Minister's announcement: Rent bidding inspections expand WA-wide

Media release
The Cook Labor Government's ban on rent bidding is now being actively monitored in regional Western Australia with inspections commencing in the Goldfields.
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Commerce Minister Tony Buti has released the following media statement: Rent bidding inspections expand WA-wide | Western Australian Government

Key points:

  • Undercover officers monitoring home opens for breaches of rent bidding ban
  • Inspections kick off in regions, starting in Goldfields, after successful metro roll-out
  • Perth results indicate agents and landlords are not encouraging higher rent offers 

Further information about the WA rent reforms, which also require properties to be advertised at a set amount, is available on Consumer Protection's website.

 

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