Tag: rental stress
Support for renters amid calls for moratorium extension
Additional support will be provided for renters affected by COVID-19, with the ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay today (4 September) signing a declaration to allow for a transitional period once the moratorium on...
Housing stress worsens under pandemic: ANU
The number of Australians experiencing housing stress, unable to pay their rent or mortgage on time, has more than doubled since the pandemic began, data from the Australian National University (ANU) suggests.
In...
Calls growing for more support for tenants
An open letter to the National Cabinet is seeking more assistance for residential tenants adversely affected by COVID-19 restrictions to help avoid a second wave of evictions come September.
New service to resolve COVID-19 tenancy disputes in ACT
Tenants and landlords in the ACT will be able to access mediation services to resolve tenancy disputes for issues related to COVID-19.
ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay announced yesterday (Wednesday 6 May), the Conflict...
Clarity on rental relief measures
The ACT Government has announced more information will be provided for tenants, landlords and real estate agents to navigate the uncertainty around rental relief measures initiated in response to COVID-19.
Work is also...
ACT industry welcomes rental measures amid eviction moratorium confusion
New rental measures announced by the ACT Government on Thursday (2 April) will see landlords offered an incentive to reduce rents for tenants in stress.
