My Rental Story: Rent went from $440
Rent went from $440 to $635 per week with a months notice. Could not afford to stay nor could we afford the expense of moving. We have been trying to save for…
Gotta be a legal expert to rent these days
The land lord wanted to increase the rent 20%, they tried to avoid this by simply refusing to extend the lease. The only reason the tenant was able to maintain…
We tried to counter at…
We tried to counter at $750 even though that is still unaffordable. They said no and held at $800. We had NO CHOICE because there are no houses…
Living Through Rent increase is severely…
Rent increase is severely impacting my ability to budget. I already purchase majority of discounted perishable products and purchase in bulk to save money. I…
Dealing With Had 2 rent…
Had 2 rent increases in 2 months. The owner of the property says he wants to knock down walls, put in new kitchen etc and the real estate is pushing to get us…
It’s a standard $100…
It’s a standard $100 increase and we’re spending all weekend looking at alternative houses. We’re in a great location and pay $500 a week. We’re not going to get…
The Time When Rent in…
Rent in QLD has risen 30% but the rise in wages for the same time has only been about 2.2%. We’re now paying a lot more on rent when accounting for our income….
Living Through Landlord increased our…
Landlord increased our rent twice in a 6 month period – once after the interest rate increases started (a $30 p/w increase) and then again 4 months later (a $40…