Tenants' Union in the media
Tenants' Union in the media
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 water energy internet.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 water energy internet, 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 water energy internet, 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-…
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…
‘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…
Making daylight savings permanent
ABC (No paywall) # Rent.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.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, 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, 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.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-…