The Cook Labor Government’s ban on rent bidding is now being actively monitored in regional Western Australia with inspections commencing in the Goldfields.
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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