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Looking for preferably a female 50+ years of age to share a house with elderly gentlemen who has recently lost his wife.
Providing 1 bedroom with exclusive use of shower and bathroom.
Shared kitchen and Loungeroom.
Offstreet parking in carport available if required.
Close to public transport.
Rent $150/week

John is looking for a flatmate in Roseville Chase for $150 per week Looking for preferably a female 50+ years of age to share a house with elderly gentlemen who has recently lost his wife. Providing 1 bedroom with exclusive use of shower and bathroom. Shared kitchen and Loungeroom. Offstreet parking in carport available if required. Close to public transport. Rent $...

Not getting your bond back can be hugely stressful when moving house. So what can tenants do about it? Rent rises and cost of living pressures are leaving renters across the country unable to fight bond disputes when moving to new homes, says Tenants Queensland.

We certainly believe that the housing crisis can be fixed by addressing negative gearing and investment properties.
Although satire, this sums it up . . .
https://www.facebook.com/thechaser/posts/10158099142781230

Full story: https://chaser.com.au/national/millennial-tells-parent-complaining-about-fuel-prices-to-try-cutting-back-on-houses/

Avoid venting together
"Your housemate Jordan calls you to complain about your other housemate Kirby. Kirby hasn’t been doing her share of the chores, and Jordan is at the end of his patience. You too are annoyed at Kirby and, after a while, you realise that you and Jordan have been going back and forth complaining about Kirby for 10 minutes, and now you’re both feeling pretty upset."

There are many ways to deal with sharehouse frustrations. We know it's easy to take the so called easy path. Sometimes we need to take a step back, deep breath and work through the (so-called) issue slowly and fairly. . .
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-support-a-friend-going-through-a-difficult-time

How to support a struggling friend | Psyche Guides Sometimes it’s hard to know what to say or do. Use these five strategies for providing effective emotional support

A renter asked for a 'landlord reference'. Their application was cancelled A rental contract could be ongoing and worth tens of thousands of dollars. Should renters know more about the people they're entering into an agreement with?

Support for everyone in the community means a stronger community for everyone.

Gloria is content being a lifelong renter. This is how Australia can help tenants feel like they have a home Imagine having capped rent increases, long-term leases and eviction security that helped make your rented property feel like your own home. This is what other countries are doing to help address the housing crisis.

This is what real change, happening at a grassroots level, benefiting the whole community looks like

FANTASTIC NEWS. Funding announced today!!! Royal Freemasons turning the old Bellorana aged care site into affordable housing rental units for older women. HUGE THANKS TO Pat Conaghan - Member for Cowper & Melinda Pavey - Member for Oxley for government funding and Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution for the property! And a BIG BOUQUET to Bellingen Council including the executive, staff and previous Mayor and Councillors, who took great leadership and have been on this journey with us since the get go. It's inspiring what can happen when we all work together.

Requests for access during lockdown? The Public Health Orders so far have continued to allow landlords and their agents to force a range of entries into residential premises against the wishes of the occupants and their attempts to follow health advice. We want to hear from renters about any requests for access they've received - e.g.....

TICA charging you for access? No more! Did you know it is unlawful for tenant databases to charge you for access to the information they hold on you? If you have paid for access to a tenant database in the last year, read this!, Did you know it is unlawful for tenant databases to charge you for access to the information they hold on you?...

Did you know we help renters in some parts of NSW to get a fair go with their agents and landlords?

Greater Sydney Aboriginal Tenants Service (GSATS) and Western Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (WATAAS) are both part of the Aboriginal Legal Service. Last year we helped community members win back over $65,000 that had been unfairly taken from them in overcharged rent, withheld bond and other charges.

If you’re an Aboriginal person wanting support with housing issues, find out more on our website: https://www.alsnswact.org.au/tenancy