Renter’s rights
HAAG advocates for the rights of older renters all kinds of tenancies. We support initiatives to make renting a more safe, secure and affordable option.
Evicted – retaliatory evictions in Victoria
Anika Legal recently released a report, in partnership with HAAG and the Council to Single Mothers and their Families, examining retaliatory evictions. We hear from Justice Kevin Bell, former Supreme Court judge, about his thoughts on housing as a human right and the implications of this report. To read the report go to Evicted – Anika Legal… …
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Floods and renters rights
Shane and Fiona talk to Johnathon Gurry, the Director of Policy and Research at VCOSS, about their new report into the impact of floods on disadvantaged Victorians, Turning the Tide. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Climate, Regional issues
Improvements for residential parks and older renters
The Victorian government just passed its Consumer Legislation Amendments bill, including some important reforms for renters and, especially, residential park residents …
Posted in: News Updates, Residential Parks, Retirement Housing, Campaigns
Essential Homes: Why renting is an essential service
Noel Lim, co-founder of Anika Legal, tells us about a new report looking at renting as an essential service, and discusses changing the way we think about renting. It includes data from a national survey, showing strong support for bold recommendations for change.To find out more www.anikalegal.org.au …
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TARTs with heart – Retirement and Tenancy issues for older people
Fiona talks to Liz and Sally about their work in the Tenancy and Retirement team – affectionally known as TARTs – involving wrap around support for older people living in private rental, retirement villages, residential parks, caravan parks and rental villages. To call the service, 03 96547389 option 2 www.oldertenants.org.au/retirement …
Posted in: Podcasts, Retiremement Accomodation Action Group, Retirement Housing, Campaigns, Retirement Housing Advice Service, Tenancy, Victoria
Priced out, Run Down: Older women renters speak
Shane and Fiona speak to Lynn and Aradia about our recent Canberra trip, launching the report Priced Out and Run Down: Older Australians in unaffordable and poor condition housing. They speak about their experiences as older renters, and what they thought of meeting politicians in Canberra. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Campaigns, Federal Campaigns
Fair, efficient and affordable? Renters at VCAT
Shane talks to Noel Lim, CEO of Anika Legal, about their recently released report ‘Unrepresented: Improving VCAT and RDRV for self-represented litigants’. …
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New report: Older People Suffering in Poor Quality, Expensive Housing
Swinburne University and Housing for the Aged Action Group released a new report at Parliament House in Canberra today, showing that across the country, older people are increasingly facing multiple, overlapping forms of housing precarity, with serious impacts on their health and wellbeing. Older renters face the greatest risk, living in housing insecurity in unaffordable and… …
Posted in: Media Releases, News Updates, Campaigns, Federal Campaigns
Priced Out, Run Down: Older Australians in unaffordable and poor-condition housing
This report by Swinburne University of Technology, commissioned by Housing for the Aged Action Group, explores the multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity experienced by mid- life and older people in Australia, focusing on private renter households and mortgaged households. The report combines measures of housing affordability stress and housing quality and conditions, offering… …
Posted in: Reports
Commissioner calling for renters and retirement village residents for new consultative group
The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies and Social Housing is calling for older people to join her Renters advisory group, and a new group for Retirement Village residents. …
Posted in: News Updates, Retirement Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
Nothing to FEAR?
Shane and Fiona talk to Emily Southwell, Principal lawyer at Anika Legal about their new project, FEAR – Fear of Eviction Action Research – looking at retaliatory evictions in private renting. Find out more at anikalegal.com …
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Dear Landlord
Fiona speaks to Hannah Lewis and Sam Horman from Homeless Law about their digital tool, Dear Landlord, that they developed in response to the huge demand that Homeless Law was seeing through their advice service. To access the tool, go to https://justiceconnect.org.au/help/dear-landlord/ …
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