Hi all, greedy landlord here with my repsonse to this cracker of an article:
Marketing and Operations Manager Carolyn Majda said unreasonably high rent increases could cause angry departures of reliable, long-term tenants.
Not if I'm in line with the market rate, especially since one of mine is literally the cheapest you can rent in the capital city. Where will they be moving when I put the rent up next month, and again in another 6 months?
Ms Majda said it took an average of four to six weeks to relet a rental property, during which time the landlord is unlikely to be receiving a rental income.
Yes, because I know I wait until the tenant has moved out before I start advertising for a new tenant!
The reminder comes after rents hit record highs around the country, and startling figures showing renting battlers are doing it tougher than ever.
Well of course rents hit a record high! On another matter, shampoo has hit a record high this year, so have a million other consumer items! That's what generally happens, prices go up, not down (unless you can find a way for China to do it cheaper).
More than a quarter of low-income renters sometimes go without food and 42 per cent of low-income renters cannot afford school excursions, a report released yesterday by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Unit found.
That's ok, cigarettes are decreasing in price so they can have a few smokes instead of a meal...... What's that? Cigarettes aren't decreasing in price? Then why can they still afford to buy them??!! Isn't food more important?!
The HIA said the Federal Government’s proposed National Affordability Rental Scheme, which aims to build 50,000 new rental properties across the country, would ease the strain facing renters.
For about a year or two, assuming of course they were all completed next week. Wonder how long it takes to plan for and build 50,000 houses?
ok, ok....
Above is probably a bit harsh, but you know - f*^$ it! How often do we get bagged!?!
