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Take Canberra's public housing repair work in house, Greens say

The ACT is under renewed pressure of the upkeep of public housing.

The Canberra Times

AirBnB-style short-term lets to require planning permission under new plan to ease housing crisis

The rules would not to apply to people renting out their main home for 90 days or less in a year

Evening Standard

Public housing tenants take ACT govt to court over forced evictions

The class action could cost the ACT government significantly.

The Canberra Times

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NSW mulls levy on Airbnb rentals to fix housing crunch

A levy on Airbnb-style short rentals is one option being considered by the NSW government to help address the worsening lack of housing options.

AAP

'An insult': Sadiq Khan under fire over 2.8% progress on latest affordable housing programme

A spokeswoman for the mayor promised that the programme’s delivery would ‘ramp up’ over the coming months

Evening Standard

Housing scam in Hyderabad lies buried for over a decade since vigilance inquiry

A scam in the Housing department involving private developers remains unresolved, with no action taken against them.

The Hindu

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

Momentum is gathering for a nationally consistent definition of affordable housing as a move in NSW aims to enshrine an income measure in law.

AAP

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More social housing as cost-of-living crisis hits hard

Homelessness organisations have painted a dire picture of the crisis facing Queensland as the government announces more social housing but admits it takes time.

AAP

Kerala Budget 2024-25 | ₹1,132 cr. for LIFE scheme, ₹57.62 crore for housing sector

Kozhikode earmarks ₹1,132 crore for the LIFE housing scheme as the Centre refuses to pay its share.

The Hindu

New social housing target for the sunshine state

The Queensland government has pledged to build 53,500 more social homes by 2046 but construction industry delays may halt the ambitious target.

AAP

Developer discounts to help address housing supply woes

Apartment block developers will not have to pay $350 million in state government charges if they build medium density homes that help fix housing supply issues.

AAP

New 'driver' to reform affordable housing landscape

A one-stop shop will be created for social housing, affordable housing and homelessness services in NSW, "breaking the chains of bureaucracy" hurting tenants.

AAP

Affordable housing campaign launched for site of scrapped MSG Sphere in Stratford

Land earmarked for glowing orb arena should now be used to address local housing crisis, says Mayor of Newham

Evening Standard

‘A quarter of a trillion dollar mistake’: New report highlights massive cost of private housing handouts

The federal budget is expected to lose almost a quarter of a trillion dollars to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions between 2010-33.

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Property investor tax breaks blamed for housing crisis

Scrapping tax concessions for investors and building more social housing is a vital step towards fixing the nation's housing crisis, a campaign group says.

Crikey

Politics has started up early this year and Labor will need all the housing wins it can get

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting Australians hard — and there’s no bigger cost of living than housing. So what is the government doing about it?

AAP

Doors open to housing fund as renters fall behind

A landmark government housing fund has opened its doors to developers as new data shows rental prices grew faster than home values for a second year running.

Evening Standard

Damp and mould: London tops league of rogue landlords criticised by Housing Secretary Michael Gove

Tenants across 11 boroughs were paid more than £200,000 in compensation following special Ombudsman reports into the state of their homes

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State to give additional ₹3.5 lakh per house for poor under PM Awas Yojana

In a bid to boost housing for the poor, the State government on Thursday decided to provide additional financial assistance of ₹3.5 lakh per house being built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. About 1.80 lakh houses allotted between 2015 and 2018 are stuck at various stages of construction as…

Evening Standard

Quarter of London’s rough sleepers are now ex renters as costs soar

Around 100 evicted tenants now end up on the capital’s streets every month

Evening Standard

Row breaks out between Sadiq Khan and Government as ministers threaten to strip Mayor of planning powers

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has employed a panel of experts to review the London Plan and find where property building in the capital can be sped up

The Hindu

BJP boycotts Question Hour in Legislative Council over Zameer issue

BJP boycotts Question Hour in Council, demanding Housing Minister's resignation/apology for remarks on Assembly Speaker. Returns during Zero Hour. BJP not satisfied with Minister's statement. Treasury benches say Minister did nothing wrong, BJP walks out shouting slogans.

The Hindu

Chaos in Assembly as BJP resorts to day-long dharna demanding sacking of Zameer

Opposition BJP & JD(S) demand sacking of Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan for his remarks on Speaker's chair. BJP members stage dharna, accuse Minister & Congress of being communal. Speaker & CM urge members to drop protest, but they continue till session adjourns.

The Hindu

Karnataka Assembly adopts 5 bills amidst din due to dharna by combined Opposition

Opposition BJP and JD (S) members went to the well of the House demanding sacking of Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed over his remarks related to the Speaker’s chair.

AAP

Tax hikes for foreigners investing in Australian homes

Australia will hike taxes and fees for foreign investors who buy existing houses and leave them empty in a bid to address housing stocks.

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