Tag Archive for: Renting

Media Release – Urgent need for rent caps as new figures reveal WA at epicentre of rental crunch

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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

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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

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Western Australian renters are paying an extra $20,000 per year in rent compared to four years ago according to a new report…

Best Tenant Led initiative

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This chosen theme aims to discuss the opportunities for greater collaboration between health, housing and homeless services to reduce barriers and be more responsive to people experiencing homelessness, reducing the cycle of people in and out of the health system.

Nomination congratulation

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This chosen theme aims to discuss the opportunities for greater collaboration between health, housing and homeless services to reduce barriers and be more responsive to people experiencing homelessness, reducing the cycle of people in and out of the health system.

Anglicare WA: Rental Affordability Snapshot

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There were 2,912 private rentals available in WA on 17/18 March 2023.

Positive feedback for statewide delivery of tenancy workshops

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With funding extended to June 2024 there are plenty of opportunities to provide further Workshops in other locations convenient for Rise tenants.

Tenants Workshop

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With funding extended to June 2024 there are plenty of opportunities to provide further Workshops in other locations convenient for Rise tenants.

Energy Efficiency Rental Requirements

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Development of the Blueprint had been a collaborative effort tenancy, welfare and climate organisations across Australia have been proud to work together on.

Tenants need peace of mind so it’s time to make renting fair

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Another positive reform, and one close to my heart, is to ensure that renters have the right to keep their pets.

Anglicare WA: Rental Affordability Snapshot

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It is based on 3,457 available private rentals in the Perth metro area, South West and Great Southern, and the North West.

Anglicare WA: Rental Affordability Snapshot

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The Snapshot was taken just days before the end of the WA Government’s 12-month moratoria on rent increases and evictions as part of its COVID-19 economic response.

RAI Case Studies | Hope Alexander

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Renting in Australia is not a one-size-fits-all experience. Shelter WA has sought case studies to coincide with the release of this year’s Rental Affordability Index (RAI).

Renting in a Time of COVID-19

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Community housing providers are experiencing first-hand how nervous some tenants are feeling, with some choosing not to pay rent.

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