International students who have not been in Australia for the past few years lack the rental and financial history that landlords require. Online, students talk about feeling discriminated against, with landlords considering them “high risk”. Angela Lehmann, Australian National University There is a story doing the media rounds that international students – particularly from China – will now “flood” back to Australia. It is claimed this will push up already high rents for scarce housing in our major cities. This story is one of three myths that risk setting up …
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A landlord can terminate a fixed-term lease at its expiry for any reason (as long as they follow the notice provisions). Brendan Grigg, Flinders University and Hossein Esmaeili, Flinders University Inflation is pushing up interest rates. Interest rates are pushing up mortgage costs. There’s talk of a rental supply crisis. …
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