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.