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As property values skyrocket, long-term renters — many of whom are elderly — face the very real risk of homelessness.
A federal eviction ban had much less effect than state-specific restrictions, an analysis of eviction data finds.
Current measures prohibiting the eviction of tenants and helping them through the financial crisis won’t last forever. A 40-year-old voucher program might be a longer term solution.
Living in shared rooms is on the rise, because it’s more affordable – and more profitable for landlords. But it’s also a more precarious, often overcrowded and poorly regulated form of housing.
Proposed changes to NSW rental tenancy law are an improvement, but do not end the excessive rent increases and “no grounds” evictions that put renters – and older women in particular – at risk.
Cheap flights and irresponsible tourists are causing many holiday destinations to become overrun with visitors.
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