Overview
- First book to discuss ?the private rental sector in Australia
- Discusses in-depth qualitative analyses of long-term private renters
- Presents studies that examine private renters in high, medium and low rent areas
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Private Renters in Australia
- Landlords and Tenants in Australia
- Tenancy Regulation
- Private Rental Sector Investment and Investors
- Renting and Permanent Insecurity
- Australian Housing
- Affordable Housing in the Private Rental Sector
- Urban Research
- Private Rental Market
- History of Private Renting in Australia
- Home-making for Renters
About this book
This book explores the decline and growth of the private rental sector in Australia delving into the changing dynamics of landlord investment and tenant profile over the course of the twentieth century and into the present period. It explains why over one in four Australian households are now private renters and investigates the contemporary legal and regulatory frameworks governing the sector. The reform discourses in Australia and comparator countries, and debates around key concerns such as Australia’s advantageous tax treatment of investors in rental property and the power imbalance between tenants and landlords are highlighted. The book draws on rich data: 600 surveys and close to 100 in-depth interviews with tenants in high, medium and low rent areas in Sydney and Melbourne and regional New South Wales. The book provides in-depth insights into this large and expanding component of Australia’s housing market and shows how being a private renter shapes the everyday lives and wellbeing of people and households who rent their housing including short and long-term renters, those on low and higher incomes and older as well as younger people.
Reviews
“A great advantage to housing researchers and policy makers that three senior Australian housing researchers have prepared this well-written, balanced and penetrating review of the sector. … The entirely descriptive presentation of the data is appropriate for this book … . The book skillfullyplots the history of the PRS. ... Having such a cogent and insightful analysis of the current situation of private tenants provides a useful platform for assisting with the development of such reforms.” (Charles Crothers, Journal of Sociology, February 21, 2022)
“Housing scholars who are familiar with the important work of the authors will recognize they draw heavily on some older projects, here creatively interwoven to produce a remarkable work of breadth and depth which would be of interest to anyone interested in PRS, whether student or senior researcher, with an Australian or international interest.” (Adriana Mihaela Soaita, Housing Studies, October 21, 2021) The Private Rental Sector in Australia: Living with Uncertainty by Alan Morris, Kath Hulse and Hal Pawson
This fascinating book draws on a decade of research by three leading housing researchers to expose the dire circumstances of many among the growing number of Australian private renters. Placed in the context of past trends and policy failings, it provides a compelling account of the realities of private rental living, drawing on interviews with tenants to provide a vivid but depressing account of their countless struggles. Written for the general reader, it is highly recommended as an information source and a rallying cry for action
Emeritus Professor Peter Saunders, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South WalesOver a quarter of Australians are living in private rental housing and yet until now we have lacked an in-depth study of this important part of the housing market. This fascinating new book by three leading housing experts admirably fills that gap in our knowledge and understanding.
Written in an engaging style, The Private Rental Sector in Australia: living with uncertainty provides a concise and comprehensive analysis that will be of interest to experts and those new to the subject. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to better understand the past, present and likely future of private renting in Australia and beyond.
Professor Peter A Kemp, Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
The authors clearly demonstrate that the current private rental market in Australia is neither monolithic nor driven by demand but rather a mosaic produced by supply side financialization and institutional investors. Documenting the lived experience of renters, Morris, Hulse and Pawson help us to see how the massive expansion of Australia’s private rental sector, while providing options for people who prefer not being tied down with homeownership, has alsocreated housing instability for most lower-income renters. Their focused analysis helps us to see that, in light of current conditions including the impact of Covid-19, a new path forward is needed to assure a more affordable and equitable housing system.
Janet L Smith, Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Alan Morris is a Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Technology Sydney. He has published extensively on housing and urban issues. His most recent books include Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-Sydney (2019), The Australian Dream: Housing Experiences of Older Australians (2016) and A Practical Guide to In-depth Interviewing (2015).
Kath Hulse is Professor of Housing Studies at the Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. She researches and publishes on a broad range of contemporary issues which include housing market dynamics and spatial patterns of socio-economic disadvantage. Her work on the private rental sector is recognised nationally and internationally.
Hal Pawson is Professor of Housing Research and Policy, University of New South Wales, Sydney, and an Associate Director of UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre. Renowned as a housing researcher both in Australia and the UK, he is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing, and a Managing Editor of the international journal Housing Studies. He is the author of Housing Policy in Australia: A Case for System Reform (2020) with Vivienne Milligan and Judith Yates.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Private Rental Sector in Australia
Book Subtitle: Living with Uncertainty
Authors: Alan Morris, Kath Hulse, Hal Pawson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6672-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6671-8Published: 16 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-6672-5Published: 15 May 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 169
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Social Policy, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Quality of Life Research