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The city will continue to rapidly lose its population if action isn't taken to soothe the crippling housing crisis, a report has found.

There were 39 per cent more calls for help in Western Australia last year - mostly by residents doing it tough.

Seven out of every ten tenants have found themself in rental stress, and even more want the federal government to take action on the crisis.

The South Australian woman has until April to find affordable housing. But vacancy rates are under one per cent.

The Hawksburn Penthouse features a private lift, five bathrooms, a home gym and panoramic views of Melbourne's CBD.

There's more pain for renters in almost every part of the country, with some paying more than $1000 a week.

This is how deep stressed-out tenants have had to dig during a rental crisis that shows few signs of ending.

The man suffered a campaign of harassment by other tenants living close by.

Darwin had the highest increase of rental availabilities in December, followed by Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.

There were suburbs across the country with as little as one rental property advertised in all of December.

Rents have surged and supply is running at a trickle. Where to from here for frustrated renters hoping to sign on the dotted line?

Firestorm of criticism erupts after Rudolph Williams was trapped inside a 30-unit complex in Chicago.

The email reminded tenants to pay their rent on time to ensure their living arrangements "aren't jeopardised over this festive period".

Foreign investors will be funnelled into new construction and build to rent programs under a new plan from the Albanese government.

NSW residents are losing tenancy opportunities as some agents continue to encourage rent bidding despite a statewide crackdown. 

Scammers are increasingly targeting desperate renters on social media, with one woman losing $3200 in an elaborate Airbnb ruse.

Successive interest rate hikes and high inflation are eating into savings, new research released today found.

The latest figures show renters in Regional Queensland are now spending about 28 percent of their income on rent, compared with 28 per cent in Greater Brisbane.

Renters in every capital city are in a worse position than before the pandemic, according to a new report.

Nearly all capital cities recorded falls amid a shortage of housing stock and strong population growth.

Renters are avoiding calling their landlord or real estate agent for repairs because they are worried about having their rent increased, according to new research. 

Renters continue to face tough times with locals in some Aussie suburbs paying as much as 45 per cent of their income to secure a roof over their head. Some listings in particular show how bad the crisis has become.

A 55-year-old Melburnian woman said she paid almost $1000 a month for a room in an illegal and "unlivable" Wantirna share house.

Nearly half of Annemarie King's fortnightly aged pension will go towards rent on her two-bedroom unit in South Tamworth when her lease is renewed in December.

Since 2016, newly-built homes have required a $300 fee to activate internet connection - but whether the charge should fall on the landlord or renter has been hotly contested.

Baby boomers are almost twice as likely to resist new low-rise housing development compared to young adults, a survey has found.

A Sydney rental listing is advertising two mattresses lying on the floor at $250 each, per week, in a sign the city's housing crisis hasn't let up.

The cheapest suburbs for rentals have been revealed for every capital city in Australia.

The cost of living crisis is driving more adult children back home, with almost a third citing 'unaffordable' rent as a deciding factor.

A Queensland retiree and her dog have been forced to live in her car amidst the rising cost of living.

The latest Rental Pain Index released today by Suburbtrends found the worst suburbs to rent in were located in NSW and Queensland, with the majority registering vacancy rates well below 1 per cent.

"They (the rats) ate through everything that was downstairs, the lounges, the furniture, the clothing, anything at all they just ate."

The most rapid decline in home prices in recent history is now fully reversed, with national prices returning to their peak.

Bondi Bowling Club's president Matty Graham says he's unsure if the club can meet the demand.

The number of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in the Byron Shire may be slashed by new legislation kicking in next summer.

New data has put another line under how much renters are struggling around the country, with those doing it toughest putting more than 40 per cent of their income towards the rent.

"This presents a real opportunity, and will enable us to solve a whole lot of problems."

Ballooning overseas student numbers are behind skyrocketing rental increases of up to $1000 in a year, according to a new report.

Rental property prices have increased by 26 per cent since June in Brisbane, at five times the rate of wage increases.

A cancer patient almost had her lease terminated by a "heartless realtor" while undergoing chemotherapy, a federal inquiry into Australia's rental crisis has heard.

'Thousands are stuck in rentals which would be considered hazardous purely because there aren't enough properties.'

Pensioner Rachelle Chilcott was struggling to find affordable housing in Brisbane until she discovered sharehouses.

New research has revealed the least affordable places to rent in Australia.

Airbnb has revolutionised the short-stay industry. Launched in 2008, it now eclipses the world's biggest hotel chains. In Australia alone there are about 100,000 listed properties.

Potential reforms being flagged include limiting landlords to one rent increase every two years.

A new report has found the fastest-shrinking rental markets in the country in the past month.

Bleak new data has revealed that nine in 10 rental markets across the country saw an increase in rent in the last year.

Ask three different people about how to solve Australia's rental crisis and you'll likely get three different answers.

It comes as a senior government source with knowledge of the discussions told The Age that limiting landlords to one rent increase every two years was being considered.

A ultra cheap rental listing in Wellington was removed over the weekend over concerns about whether it was compliant.