Rent hike restrictions and an end to urban sprawl mulled in housing overhaul
Rent hike restrictions and an end to urban sprawl mulled in housing overhaul
Landlords would only be able to increase rent once every two years and may face a cap on the amount they can hike it by under sweeping planning and housing reforms being considered by the Andrews government.
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Melbourne already has a defined urban growth boundary, but it still leaves the opportunity for a lot of low density fringe suburbs, which makes the provision of infrastructure and services cost prohibitive.
Hopefully the push towards 70% established/30% new areas will help address urban sprawl and get people living closer to services.
Melbourne has had various growth boundaries since I can remember. It also has plans for an airport rail. Both of these are fairy tales waved around by politicians occasionally and them dumped after the elections.