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Rental insecurity: why fixed long-term leases aren't the answer

  • Written by Chris Martin, Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice, UNSW
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The insecurity of rental housing and unsatisfactory condition of many properties are receiving much-deserved media attention following the release of a national survey of tenants.

However, the stock response to the insecurity this revealed – longer fixed-term agreements – is not the answer. The solution to the failure of existing legal...

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