PROPERTY REVIEWER
TOM BRIGLIA
VICTORIA’S Allan government has unveiled a raft of changes that will give more power to renters in the state, including the threat of fines for landlords who make dubious claims on...
The list of six changes announced by Minister for Consumer Affairs Gabrielle Williams also includes banning extra fees charged when paying rent, banning charging for...
The announcement follows a string of announcements by the government aimed at defining itself on housing policy – including unlocking supply around train stations and...
Melbourne’s rental market is witnessing a crushingly low vacancy of 1.67%, according to the latest PropTrack data...
Renters’ rights are all about respect – that’s the principle that we are trying to bring to the rental market through more than 130 reforms, and that’s why we are leading the nation...
By banning fees and charges on rental payments and applications, and cracking down on unfair bond claims, we’re putting more money back in the pockets of renters...
Extending the ban on no-reason evictions gives renters more security. It puts them on a more even footing to request repairs, for example, in the knowledge that rental providers...
The government is also taking aim at hidden fees and charges more on increasingly widespread third-party rent tech apps, as well as extra fees as part of the rental application process...
For fixed term rental agreements of five years or less, Government will legislate a cap for breaking a lease; “for example, targeting one week’s rent based on the proportion of...
The government will also change the law so when renters request an additional electronic key or security fob for themselves or someone who lives with them, the agent should...
The reforms follow the previously announced Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria, which will open in June next year, the creation of a portable bonds scheme, and establishing a renting...
While the government’s recent action to boost housing supply is welcomed, it fails to attract rental providers who are exiting the market at an unprecedented rate. At a time when...
We urgently need the introduction of incentives that keep rental providers in the market and supplying homes, rather than more change. What we don’t need is more...