Faye James, 47, and her husband Darrin, 55, have been forced to uproot their lives on Sydney s Northern Beaches, and move up the coast after being charged a ridiculous amount of rent by their landlord.
A Melbourne property firm sent out a group email which was shared to Reddit that appears to brag about hiking up tenants rent by an average of $98 a week and, in one case, by $225 a week.
New research has found 49 per cent of renters in Australia had their rent increased in the past 12 months. Average house rent in capitals has jumped by 16.3 per cent to $657 a week in the past year.