Advocates call for price controls to provide cost-of-living relief, while investors argue they will cause a drop in supply
Rental advocates are calling for rental price controls across Australia, saying they would provide cost-of-living relief for those struggling the most. But investor groups warn price caps will cause a drop in supply and make things worse.What is rent control?
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “That was one very recent example of Australian states saying: here’s an emergency, we’ll try to keep people in their homes. But as it happened, they did it at a time when demand in the rental sector went down,” Martin said.
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