News: renting
Rising proportion of ‘forever renters’ requires policy rethink
University of Adelaide research suggests Australia’s tax and housing systems need reform, with analysis finding three in five Australian private renters expect they will never be able to own their own home.
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Private renting is making you age faster
A new study, jointly conducted by the University of Adelaide and University of Essex, has found that renting, rather than owning, a private-sector home leads to faster biological ageing.
As the Aussie home ownership dream fades – it’s time to lift our game for renters
Launching Australia’s first comprehensive dataset on renting in Australia, researchers say there has been a big shift in the housing market, and for many Australians, renting has moved from being a transitional proposition, to something more permanent.
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Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials
Almost 40% of Australian tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.
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