After attempting to work out his own rental increase, Canberra local Michael Turvey was astonished an online ‘rental calculator’ didn’t already exist. So, he took matters into his own hands and built the 'rental calculator.'
A Canberra landlord claims they’ve been left with over $20,000 in accrued rental arrears and over $8,000 worth of damage to their rental property, saying their former tenants “lived like animals”.
ACT tenants may soon no longer fear receiving a ‘no cause’ eviction thanks to the ACT Government’s rental reforms, but the REIACT is concerned for the rights of rental providers.
A motion is being introduced in the ACT Legislative Assembly this week giving renters the power to request a reference from their landlord, not just the other way round.
“As a tenant, what the owner and real estate says goes. It’s dehumanising. It’s like you’re stripped of any human rights,” said a Canberra renter.
Anna has been living nightmare as...
Additional support will be provided for renters affected by COVID-19, with the ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay today (4 September) signing a declaration to allow for a transitional period once the moratorium on...
The moratorium on evictions for Canberra renters impacted by COVID-19 has been extended by three months to 22 October and includes evictions for rental arrears, under new measures to support tenants impacted...
An open letter to the National Cabinet is seeking more assistance for residential tenants adversely affected by COVID-19 restrictions to help avoid a second wave of evictions come September.
YWCA is celebrating one year of charitable property management service, Rentwell, which has seen 25 properties leased and 49 people in homes, and more than $80,000 in donations through rent reductions.
New rental measures announced by the ACT Government on Thursday (2 April) will see landlords offered an incentive to reduce rents for tenants in stress.
