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Tenants' Union submission

Submission: Capital Gains Tax Discount

The Tenants' Union of NSW welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the Federal Government Select Committee on the operation of capital gains tax. We have a long standing interest…
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Tuesday Nights’ Chats - a month of watching, listening and discussing all things renting and more!

Renters’ rights advocates, renters and the Tenants’ Union staff have kept busy over four weeks with a line-up of events taking place across Sydney over consecutive Tuesday nights, and that’s not…
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Outasite

Outasite – land lease communities magazine

We have just published issue 13 of Outasite – our print publication for land lease communities. Over 6,000 copies were delivered to mailboxes in communities all over NSW.
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Tenants' Union: Submission

Submission: Economic Reform Roundtable – Housing System Reform for Productivity and Resilience

The Tenants’ Union of NSW welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Economic Reform Roundtable and strongly encourages the government to consider housing system reform, particularly in…
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Listening to Renters' Voices

In 2024 we organised a series of innovative Renters’ Forums in partnership with the Sydney Alliance and the NSW Rental Commissioner, NSW Fair Trading.
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Rent Tracker Research Project

The Tenants' Union Rent Tracker Research Project aims to give tenants, researchers, journalists, and others a clear way to understand rent movements in NSW. Our tools use data published by…
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Rent Tracker Area Tool

Use this tool to explore how the price and supply of rental homes has changed across all districts of Sydney and regional areas of NSW.
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Tenants' Union land lease community news

Amendments to Residential Land Lease Communities Act

The laws governing residential land lease communities changed in 2024, and further changes are expected in 2025.
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Tenants' Union submission

Submission: Homes for NSW Discussion Paper

We hope to see the Homes for NSW plan set out a shared vision, one that imagines and clearly sets a path towards better outcomes for people seeking social housing and homelessness assistance in…
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Survey: Homes NSW 10-year plan

Have your say on future of Homes NSW

Have your say about the future of public and community housing in NSW!
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Brave renewal world for social housing in NSW

After a decade of practices involving selling off publicly owned properties to finance maintenance of the remaining stock, this significant increase in investment and shift in how government…
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Bond Loss Tracker

Use this tool to explore how the risk and severity of bond loss has changed across Sydney and regional NSW.
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