'I've had a dog for four years and my landlord has no idea': Tenants who hide pets
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents, Pets.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/ive-had-a-dog-for-four-years-…
What would another interest rate hike mean for renters?
ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/what-wou…
Call for government intervention in rental "market failure"
Isobel Roe ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/call-for-govern…
Airbnb owners targeted by council to tackle Sydney’s housing crisis
Andrew Taylor The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Housing market, Local Government, Short-term holiday letting.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/airbnb-owners-targeted-by-co…
Greens renew push for two-year rent freeze, saying it would save millions of Australians $3000
Alex Chapman (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing market.Go to: https://7news.com.au/business/housing/greens-renew-push-for-two-…
Renting to the highest bidder: calls for federal laws to ban practice amid Australia’s cost-of-living crisis
Caitlin Cassidy The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/01/renting-t…
‘Not the ideal renter’: Push for pet-friendly properties
Caitlin Fitzsimmons The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, No-grounds evictions, Pets.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/not-the-ideal-renter-push-fo…
‘Completely unfair’: Sydney couple hit with $150 rent rise overnight
Jack Evans news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Tribunal-NCAT.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/completely-unfair-sy…
Less properties available for rent as investors ‘sell up’
Sky News (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juejkCwM-eI&ab_channel=SkyNewsAu…
Sydney's rental crisis, calls to change NSW rental laws
(No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Federal Government, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, No-grounds evictions, State Government, Sydney.Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmJPoDcjXhE&ab_channel=7NEWSAust…
More Australians are renting long-term, but tenants' rights are far behind
Isabel Moussalli ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/renting-long-term-but-t…
‘Worse before it gets better’: Renters face stiff competition for homes
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/worse-before-it-gets-better…
Australians are being asked to make tough decisions to keep a roof over their heads. What would you do?
Bridget Judd ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Home ownership, Housing affordability, Housing market, Regional NSW, Work, employment.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-05/cost-of-living-tough-deci…
Aussie tenants claim they're being evicted over rental complaints
A Current Affair Staff 9 News (No paywall) # Rent, Utilities-electricity-water-gas, Mould, No-grounds evictions, Short-term holiday letting.Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/aussie-tenants-speak-o…
The regional towns where holiday home listings have jumped, but rentals are scarce
Tawar Razaghi The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Short-term holiday letting.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/the-regional-towns-where-ho…
‘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, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, 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, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, 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…
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
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
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
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…
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…
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, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, 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, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, Housing market, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.realestateview.com.au/news/vic/rent-assistance-grant…
Making daylight savings permanent
ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13791960
Know your rights if you rent and are affected by flood - Tenants' Union advises
ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/northcoast/programs/breakfast/tenan…
‘Beyond dire’: how the Queensland and NSW floods are worsening the rental crisis
Conal Hanna The Guardian (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, Regional NSW, Short-term holiday letting.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/07/beyond-di…
Tenants seek help in the fallout from severe weather
Rosie Bensley Illawarra Mercury (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs, Tribunal-NCAT, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7644746/how-uow-studen…
‘Chronic failure’: Sydney’s rental market approaching crisis level
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/chronic-failure-sydney-s-re…
Here’s Exactly What To Do If Your Share House Floods
Charles Rushforth (No paywall) # Rent, Share-houses, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc.Go to: https://junkee.com/share-house-flooding-what-to-do/322897
One in three renters lose their bond, but some are fighting back
Henrietta Cook The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Bond, Rent.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/one-in-three-renters-lo…
The true cost of eviction
Jemima Mowbray Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Campaigns and law reform, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/blog/true-cost-eviction
New report calls for permanent hardship protections for south west Sydney renters
Kayla Osborne (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, No-grounds evictions, Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services.Go to: https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/7624679/new-report-…
Time we stopped 'eviction dependency' argues new report
Cassie McCullagh ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Tribunal-NCAT, Personal stories.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/mornings/eviction/1…
Eviction, hardship, and the housing crisis: Building a more crisis-resilient renting system
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Eviction, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://mailchi.mp/tenants.org.au/special-report-eviction-hardsh…
Calls for end to ‘no-grounds’ evictions in NSW as lockdown moratorium lifts
Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/14/calls-for…
Did a viral video expose the need for landlord registries?
Juliet Helmke (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.realestatebusiness.com.au/property-management/22865-…
Research reveals rental trends
Amy hall SBS (No paywall) # Rent, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/research-reveals-r…
In northern NSW, housing instability is becoming a health risk
Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Health, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, No-grounds evictions, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/06/in-northe…
NSW, Victoria split on whether retirement communities should be able to ban younger residents
Mark Skelsey (No paywall) # Discrimination, Land-lease-communities, Young people.Go to: https://www.downsizing.com.au/news/1075/NSW-Victoria-split-on-wh…
Buy now, pay later schemes for Australian renters ‘prey on vulnerable’, financial counsellors warn
Stephanie Covery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing market.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/04/buy-now-p…
The renter who asked for his landlord's references
Max Chambers ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-04/the-renter-who-asked-for-…
A raft of new social housing proposals are being criticised for being too ambitious — and not ambitious enough
Bianca Healey (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Affordable housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/new-social-housing-proposals-…
Inner West rents rise as prices across Sydney record steep increase
Daniel Lo Surdo (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/01/inner-west-rents-rise-as-pr…
Bondi v Byron Bay: The differing impact of COVID-19 on rents and property prices
Andrew Taylor The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Regional NSW, Short-term holiday letting.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/bondi-v-byron-bay-the-differing-…
Letting agent prompts tenants to buy landlord Christmas gift: 'GROSS'
Tom Flanagan (No paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/letting-agent-prompts-tenants-send-lan…
Millions of Australians paying more for rent now than ever before
Jennifer Bechwati (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxf1fmHF6ss&ab_channel=7NEWSAust…
Some Byron Bay landlords are bypassing the usual real estate channels to help locals find rentals ahead of newcomers
Bianca Healy (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/byron-bay-landlords-helping-l…
Healing trauma with whispers and clicks
ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Federal Government, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, No-grounds evictions, Personal stories, Regional NSW, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13629682
What to do if you have a dispute with your landlord
Sue Williams Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/advice/what-to-do-if-you-have-a-disput…
‘I am panicking’: the vulnerable renters at risk as housing subsidy expires
Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Federal Government, No-grounds evictions, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/15/i-am-pani…
NSW renters now able to access $4500 support payment, as eviction moratorium ends
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/nsw-renters-now-able-to-access-45…
Bush Summit 2021: Paul Toole’s vow to solve NSW housing crisis
Matthew Benns and Lachlan Leeming Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Regional NSW, State Government.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/bushsummit/bush-summit-2021-de…
5 steps to take if you’re struggling with rent
Georgia Lenton-Williams (National Debt Helpline) (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Young people.Go to: https://tillymoney.com.au/5-steps-to-take-if-youre-struggling-wi…
End of COVID disaster payments looms large for stressed tenants
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Federal Government, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/tenants-bracing-for-end-of-covid-…
How to be the best landlord to your tenants
Sue Williams Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs, Starting-a-tenancy, Fixtures - lights, aircon etc, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-to-be-the-best-landlord-to-yo…
Low availability of housing is driving wealth inequality across Australia, experts say
Bianca Healey (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Affordable housing, Families, Housing market.Go to: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/housing-availability-public-h…
Community Lawyer of the Year
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Aboriginal-renters, Community Legal Centres, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://www.facebook.com/TUNSW
Police enforcing strict lock-in a ‘worst nightmare’ for vulnerable Sydney social housing residents
Zena Chamas The Guardian (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Health, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/15/police-en…
Open Letter on the Lockdown of Common Ground Sydney Residents
(No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Human rights.Go to: https://legalobserversnsw.org/2021/09/10/open-letter-on-the-lock…
Essential workers face rental stress right across Sydney
Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/essential-workers-face-rental-str…
More financial support on offer for struggling tenants, landlords
Kayla Osbourne (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, State Government.Go to: https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7420071/more-financial-suppor…
Victoria to offer rent relief payments
Rachel Eddie The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-on-track-for-f…
Tackling Energy Poverty
Marlene Even (No paywall) # Rent, Utilities-electricity-water-gas, Housing market.Go to: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/898435
Investor inspections allowed to go ahead in Sydney, with health orders updated to address confusion
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/investors-inspections-allowed-to-…
Locked down neighbours complain about kids using chalk on driveway
Caitlin Fitzsimmons The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Strata, Coronavirus COVID-19, Local Government.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/locked-down-neighbours-compl…
Tenant’s Union of NSW calls for extension of eviction moratorium and stronger rental protections
Kate Burke and Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Privacy-and-access, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, No-grounds evictions, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/tenants-union-of-nsw-calls-for-ex…
Financial support for NSW tenants and landlords extended amid lockdown
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/financial-support-for-nsw-tenants…
Should home inspections be suspended for areas that are in lockdown?
ABC (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2107H138S00
Landlords Banning Renters From Cooking With Spices Isn’t Just Illegal, It’s Racist
Millie Roberts (No paywall) # Discrimination, Privacy-and-access, Rent, Landlords and agents, Race and ethnicity.Go to: https://junkee.com/spice-racism-rental/304739
Knowing your rental rights during Sydney’s COVID lockdown
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/knowing-your-rental-rights-du…
Renters worried about inspections breaching Sydney COVID restrictions, warns tenants union
David Taylor ABC (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-04/renters-worried-about-ins…
The eviction moratorium in the U.S. expired. Here’s how other countries handled such bans.
Miriam Berger (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, International.Go to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/01/eviction-rent-mo…
Renters on COVID-19 Disaster Payment set to face housing stress or rent debt
Elizabeth Redman Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/renters-on-covid-19-disaster-paym…
‘Stressful’: Sydney tenants served eviction notices during lockdown
Eden Gillespie SBS (No paywall) # Eviction, Privacy-and-access, Coronavirus COVID-19, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/stressful-sydney-tenants-se…
NSW renters fear inspections virus risk
Hannah Ryan Canberra Times (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7352853/nsw-renters-fear-…
Tenants asked to leave home for inspections during Sydney lockdown
Eden Gillespie SBS (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/tenants-asked-to-leave-home…
'Extravagant' rental prices push more renters into temporary accommodation, accelerating homelessness
Keira Proust and Simon Lauder ABC (No paywall) # Land-lease-communities, Rent, Homelessness, Regional NSW, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-16/extravagant-rental-prices…
Vulnerable renters put out despite reinstated ban on evictions during lockdown
Sasha Foot (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2021/07/vulnerable-renters-left-in-…
As Australia faces a rental crisis, is it time to re-introduce price caps?
Allison Worrall Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/as-australia-faces-a-rental-crisi…
Sydney renters receive protections with 60-day evictions ban, increased support payments
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Homelessness, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/sydney-renters-receive-protection…
Young renters cry out against ‘lack of respect’ in rental market
Bianca Dabu (No paywall) # Discrimination, Rent, Housing market, Young people.Go to: https://www.nestegg.com.au/invest-money/property/young-renters-c…
Tenants have little support, protections three weeks into lockdown with no end in sight
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/tenants-have-little-support-prote…
Soaring rental prices creating housing crisis in regional NSW
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/soaring-rental-prices-creating-ho…
Housing affordability, poor quality housing among top issues for young renters, survey finds
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/housing-affordability-poor-qualit…
Young Renters: We hear you!
Tenants' Union of NSW and Youth Action NSW Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Rent, Young people.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/news/young-renters-we-hear-you
Concerns for Sydney tenants if lockdown continues
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/concerns-for-sydney-tenants-i…
Sydney lockdown: Tenants lack eviction protections, adequate financial support, advocates warn
Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/sydney-lockdown-tenants-lack-evic…
Financial support, eviction protections urged for renters amid Sydney lockdown
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/financial-support-and-eviction-pr…
Sick of 12-month leases? Here's how to find a long-term rental
Grace Jennings-Edquist ABC (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Starting-a-tenancy, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-to-find-a-long-term-rental-h…
Focus on housing
Cassie McCullagh ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Housing market, Tax.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/focus/focus/13369208
Has COVID induced property vacancies swung the balances of power in the inner-city property market?
Daniel Lo Surdo (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2021/06/has-covid-induced-property-…
Renters in casual work during COVID-19 need more help to stay at home in lockdowns, tenant groups warn
Elizabth Redman Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/renters-in-casual-work-during-cov…
Federal budget's failure to address affordable housing 'embarrassing'
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Federal Government, Home ownership.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/federal-budgets-failure-to-ad…
Why are people so pissed off about the refurb of Sydney's Sirius building?
(No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Estate renewal, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.instagram.com/p/CO9aUiXNEHH/?igshid=11ds6acysqw1n
Generation Rent: Renting forever doesn't mean failing
Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Home ownership, Housing market, Young people.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/generation-rent-renting-forev…
Renters edge towards cliff as Australia halts evictions bans and welfare support
Luke Henriques-Gomes The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/02/renters-e…
‘People are desperate’: Regional renters forced to apply for homes sight unseen
Caitlin Fitzsimmons The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/people-are-desperate-regiona…
Renters left to freeze in poorly insulated homes
Jarni Blakkarty (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://www.choice.com.au/money/property/renting/articles/renter…
The Sydney postcodes with the shortest and longest tenancies
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Bond, Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-sydney-postcodes-with-the-sho…
Moving into a share house? Here's how you can split the rent
Sally Coleman ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Share-houses.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-to-split-the-rent-fairly-whe…
Finding a rental property in a competitive market
Grace Jennings-Edquist ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-to-secure-rental-property-in…
Sydney house rents at record high, unit rents stabilising after COVID price declines
Kate Burke and Paige Tonna Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/sydney-house-rents-at-record-high…
Balance of power shifts as tenants prepare to negotiate cheaper rents
Nina Hendy The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/money/planning-and-budgeting/balance-of-p…
Over-promised and under-delivered’: Over a billion dollars in COVID-19 stimulus untouched
Angus Thompson The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/over-promised-and-under-deli…
Sydney rent prices: coming down … or just a downer?
Richie Black (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://sydneysentinel.com.au/2021/03/sydney-rent-prices-coming-…
Rental listings soaring in some areas but renters still struggling to find affordable homes
Stephanie Chalmers ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-26/rental-listings-have-soar…
Homeless surge possible as COVID moratorium on evictions ends
Claudia Farhart SBS (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, State Government.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/audiotrack/homeless-surge-possible-c…
Few landlords succeed in pet challenges under Victorian rental laws, NSW laws still lag behind
Sue Williams Domain (Paywall) # Rent, Tribunal-NCAT, Pets, State Government.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/few-landlords-succeed-in-pet-chal…
Flood-affected NSW renters urged to contact landlords, agents
Tawar Razaghi Domain (Paywall) # Rent, Disasters - storm, fire, flood etc.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/flood-affected-nsw-renters-urged-…
What now? NSW Rental Eviction Moratorium ends
Marlene Even (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, State Government.Go to: https://2ser.com/what-now-nsw-rental-eviction-moratorium-ends/
How clean does your rental property need to be when you move out?
Patrick Wright ABC (No paywall) # Bond.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-clean-does-rental-property-n…
Crunch time for renters as moratoriums end in key markets
Martin Kelly (Paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Tribunal-NCAT, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://www.afr.com/property/residential/crunch-time-for-renters…
Mr McCormack's 'move to more' campaign to get migration to regions might add to the regional housing crisis
Liam Cormican (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Federal Government, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/7171672/the-move-to-…
‘Bloody appalling’: NSW government yet to spend $300m in rental relief
Megan Gorrey The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, State Government, Welfare.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/bloody-appalling-nsw-governm…
40 organisations publish open letter welcoming Minister's announcement, concerned stronger protections required
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Homelessness.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/tu/news/40-organisations-publish-open…
What to do if your relationship ends but your lease doesn't
William Jolly (No paywall) # Domestic-violence, Rent, You-want-to-leave, Break fees.Go to: https://www.savings.com.au/home-loans/buying-first-home/what-to-…
How to maintain your solar panel system
Grace Smith (No paywall) # Utilities-electricity-water-gas.Go to: https://www.choice.com.au/home-improvement/energy-saving/solar/a…
Blacklist proposed for NSW’s ‘lousy landlords’
Ellen Lutton Domain (Paywall) # Privacy-and-access, Tenant databases.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/blacklist-proposed-for-nsws-lousy…
Concerns raised over some low-cost housing for refugees
Essam Al-Ghalib SBS (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/audiotrack/concerns-raised-over-some…
‘Neglected’: Storm looms for renters as eviction protections near end
Matthew Elmas The New Daily (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/property/2021/02/08/pandemic-…
If you thought the pandemic would bring on an era of affordable housing in Australia - you were wrong
Brigid Delaney The Guardian (No paywall) # Affordable housing, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/05/if-you-tho…
"I'm saving $320 a month": How COVID has affected what Aussie women spend on rent.
Helen Vnuk (No paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.mamamia.com.au/rent-reduction/
What does it cost to move rental properties?
William Jolly (No paywall) # Bond, Rent, Affordable housing.Go to: https://www.savings.com.au/home-loans/buying-first-home/what-doe…
Renting a unit in Sydney or Melbourne? Why it’s time to ask for a rent cut
Richard Whitten (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.finder.com.au/renting-unit-sydney-melbourne-rent-cut
The Sydney suburbs where rents fell the most: Domain Rent Report
Kate Burke Domain (Paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing market.Go to: https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-sydney-suburbs-where-rents-fe…
Grim Photo Exposes ‘Sheer Absurdity’ Of Sydney’s Rental Market
James Booth (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.Go to: https://www.dmarge.com/2021/01/sydney-rental-market-current-stat…
The Sydney apartment tribes reshaping the harbour city
Matt O'Sullivan The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Housing market, Landlords and agents, Planning and development.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-sydney-apartment-tribes-…
'Disgusting': Real estate's Christmas eviction message slammed
Penny Burfitt (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/lj-hooker-christmas-eviction-mess…
'Renting and COVID-19
(No paywall) # Rent, Coronavirus COVID-19.Go to: https://cityroadpod.org/2020/11/25/renting-and-covid-19/#more-18…
You can now buy now, pay later your rental bond
Harrison Astbury (No paywall) # Bond.Go to: https://www.savings.com.au/buy-now-pay-later/you-can-now-buy-now…
Crowded, dirty and a lack of regulation: COVID-19 ticking time bombs in the suburbs
Natassia Chrysanthos The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Boarders-and-lodgers, Coronavirus COVID-19, Health, Homelessness.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/crowded-dirty-and-a-lack-of-…
Rent and crisis: Old housing problems require a new state of exception in Australia
Sophia Maalsen, Dallas Rogers and Leo Patterson Ross (No paywall) # Public-and-community-housing, Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Coronavirus COVID-19, Federal Government, Health, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2043820620933849