Housing News Digest
Housing News Digest
The Tenants' Union Housing News Digest compiles our pick of items from all the latest tenancy and housing media, sent once per week, on Thursdays.
Below is the Digest archive from November 2020 onwards. From time to time you will find additional items in the archive that did not make it into the weekly Digest email. Earlier archives are here, where you can also find additional digests by other organisations.
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What new housing and urban policies can be expected from the incoming Federal Government?
AHURI News AHURI (No paywall)As part of its 2022 Federal Election campaign, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has made a number of election commitments to housing and homelessness issues across Australia.
https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/news/what-new-housing-and-urba…
# Australia, Aboriginal renters, Public and community housing, Affordable housing, Federal Government, Homelessness, Housing market.Evictions in Scotland - what do we know?
Dan Wilson Craw (No paywall)Nearly one third of private landlords who evicted tenants in order to sell the property had failed to sell the home more than a year later, according to our latest research into the Scottish tenancy system. (Generation Rent)
https://www.generationrent.org/evictions_in_scotland_what_do_we_…
# International, Rent, Landlords and agents.Evictions in Scotland - what do we know?
Dan Wilson Craw (No paywall)Nearly one third of private landlords who evicted tenants in order to sell the property had failed to sell the home more than a year later, according to our latest research into the Scottish tenancy system. (Generation Rent)
https://www.generationrent.org/evictions_in_scotland_what_do_we_…
# International, Rent, Landlords and agents.Whose ‘identity’ are we preserving in Auckland’s special character housing areas?
Carolyn Hill The Conversation (No paywall)A minor culture war has broken out over Auckland’s urban identity since Auckland Council responded to the government’s new housing rules: on one side, defenders of “special character” areas of historic housing; on the other, advocates for higher-density development with fewer constraints.
https://theconversation.com/whose-identity-are-we-preserving-in-…
# International, Affordable housing, Heritage listings, Local Government, Planning and development.Coastal towns where prices have doubled in five years but are still under $1m
Kate Burke Domain (No paywall)Property prices have reached new heights in many coastal towns as a surge in demand from sea-changers and holiday home buyers fuels the growth. Prices in some coastal hotspots have more than doubled over the past five years, sending median prices over the $1 million mark. But there are some sea-change suburbs that still offer a sub-seven-figure price tag.
https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/coastal-towns-where-prices-…
# Australia, Housing market.‘A win-win’: Parts of Northcote public golf course set aside for community use
Marta Pascual Juanola The Age (Paywall)A section of Northcote’s public golf course will be freed for community use in a small win for residents, who have been campaigning to reclaim the green space since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-win-win-parts-of-n…
# Australia, Local Government, Planning and development.What are the most affordable and liveable suburbs for first home buyers?
Elizabeth Redman Domain (No paywall)The most affordable and liveable suburbs for first home buyers have been revealed, in a new report that considers price growth, local amenities and attractiveness to investors. In Sydney, top picks were suburbs in the city’s south including Miranda, Peakhurst ...
https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/what-are-the-most-affordabl…
# Australia, Affordable housing, Housing market.Australia's housing crisis could be tackled by taking inspiration from Scotland, industry leaders say
Joanna Woodburn ABC (No paywall)The next federal government is being urged to look to the northern hemisphere for possible solutions to Australia's housing and rental crises. ... University of New South Wales professor of housing research and policy Hal Pawson said longer-term solutions could be found in Scotland's housing policy. "Scotland's strategy [has] got a huge amount of substance, very much in contrast to its Australian equivalent." ... Scotland's policy aims to deliver more affordable housing, tackle high rents and decarbonise homes while creating jobs. "Housing to 2040" promises to build 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, with 70 per cent for social rent. They will be carbon neutral, have digital connectivity and will be built in tandem with local infrastructure so they create so-called "20-minute neighbourhoods", where local services are a short drive away.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-20/housing-crisis-australia-…
# Australia, Public and community housing, Utilities electricity water gas, Climate change, Housing market, International.