The first step is rethinking the way we view housing – as home and shelter rather than an investment or commodity.
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There are few things more scary for Australian renters than being evicted. New research shows how severe the consequences can be.
A new housing study suggests that eviction records are not merely a reflection of renters’ instability − they are also a cause of it.
With submissions on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill closing next month, now is the time to consider how the changes could affect New Zealand’s 1.7 million renters.
Victoria is leading the way in ensuring poor-quality rental housing is upgraded to be safe, comfortable and energy-efficient.
Hamilton city council’s vote to pass an anti-renoviction bylaw is an important step in addressing housing affordability in Ontario.
If the cause of the mould is related to the design and construction of the house, rental providers should act.
More Australians than ever live in rented homes, many of which get far too hot. With summers getting longer and hotter, keeping millions of people cool should be a national housing policy priority.
Here are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
Well-off investors with multiple properties own a majority of rental homes. They have no excuse not to do the right thing by their tenants.
Many tenants might fail to report problems out of fear of being evicted.
An expert breaks down the new proposals.
It’s often claimed that reforming tenancy laws to better protect tenants will drive landlords out of the market, leading to fewer rental properties. A new study finds no evidence to support the claim.
Tenants in social housing and the private rental market alike face discrimination and a lack of disrepair regulation.
Top contributors
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct lecturer, Victoria University
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Research Associate, HHAUS research group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Fellow, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Swinburne University, and Lecturer in Public Health, Torrens University Australia
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Associate Professor & Associate Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Profesor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Leadership and Management, Edge Hill University
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Transport Planning, UNSW
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Lecturer, University of Michigan
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Research Area Specialist, University of Michigan