Tenants Union of Victoria

Presents the outcomes of a forum of resident advocacy groups, universities, industry, ombudsman schemes, government agencies and regulators on the future of retirement housing regulation in Victoria.

Report

Pushed to the edge: private rental (un)affordability in Melbourne

23 Nov 2015

Examines the renting situation for low income households in Melbourne. The report looked at all private rental properties advertised on June 23rd to give a snapshot into the rental market for low income households. Summary

Report

The ‘average’ Victorian private tenant

20 Aug 2014

Tenants Union of Victoria

This report shows that over 1 million people are living in private rental accommodation in Victoria. These tenants occupy around a quarter of all households across the state. Summary

Report

Making social housing work: better homes for low-income Victorians

2 Apr 2014

Tenants Union of Victoria

Community Housing Federation of Victoria,

Victorian Council of Social Service,

Council to Homeless Persons,

Victorian Public Tenants Association,

Tenants Union of Victoria,

Domestic Violence Victoria,

Justice Connect

With the Victorian social housing system is under severe stress, this report calls for a broad strategy that addresses social housing shortages, and looks at ways to expand the supply and quality of low cost private housing.

Briefing paper

Utilities and residential tenancies - part 2: future directions for rental housing standards

1 Jan 2010

Andrea Sharam,

Adrienne Barrett,

Toby Archer,

Mark O’Brien

Tenants Union of Victoria

This report considers a range of data and regulatory and policy interventions from international and domestic jurisdictions with the objective of improving the provision of utilities for private rental housing in Victoria.