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DESPERATE would-be tenants hoping to secure a rental property in Ipswich have been forced into unofficial bidding wars.
The shocking revelation, however, may not come as a surprise to some amid reports Ipswich and Brisbane are facing the tightest rental market in the past decade.
Sadly, increased demand and a lack of vacancies often results in 20-plus applicants fighting it out for one property.
Mother-of-four Lee Ibberston and her partner Scott were among some of the residents left struggling to find appropriate housing.
The family was forced to seek alternative shelter after their last property became unliveable.