Rents are rising at an increasing rate and hit new heights in the December 2021 quarter, with remote areas seeing the biggest increases. We have recorded a trifecta of infamous firsts: Tasmanian weighted median rents are over $400 for the first time; The median rent for a 3-bedroom property in Hobart City hit the $600 […]

Last week we released data that there were 563 empty homes across the Hobart, Glenorchy and Launceston municipalities and may be up to 2000 empty homes across Tasmania. In response, the Government questioned the data on the basis that it may include “vacant lots, houses under construction or in the planning phase”. TasWater have since […]

Every week it seems like there is another media story of someone crying out for a roof over their head or worried about unsustainable rent increases. Over the last five years, rents across Greater Hobart have increased by 45 per cent and the number of people waiting on our social housing waiting list has blown […]

The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania will be closed from Wednesday, 22.12.2021 COB to Tuesday, 4.1.2022. Our advice call back line will be open until midday Wednesday, 22.12.2021 and will re-open at 9:30 am on 4.1.2022. We wish everyone happy holidays!

The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 25th November at WOTSO in 162 Macquarie St, Hobart. The AGM is open to the public. Find the Annual Report 2020/21 below.

Rents in the South of Tasmania have moderated in the last quarter. Particularly rents for three bedroom properties in the South hardly moved at all. The biggest quarterly increases were recorded in the North of the state. While slowing rent growth is a welcome reprieve for Tasmanian tenants, the stagnation happens at a rent level […]

Today we provided a response to the Tasmanian Planning Policies Scoping Paper recommending the inclusion of social and affordable housing and the recognition of the potential harmful impacts of the short stay accommodation sector on the residential rental market.

There are at least 45,000 rental properties in Tasmania which do not meet healthy energy efficiency ratings. Together with TasCOSS and a number of other community organisations we are calling on the State Government to commit to implementing minimum energy efficiency standards for all rental properties. See statement below.

While overall rent growth in Southern Tasmania slowed slightly in the June Quarter 2021, rent price growth is gathering speed in the North and North-West. Weighted median rents in the North grew by 4.4% in the last quarter and 7.2% in the North-West. Furthermore, the June 2021 rent prices have risen significantly compared to 12 […]

Our office building in 166 Macquarie St, Hobart has been damaged substantially during a storm on 14 August 2021. We will be working remotely until repairs are finished and it is save to return to our offices. Here is how we are operating at the moment: If you have a tenancy issue give us a […]