Concerns tight Gold Coast rental market means tenants won’t assert their rights – ABC News

There are concerns that low vacancy rates in the Gold Coast rental market are discouraging tenants from asserting their rights with real estate agents and landlords.
Key points:

• About 36 per cent of Queenslanders rent, but with median Gold Coast vacancy rates less than one-third of what’s “balanced”, tenants are scrambling for properties
• Tenant advocates worry some are accepting rent increases or unfair conditions to secure a property
• However, a real estate industry body is warning against drastic…

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