By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:20:58 +0000

My sister and her son and girlfriend moved into a rental house in Brisbane. (three income earners) They were given an initial six-month lease only and told that the reason for such a short lease was that “‘the owner wanted to see what kind of tenants they were”. Well they have put up with broken down pipes (spent money on a make-shift solution to stop an ever increasing hole in the ground as water pours from 5 metres above); replaced and fixed faulty lights light bulbs at own expense; reported constant leaks and probable termites; reported that the solar lights bordering the driveway actually do not exist; purchased a lawnmower, edge cutter and buckets of rat baits to try to control the infestation; have had family garden working bees to keep the large block with lawn, hedge and plants looking respectable, bought a 3-metre washing machine inlet hose as the concrete slab where the machine should sit is cracked, broken and undermined by erosion (and is a rat hide). Furniture etc has been purchased as you can imagine and all that ‘paperwork to authorities etc when one needs to make a change of address’… Well after only two months they had to undergo an inspection but received no feedback or report from the real estate agent. Now, with two months left on their lease they receive an email from the real estate agent that states they have two weeks to decide on another 6-month lease with a $20/week rent increase and a bond increase as well. How can one live stress-free when one doesn’t know where they might be living in the near future? And what of the stress and cost of moving again? From my perspective, some agents are only interested in $$$, and yes, do nothing to upkeep the owners’ properties nor show human consideration for the lives and welfare of the tenants on whom they prey!

By: Wiebe

Wiebe — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:25:24 +0000

Thanks for this blog.
Shocking to read that it’s even worse than anywhere else in the world.
I thought it was only extreme now in the Netherlands. Where house prices are also unbelievable.
Good to make us aware the real estates are wolves and clients is a word of the past.
I also believe that owning a house is not a must but should be reasonable affordable for most people.
It’s really a concern how this will end or how this can be stopped.

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