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Landlords sell to reap capital gains, not avoid rental reforms: study

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Perth rental crisis: Families’ heartbreaking pleas as they face being homeless

The research found tenancy laws accommodate landlords more than tenants.CREDIT:LUIS ASCUI

Landlords sell their investment properties for lucrative capital gains, rather than dissatisfaction with tenancy law reforms, new research reveals. Tenancy law reforms were at the bottom of the list of reasons why investors sold their properties, research by the Australia Housing and Urban Research Institute found.

Perth rental crisis: Families’ heartbreaking pleas as they face being homeless

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Perth rental crisis: Families’ heartbreaking pleas as they face being homeless

FIFO workers are among Perth’s new army of homeless. Katherine Houareau, who works as a truck driver at a mine site in Leinster, is scrambling to find a new rental home for herself and her two kids.

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Community legal centres around Western Australia have issued a joint statement calling for a moratorium on all evictions from public housing "without grounds", saying vulnerable people are being left on the street with no opportunity to make a case to keep their homes.

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Fewer than one in 10 houses in Perth rent for less than $400 a week, in the latest report to highlight the city’s growing affordability crisis.

How WA's rental crisis saw this family of four almost end up on the street

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homeless single mother living in ute with son calls for government support

After weeks of struggling to find an affordable rental property, Darshana Lamprecht turned to her community in a last-ditch bid to keep her family off the streets.

Perth rental crisis: Homeless single mother living in ute with son calls for government support

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homeless single mother living in ute with son calls for government support

It’s a heartbreaking image of a six-year-old boy sleeping in a ute in the freezing temperatures of winter that sums up Perth’s housing crisis.

Rental crisis forcing people into homelessness and living in their cars

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Western Australia's rental squeeze making it near impossible to attract enough workers

Alex has been living in his car with his dog for the past few months because he cannot find a rental property in Perth.

Western Australia's rental squeeze making it near impossible to attract enough workers

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Western Australia's rental squeeze making it near impossible to attract enough workers

Western Australia has found itself starving for workers and hungry for homes for them to live in, just over six months after opening its borders to the world.

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

At least 34 homeless people have died in Perth already this year, according to the latest research of a public health expert who has labelled WA the “laggard State” in delivering public housing.

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

The rental crisis is forcing some women and children to live with domestic violence, with many locked out of the tight housing market and overflowing shelters.

‘Punitive’ rental laws condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, prison and death

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

‘Punitive’ rental laws condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, prison and death

Punitive rental laws are condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, child removal, prison and even death, a WA parliamentary inquiry heard on Monday.

Government urged to halt ‘without cause’ evictions after Perth man’s Federal Court win

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

‘Punitive’ rental laws condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, prison and death

The West Australian government is being urged to stop evictions of public housing tenants without reason, or risk a deluge of litigation following an injunction being granted in the Federal Court.

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The deadly consequences of rental evictions in WA

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

As a homelessness crisis unfolds around the country, the Western Australian government has undertaken to review tenancy laws to finally remove ‘no grounds’ rental evictions.

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Large tracts of land primarily in Perth's outer suburbs will be released in a bid to alleviate housing shortages, but experts want greater focus on smart infill models that don't exacerbate urban sprawl.

Geraldton’s rental situation remains bleak despite the vacancy rate doubling last month

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Geraldton’s rental situation remains bleak despite the vacancy rate doubling last month

Geraldton’s rental market showed signs of life last month, however, one local real estate agent warns it could be a false hope for those still struggling to find a property.

Pilbara's rising cost of living has families leaving their home towns

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Geraldton’s rental situation remains bleak despite the vacancy rate doubling last month

Young mum Tia Martin wants to raise her son in her hometown but the cost of living in Western Australia's north has forced her to move over 1,000 kilometres away.

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Shire of Plantagenet-owned lots will be put up for public auction if councillors support an officer recommendation at this week’s council meeting.

Jump in homeless mum and baby numbers

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

At 24, first-time mum Ashley found herself driving around the streets of Melbourne with nowhere to go as she made the hardest decision of her life.

More women experiencing homelessness

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

The number of homeless women over 55 is expected to double in less than a decade, with new analysis showing far more are experiencing homelessness than originally thought.

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

For Vernon Lawrence there is one place in Kununurra which perfectly illustrates the town's housing crisis.

WA GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES PERTH HOUSING CRISIS

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

Short-term rental operators ask for national regulation amid housing crisis

People in Perth are being forced into homelessness due to a housing crisis that has been years in the making.

Short-term rental operators ask for national regulation amid housing crisis

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Short-term rental operators ask for national regulation amid housing crisis

Short-term rental operators have called for national regulation of their own industry to become part of the solution to Australia's rental crisis.

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

In a motel room behind a tavern in Bellingen in mid-northern NSW, single mother Kaila Jobson is trying, so hard.

Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racism

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

An Aboriginal man who alleges his eviction from public housing in Western Australia is racial discrimination has been granted an injunction in the federal court, allowing him to stay at the property while he takes his complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission.

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Recent yarns in the news about renting

Landlords sell to reap capital gains, not avoid rental reforms: study

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Perth rental crisis: Families’ heartbreaking pleas as they face being homeless

Perth rental crisis: Families’ heartbreaking pleas as they face being homeless

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Perth rental crisis: Families’ heartbreaking pleas as they face being homeless

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

How WA's rental crisis saw this family of four almost end up on the street

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homeless single mother living in ute with son calls for government support

Perth rental crisis: Homeless single mother living in ute with son calls for government support

Perth rental crisis: Homes on market hit record low with fewer than 10 in city under $400 a week

Perth rental crisis: Homeless single mother living in ute with son calls for government support

Rental crisis forcing people into homelessness and living in their cars

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Western Australia's rental squeeze making it near impossible to attract enough workers

Western Australia's rental squeeze making it near impossible to attract enough workers

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Western Australia's rental squeeze making it near impossible to attract enough workers

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

Perth homelessness: Research reveals at least 34 people have died on the streets of WA so far in 202

‘Punitive’ rental laws condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, prison and death

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

‘Punitive’ rental laws condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, prison and death

Government urged to halt ‘without cause’ evictions after Perth man’s Federal Court win

Perth rental crisis: Domestic violence victim forced to live with ex after 120 lease applications re

‘Punitive’ rental laws condemning Aboriginal families to homelessness, prison and death

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The deadly consequences of rental evictions in WA

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Geraldton’s rental situation remains bleak despite the vacancy rate doubling last month

Large tracts of Perth land to be released, but do little to alleviate housing crisis in short term

Geraldton’s rental situation remains bleak despite the vacancy rate doubling last month

Pilbara's rising cost of living has families leaving their home towns

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Geraldton’s rental situation remains bleak despite the vacancy rate doubling last month

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Jump in homeless mum and baby numbers

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

Shire of Plantagenet considers selling lots as part of housing crisis response

More women experiencing homelessness

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

WA GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES PERTH HOUSING CRISIS

Housing crisis in Kununurra rolls on as government fails to lure buyers to build on subsidised block

Short-term rental operators ask for national regulation amid housing crisis

Short-term rental operators ask for national regulation amid housing crisis

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Short-term rental operators ask for national regulation amid housing crisis

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racism

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

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