Tenants fear asking landlords for repairs in case of eviction or higher rent

Australia’s housing crisis has seen the price of purchased properties and rental prices soar since the start of the global pandemic in 2020. Over the years, housing demand has outstripped supply leading to record high prices as buyers took on larger debts …

Tenants group pushes for Passaic referendum on limiting rent hikes

Passaic members of Make the Road NJ filed a petition requesting that a referendum be put on the November ballot on reducing a 6% rent increase cap to 3%. Passaic members of Make the Road New Jersey on June 17 filed a petition with more than 500 signatures …

Pa. bill would put ‘reasonable limits’ on rent hikes | Today in Pa.

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7 In 10 Aussies Are Scared To Hit Up Landlord About Repairs For Fear Of Rent Increase

With most of us already bracing for bad news every time an email from the real estate agency hits our inbox, a new survey has revealed just how much renters are scared to contact their landlords when something’s wrong with the property, for fear of copping …

High Rent Fees Forces Low Income Families To Live In Subpar Housing

Indications have emerged that high rental charges have forced millions of Nigerians to live in suburbs, subpar housing, slums and makeshift camps as affordability gap widens in the housing sector. Many Nigerians attributed the current surge in living costs …

Generation Z can’t afford to pay rent, but they will soon be the richest generation in history.

Show table of content Hide table of content Faced with a housing crisis and an exorbitant cost of living, Generation Z is struggling to make ends meet. Yet a study by Bank of America reveals a paradoxical future: thanks to a massive intergenerational …

Reality of renting in Australia: Roaches, mould, fear of eviction and rent hikes

Dubai’s short-stay rent demand feels summer heat

Current rates for Dubai short-stays The average daily rates in areas such as the Downtown, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and Business Bay range from $100 to $350 for studios up to four bedrooms. During the peak December to March season, these apartments …

Security crackdown on tenants association comes as govt introduces amendments to old rent law to ‘respond’ to criticism

Members of the Renters' Association, including lawyer Ayman Essam (center).   In the face of staunch public outcry over a bill introducing revisions to the long-standing rent control laws, the government introduced new legislation last week to address …

Rent Relief Fund administrator says ‘nothing’ can replace service, as Greens, Libs vow to restore it

CARE Financial administers payments made by the Rent Relief Fund to applicants and also provides other financial support. Photo: Facebook. The Rent Relief Fund’s administrating organisation says there are no other government programs that can provide the …