international
Young couple told by agent that landlords would not rent to 'people like you'
Key takeaways
- Saxon O'Neill and Amber Barry want to implement creative solutions to get young people into homes.
- A couple on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland say they were told landlords "did not want" young people like them, during their exhaustive search for a rental property.
- They have now launched a youth housing organisation to work on solutions that will help young people better access housing.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Saxon O'Neill and Amber Barry want to implement creative solutions to get young people into homes. (ABC News: Owen Jacques)
A couple on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland say they were told landlords "did not want" young people like them, during their exhaustive search for a rental property.
They have now launched a youth housing organisation to work on solutions that will help young people better access housing.
Article preview — originally published by ABC Australia. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ABC Australia →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ABC Australia alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop