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#renting — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Renting can seem like a lottery. How can you improve your chances of getting a lease?
    By Evan Jones

    Australia’s rental application process is opaque, and feedback often non-existent. Some agents say it can come down to how you present in person

    theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

    #Australianlifestyle #Housing #Renting #Rentingproperty #TheGuardian #EvanJones

  2. RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Renting #Consumeraffairs #Housing #Business #Technology #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  3. RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Renting #Consumeraffairs #Housing #Business #Technology #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  4. RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Renting #Consumeraffairs #Housing #Business #Technology #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  5. RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Renting #Consumeraffairs #Housing #Business #Technology #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  6. RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Renting #Consumeraffairs #Housing #Business #Technology #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  7. It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules – The Irish Times

    When the first residents moved into a luxury apartment block near the Shard last summer, they were anticipating…
    #London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #buildtorent #GreatBritain #Greystar #KnightFrank #labour-party-uk #london #Renting
    europesays.com/uk/1194566/

  8. It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules – The Irish Times

    When the first residents moved into a luxury apartment block near the Shard last summer, they were anticipating…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #build-to-rent #Greystar #knightfrank #labour-party-uk #Renting
    europesays.com/gbr/london/2241

  9. It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules – The Irish Times

    When the first residents moved into a luxury apartment block near the Shard last summer, they were anticipating…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #London #BuildToRent #greystar #knightfrank #labour-party-uk #Renting
    europesays.com/britain/120522/

  10. Home ownership is always framed as being about building wealth; that viewpoint inevitably leads to higher housing costs and a poorer working class (because treating housing as an investment drives up housing costs).

    The true advantage to home ownership is the financial stability it brings. When #renting you are subject to inflationary increases, which means your housing costs do not remain stable, however when you own your home costs remain relatively stable for 25-30 years and then plummet once your mortgage is paid off.

    The largest financial challenge of home ownership is putting enough aside each month to cover the maintenance and repair costs associated with ownership; the ones that a #landlord is supposed to cover if you rent, although many landlords shirk that responsibility. The easiest way for a home owner to deal with this is to put a small amount aside each month to cover both the unexpected repairs that crop up and the high cost maintenance
    projects as stuff wears out.

    #homeownership