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 […]
PUBLIC BUILDER WOULD BUILD THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC AND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR RENTERS AND FIRST HOME BUYERS, UNDER GREENS PLAN
The Victorian Greens have announced their plan for a public builder that would see the Victorian government build homes to be rented and sold to first home buyers at below market prices
GREENS RENEW CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE AS LABOR GIVES RENTERS MORE BREADCRUMBS
The Victorian Greens have renewed calls for a rent freeze
GREENS SECURE KEY AIRBNB REFORMS TO FREE UP MORE HOMES FOR RENTERS
The Victorian Greens have secured key reforms that will stop property investors from hoarding homes to use as short stay accommodation
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.
GREENS’ PLAN TO CRACK DOWN ON AIRBNB COULD FREE UP THOUSANDS MORE HOMES, WHILE LABOR’S LEVY WOULD DO VERY LITTLE
A Victorian Greens’ plan to introduce strong short-stay regulations across the state could free up thousands more homes for people to live in
