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Latest news: Rent

Soaring house prices locking out first home buyers

Local Newstime Media -
The number of first home buyers has drastically dropped in 2021, with rapidly increasing house prices continuing to lock them out. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report shows a 20 per...

Some renters living in unliveable homes

Local Abbey Halter -
For 11 years, Ella has been renting a home in the Inner North that is almost unbearable to live in, and she said her property manager couldn’t care less. Her property manager’s...

Support helps tenants but many landlords still hurting: REI ACT

Local Newstime Media -
Real Estate Institute of the ACT is concerned many landlords are still suffering from the Emergency Declarations of 2020.

Organisations demand healthy homes for renters

Local Abbey Halter -
Seventy-five organisations across Australia have written an open letter to state and territory Cabinet Ministers calling for minimum standards for rental properties to better protect the health of renters and protect them...

Cost of living too high for many Canberrans, ACTCOSS reveals

Local Nicholas Fuller -
ACTCOSS's 2021 ACT Cost of Living Report shows 9% of Canberrans live below the poverty line, due to income and the cost of housing.

Rental reforms on the cards, Rattenbury announces

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Government could reform the law to make rentals fairer and safer for tenants, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury announced today.

ACT vacancy rates close to multi-year low

Property News Newstime Media -
Domain’s rental vacancy report shows rental vacancies in Canberra have remained steady over the quarter at 0.7%, down from 1.1% this time last year.

Specialist disability accommodation coming to Braddon

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Disability apartments being built in the heart of the city will help Canberrans with high needs to live more ordinary lives.

A landlord’s market: Canberra rents still highest of the capital cities

Local Newstime Media -
Canberra remains the most expensive capital city in the country to rent, with asking rents again surging to an all-time high in the ACT.

Rental tenants are disadvantaged, report finds

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Better Renting’s rental review finds that lessors are subverting standard tenancy terms through inconsistent, unenforceable additional terms.

Advocacy groups welcome ACT landlord tax exemptions

Local Newstime Media -
Social policy and housing advocacy organisations have welcomed the extension of land tax exemptions for landlords who provide cheaper rentals but warn there is more work to do in solving the ACT’s housing crisis.

Tax exemptions for landlords who provide cheaper rentals

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Government has indefinitely extended land tax exemptions for landlords who rent their properties at less than 75% market rates.

National push for minimum rental standards

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Government says it's currently developing the standards and will enact some regulation by the end of the year.

Canberra rental prices hit record high

Local Newstime Media -
New data released by Domain today reveals rent in the ACT is at an all-time high, with median rent for houses 3.4% higher than this time last year.

ACT Renting Book updated amid rental crisis

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Government has released its latest Renting Book, containing information for renters about their rights within the ACT system.

Housing crisis: Canberra is Australia’s most expensive city to rent

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The Canberra rental market is in crisis. High prices and competition for accommodation are putting homes out of ordinary Canberrans’ reach.
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