One Nation's housing policy, aiming to restrict foreign ownership, faces scrutiny after party members provide conflicting details, particularly regarding permanent residents' rights.
Debate intensifies over Australia's budget bill, with the Greens questioning ministerial powers. Treasurer Jim Chalmers dismisses concerns as a 'beat up'. Meanwhile, Australia faces proposed US tariffs, and housing affordability remains a key political issue.
At WUF13 in Baku, Middle East and North Africa housing discussions moved beyond construction to focus on resilience, dignity, and social stability, linking policy with employment and climate adaptation.
Housing policy changes announced in the federal budget could make it easier for some to buy homes, but others are planning to sell before they lose too much.
Hong Kong lawmakers have called for a rethink of a government scheme to develop homes for the elderly, days after the city’s second largest public housing provider revealed it would stop building homes targeting senior residents for the coming 10 years. Lawmaker Andrew Lam Siu-lo of the Legislative Council’s housing panel said on Monday that the government had not been proactive enough in formulating a comprehensive elderly housing policy, urging authorities to provide new incentives for...
Under the proposed laws, landlords will no longer be allowed to terminate a tenant's lease without giving a reason. The state government says it is taking a "commonsense approach" to addressing a tight housing market.
Under the proposed laws, landlords will no longer be allowed to terminate a tenant's lease without giving a reason.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that the Conservatives' Help to Buy scheme primarily benefited high-earners in the top 10%, accelerating housing and wealth inequalities. Rather than helping people onto the property ladder, the policy helped already fortunate buyers accumulate wealth faster or purchase more expensive properties. The study adds to previous findings showing the scheme failed to address structural housing costs and represented a lost opportunity to invest in social housing or council building programmes.
