Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing

Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing

The owner of an apartment in the troubled Mascot Towers has accused the NSW government of the “ultimate betrayal”.

  • bySue Williams

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A guest walked into a hotel and wouldn’t leave. His next room may be a jail cell

A guest walked into a hotel and wouldn’t leave. His next room may be a jail cell

On a June afternoon in 2018,Mickey Barreto checked into the New Yorker Hotel and was given Room 2565. His has been the best housing deal in the city’s history.

  • byMatthew Haag
Rental reforms need to be expedited

Rental reforms need to be expedited

Delays to NSW’s rental reforms are a cause for concern for a considerable proportion of the population.

  • byThe Herald's View
Thousands evicted without grounds as NSW rental reforms ‘drag’

Thousands evicted without grounds as NSW rental reforms ‘drag’

A year into the Minns government renters can still be evicted on no grounds,or have their application refused because they have a pet.

  • byMary Ward
Qld moves to ban rent bidding but ‘tenants offer to pay more’

Qld moves to ban rent bidding but ‘tenants offer to pay more’

Limiting rent increases to once a year and a ban on rent bidding are pitched to “help to stabilise the private rental market”. But debate in Qld is far from over.

  • byMatt Dennien
Designer cats and dogs abandoned as rental crisis bites
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Designer cats and dogs abandoned as rental crisis bites

Rescue shelters are being overwhelmed with pets whose owners have been forced to decide between renting a home and their beloved companions.

  • byTim Barlass
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Qld renters’ identities kept to themselves under proposed law changes

Qld renters’ identities kept to themselves under proposed law changes

Long-awaited Queensland reforms will crack down on information requests from owners and agents.

  • byMatt Dennien
Cruel summer for Perth renters as indoor temperatures hit 37 degrees

Cruel summer for Perth renters as indoor temperatures hit 37 degrees

Claire Phelan doesn’t invite people to her home. She finds it humiliating that she has to live in unbearable heat.

  • bySarah Brookes
Perth’s rental madness:$320 per week for a back-garden shed

Perth’s rental madness:$320 per week for a back-garden shed

Pictures of this granny flat’s interior tell one story. The virtual tour video tells another. And together they indicate a crisis. But is there a silver lining?

  • bySarah Brookes
Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out

Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out

A hot summer,a rental crisis and a cost-of-living crisis left some homes ranging from uncomfortable to nearly unlivable.

  • byJim Malo andKate Burke
Sheryl wants to stay in her Gosnells home. But it might not be up to her

Sheryl wants to stay in her Gosnells home. But it might not be up to her

Sheryl Houston is a cleaner who has lived in her “nice old place”,faithfully paying rent,for nine years. But she fears she’ll be on the street come Christmas.

  • byHamish Hastie