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Three out of four Aussie tenants are happy with their landlords
Wednesday, 31 July 2013: Contradicting the common stereotype of the nightmare landlord, a recent survey* by domain.com.au has found that more than 73 per cent of renters have a good relationship with their landlord.
They also report that their landlords address problems with the property and fix issues in a timely and efficient way.
When it comes to raising the rent, the most common increase was no more than a five dollars a week rise (41 per cent), though just over 22 per cent are paying more than 50 dollars extra per week than when they moved in.
Despite this nearly 60 per cent of respondents think the rental increases have been on the whole fair, and believe they are paying a fair market rate for their rental (64 per cent).
“We hear stories all the time about nightmare rental properties with broken fixtures that the landlord is unwilling to fix, and greedy landlords unfairly jacking up the rent in a competitive market, however this does not seem to the common experience,” said Stuart Benson, domain.com.au’s property
spokesperson.
“It is nice to see that on the whole tenants are quite satisfied with their landlords, and as more and more people are choosing to rent for longer in order to save money for a house deposit or for lifestyle reasons, maintaining a good relationship between landlord and tenant is important,” said Mr Benson.
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