Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Australia
Swinburne study says Victoria's rental rules leave sharehouse renters exposed to risk
Swinburne University of Technology researchers say people renting in shared houses in Victoria face persistent risks to their finances and housing, because state rental rules are out of step with current conditions.
Why it matters: Sharehouse tenants in Victoria are the group the Swinburne study identifies as persistently exposed to financial and housing risk under the state's rental rules.
Swinburne University of Technology has published a new study on people who rent in shared houses in the Australian state of Victoria.
The university says the study shows these tenants are continually at risk, both financially and in keeping their homes.
According to Swinburne, Victoria's rules for renting have not kept pace with how the housing market now works.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The study centres on sharehouse tenants in Victoria and, if its findings hold, points to a gap between the state's rental rules and the conditions these renters actually face.
