Rent Freeze Now!
Rent freeze now! Renters are at breaking point. A report this week from Better Renting found once again that renters are cutting back on essentials just so they can pay the rent.
GREENS WELCOME RENT REFORM, RENEW CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE
The Victorian Greens welcome new rent reforms that will ban no reason evictions, cap bonds and force landlords to provide evidence for bond claims, but say that the Victorian Labor government needs to make unlimited rent increases illegal if they really want to support renters. After years of pressure from the Greens, the Victorian Labor […]
GREENS RENEW CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE AS LABOR GIVES RENTERS MORE BREADCRUMBS
The Victorian Greens have renewed calls for a rent freeze
Landlords’ Profits
You might think from the way some real estate agents and landlords are carrying on right now that they are bleeding money to keep their tenants happy.
BASIC STANDARDS IMPORTANT BUT WE MUST TACKLE UNLIMITED RENT INCREASES
While unlimited rent rises and no grounds evictions are still legal, renters will continue to be too scared of losing their home to pursue their basic rights.
UPPER HOUSE TO DEBATE GREENS’ RENT FREEZE BILL, AFTER STATE BUDGET SCREWED RENTERS OVER
The Victorian Greens will this week bring their bill for a rent freeze to the Upper House for a debate, in a bid to alleviate the worsening housing crisis.
NO NEW MONEY FOR HOMES, NOTHING FOR RENTERS IN STATE BUDGET
The Greens say Labor’s decision to spend no new money on building homes, including public housing, and to ignore renters will mean more rent increases and more unaffordable homes for first-home buyers.
Where are the promised rental reforms?
Gabrielle asks the Victorian Labor Government when they will actually implement their promised rental reforms. Full transcript of her question in parliament: My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Consumer Affairs, and the action that I seek is for the minister to provide a time line for the implementation of renting reforms announced six […]
The rental crisis is out of control: Luci & Imogen’s story
The rental crisis in Victoria is out of control. Luci and Imogen tell Gabrielle de Vietri about their experience of having to turn a living room into an extra bedroom just to afford the rent in Melbourne. Theirs is a common story for young people, students and lower-income workers. The Greens are fighting for rent […]
