Liberals have no plans to limit rent increases in Tasmania; Labor to announce tighter short-stay regulations

Adam Holmes
Updated April 16 2021 - 10:58am, first published 4:00am
Liberal finance spokesperson Michael Ferguson says that rent control laws that limit rent increases would harm the housing market and be a "retrograde step".
Liberal finance spokesperson Michael Ferguson says that rent control laws that limit rent increases would harm the housing market and be a "retrograde step".

The Liberal party has no plans to implement policies to cap or restrict increases to residential rents, with the party's finance spokesperson Michael Ferguson saying any such move would "see people flee the property market".

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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