Revealed: Gold Coast suburbs with biggest rent price hikes
Rents soared on the Gold Coast over the last year The Gold Coast’s rental market has plunged further into crisis, with rents soaring to new highs as potential tenants battle for a dwindling supply of available properties. Exclusive new data reveals rental prices across all dwelling types in the city increased 20 per cent over […]
Housing crisis splits family of six
Janet Drastil is searching for a rental home. Picture: Nigel Hallett Gold Coast mother-of-four Janet Drastil is facing every parent’s nightmare of being separated from her children while she desperately seeks rental accommodation for her family. Ms Drastil’s eldest two, aged 7 and 4, are staying with her grandparents in a tiny one-bedroom apartment so […]
Flooded retirees’ six-month wait for rental home
Brisbane couple Barry and Valerie Elliott finally secured a rental home after their house was damaged in the February floods. Picture: Glenn Hampson Retirees Barry and Valerie Elliott helped their three children get a foot on the property ladder, but were left without a home themselves after their Brisbane house was flooded in February. The […]