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I agree. The corollary to owners having less control over their assets once rented out is that they will need higher compensation in order to enter that agreement. From a renter's point of view it is a trade-off. I lived for a couple of years in Germany, which is always touted as the gold...

I'm not going to go over the arguments made in the affordable housing report, since (a) you can read them for yourself and (b) I don't necessarily agree with them anyhow. If it is in fact the case I would see the factors promoting increased security of tenure in an environment where...

Quarantining rental losses would certainly raise barriers to entry for small-time investors and to some extent favour institutional investors. Also, since effective tax on rental property would be somewhat higher, it is bound at some point result in somewhat higher rents. Some are touting...

Indeed you would. That would make the effective rate of CGT in Australia about 44%, way above the OECD average of about 18%. Right now it is about 22% for residents, which is above average but in the middle of the pack. I am also a non-resident. I didn't sell, but only because I intend to...