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Kate Ashton

Verified
Melbourne
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Developer Landmark tried to end affordable housing period early at Sydney complex

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By Pat McGrath Verified, Kirsten Robb Verified, Daryna Zadvirna Verified, Kate Ashton Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Pat McGrath, Kirsten Robb, Daryna Zadvirna and Kate Ashton A major property developer that describes itself as a leader in the national push to build more low-cost homes and has won the endorsement of New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has, in fact, been trying to scale back affordable housing at some of its projects.
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Property developers are benefitting from eased planning rules targeting 'affordable' housing

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By Pat McGrath Verified, Kate Ashton Verified, Daryna Zadvirna Verified, Samantha Dick Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Pat McGrath, Kate Ashton, Daryna Zadvirna and Samantha Dick Australia is trying to build its way out of a rental crisis, but developers, not tenants, could be emerging as the ultimate winners. In the race to boost affordable housing supply, governments are rewriting planning rules and handing out billions of taxpayer dollars in subsidies to property developers working with community housing providers.
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Four Corners analysed 'affordable' rental listings. We found a reality that didn't match the promise

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By Pat McGrath Verified, Madi Chwasta Verified, Kate Ashton Verified, Kirsten Robb Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Pat McGrath, Madi Chwasta, Kate Ashton and Kirsten Robb A Four Corners investigation has discovered serious deficiencies in the nation's housing affordability schemes, with an analysis finding rentals in Australia's most populous states too expensive for people who need them most. The analysis of about two months of affordable rental listings in New South Wales and Victoria also found some properties on offer were actually being advertised above median market rates.
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