Rents fell by 2.5% in Tasmania in the last financial year according to data collected by the Tenants’ Union on our advice line.  This is the first fall since comprehensive statistics began to be collected by the Tenants’ Union in 2006. The figures, which are a weighted average of rent, show that rents fell slightly […]

Today is International Tenants’ Day and the Tenants’ Union is celebrating the passing of legislation to introduce minimum standards in Tasmania. Even though some of the standards will not take effect until 2017, it’s important to get the word out now so landlords and agents can start making their properties compliant. The standards require all […]

Tasmania is the first state or territory to have legislated minimum standards for residential tenancies, following the successful passage of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill through the Tasmanian Parliament last Thursday. The proposed minimum standards listed below got through unscathed but not without much discussion and some dissent. The standards require a tenancy to be: Weatherproof and […]

Tasmania will be the first state or territory to have legislated minimum standards for residential tenancies, following the successful passage of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill through the Upper House last Thursday. The proposed minimum standards listed below got through unscathed but not without much discussion and some dissent. The standards require a tenancy to be: Weatherproof […]