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Latest news: Rent

Further rate cuts at risk as rent pushes up inflation

Property News AAP -
Future rate cuts may be less likely if renting and construction costs contributing to housing inflation continue to grow.

Canberra in Crisis: ACT Shelter

Local Nicholas Fuller -
“Tackling the housing crisis is the defining social and economic challenge of our time," says housing peak body CEO Corinne Dobson.

Rent relief helped prevent homelessness, so why was it removed?

News Newstime Media -
Bree*, a single mum and a survivor of domestic and family violence, first engaged with Care after experiencing years of financial abuse.

Affordability ‘tipping point’ nudges renters into units

Property News AAP -
A slowdown in rental growth even with still-low vacancy rates suggests renters have maxed out on what they can afford.

Renters fearful of speaking up about essential repairs

Property News AAP -
Almost seven in 10 private housing tenants worry about asking for repairs in case they face a rent increase. A survey of more than a thousand renters across Australia has also found a...

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 18 June

Local Newstime Media -
ACT Govt to spend millions on police and helping vulnerable access legal services. But other parties want them to restore rent relief.

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 16 June

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Budget will include cost-of-living rebates, investments in Gungahlin and central Canberra, and support for refugees.

‘News has a kind of mystery’: Barr in China

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has gone to China on a trade mission — his first official visit to the ACT’s largest trading partner since 2019.

Canberra’s rental market shows modest growth amid national slowdown

Property News Newstime Media -
Canberra's rental market experienced a modest increase in the final quarter of 2024, reflecting a broader national trend of slowed rental growth.

ACT Greens promise better conditions for renters

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Greens would set new minimum standards for all rental homes and limit short-term rents. REIACT, however, has some misgivings.

Rent increase calculator for Canberrans

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Government has launched an online rent increase calculator to help Canberrans navigate rent increases.

Community consultation for minimum rental standards in ACT

Local Newstime Media -
The government wants to hear from tenants, landlords, boarders, and granters, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury announced.

Renters spending less as living costs squeeze budgets

National AAP -
Spending by renters fell in the year to June, suggesting young Australians are feeling the squeeze from high housing costs and other living expenses.

Canberra rental prices fall over the last quarter

Property News Newstime Media -
Canberra’s rental prices fell slightly over the quarter, one of only two capital city markets to record a decline, according to the PropTrack Market Insight Report.

ACT introduces new renter protections

Local Newstime Media -
New laws will provide renters with fairer conditions and greater financial surety, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury states.

ACT politics: Wednesday 15 May

Local Newstime Media -
Domestic violence, coercive control, registry marriages, rental homes, and new schools: ACT politicians' concerns this week.
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