Media Release: WA government delivers huge win for renters
The Make Renting Fair alliance welcomes today’s announcement of rental reforms, describing it as a significant step forward for tenants.
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Media Release: WA voters overwhelmingly back end to no-grounds evictions
New polling reveals growing support to end no-grounds evictions, with Western Australian voters, including property investors, overwhelmingly backing the change.
Media Release – Urgent need for rent caps as new figures reveal WA at epicentre of rental crunch
New figures reveal Western Australia has experienced the steepest rent increases in the country, reigniting the WA Make Renting Fair Alliance’s call for rent caps.
Media Release – Back to school but nowhere to sleep: WA’s hidden youth homelessness crisis
Students across Western Australia are returning to school this week but hundreds of young people across the state will start the new school year without a safe place to sleep.
Media Release – Report exposes WA’s runaway rents, sparking renewed calls for rent caps
Western Australian renters are paying an extra $20,000 per year in rent compared to four years ago according to a new report…
Media Release – Shelter WA thrilled to welcome game changing $6 million Community Housing Capacity-Building announcement
Shelter WA welcomes today’s Cook Government announcement of $6 million to establish a new capacity-building program for community housing organisations (CHOs) across Western Australia.
Media Release – New figures support peak body’s election asks to scale up on housing and homelessness solutions
New figures revealing Western Australia’s persistent demand for more housing and homelessness support highlights the urgent need for the next state government to build on progress, and drive further action to address the crisis, Shelter WA said.
Media Release – Perth is now the least affordable capital city in Australia
Perth is now the least affordable capital city in Australia with low-income renters bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today.
Media Release – Report uncovers severe impact of renting in WA without minimum standards
A new report has exposed the unsafe and unfair realities of renting in Western Australia, where the lack of minimum standards leaves three in five renters living with mould and bearing the cost of home repairs themselves.
Make Renting Fair – February 2024 Update
The $210,000 is a short-term, interim measure that will enable Ruah to continue to provide a range of critical services.
Western Australia is falling behind on renter’s rights
Immediate action had to be take to support distressed renters through Australia’s worsening housing crisis.
Tenancy Law Changes
Shelter WA reacts positively to some of the structural reforms made to new tenancy laws, but no grounds rental evictions remain.
Make Renting Fair meets with MPs
It’s been over 30 years since the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) came into operation in Western Australia.
Industry scare tactics branded unhelpful as WA government considers rental reforms
The real estate industry has claimed that the impact of two particular changes going ahead – the removal of no grounds evictions and allowing renters to make minor modifications like adding a picture hook – will cause thousands of investors to sell their properties.
