What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion,it’s changing
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What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion,it’s changing

Gemma Toogood paid $875 a week in rent for a mould-riddled,rat-infested cottage. Do we still think that’s reasonable?

  • byTawar Razaghi

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‘A big problem for a large part of society’:Sydney rents hit record highs

‘A big problem for a large part of society’:Sydney rents hit record highs

A typical house or unit in Sydney now costs $80 or more than a year ago,with scant relief for renters in sight.

  • byTawar Razaghi
Growing pains:The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge

Growing pains:The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge

It is the sprawling suburbs on Perth’s eastern fringe accommodating the lion’s share of the city’s post-COVID population boom. Here are the top 20.

  • bySarah Brookes andCraig Butt
A family home doesn’t need to be a house:The case for European-style living

A family home doesn’t need to be a house:The case for European-style living

Moving overseas highlighted that our national psyche is to see houses not as places merely to live,but an asset class that,for many,is a way to grow wealth.

  • byCaroline Zielinski
How the rental crisis ate its way into the middle class

How the rental crisis ate its way into the middle class

Renters will prove a political powerhouse at the 2027 election. Will the Minns government have done enough to help them?

  • byMax Maddison andNigel Gladstone
Air-con is now polarising as people forced to choose between comfort and cost

Air-con is now polarising as people forced to choose between comfort and cost

Two in three Queenslanders who have an air-conditioner say concerns about the cost of running it prevent them turning it on.

  • byJim Malo andCourtney Kruk
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Natasha’s hot home is bad for her health. So is the cost of living

Natasha’s hot home is bad for her health. So is the cost of living

Many Australians report feeling unwell on hot days or in heatwaves,but not everyone has the same capacity to manage.

  • byJim Malo
Boomers are afraid to sell the family home and downsize. Can you blame us?

Boomers are afraid to sell the family home and downsize. Can you blame us?

Until I sat filling yet another box with the contents of yet another bookshelf,it had not struck me that my life now is about getting smaller.

  • byJane Caro
Why Sydney’s other rental crisis is also hurting your hip pocket

Why Sydney’s other rental crisis is also hurting your hip pocket

Sydney’s rental crisis isn’t just confined to the residential market. Industrial sites are sparse and soaring rents are putting upward pressure on consumer goods.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael McGowan
Perth insider spills:Why you can’t get a rental (and what to try now)

Perth insider spills:Why you can’t get a rental (and what to try now)

Tight supply,sky-high demand and soaring costs means competition is fierce in securing a home. This Perth property manager shares how you can gain an edge.

  • byAshleigh Goodchild
Search for buildings with defect notices across Sydney

Search for buildings with defect notices across Sydney

Dozens of orders for developers to fix defective apartment buildings in Sydney have been issued over the past three years. This is where they are.