Tenants' Union in the media
Tenants' Union in the media
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 (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…
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…
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…
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 (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) # Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-24/lismore-flood-rental-hous…
Tenants' Union Annual Report 2021-22
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.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-20/mission-australia-social-…
Homes for people: Housing solutions for everyone
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) # .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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
'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-…
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…