'Woke Victorian Government belting Mum and Dad property owners': Landlords and tenants clash with Victorian government over new minimum rental standards
Under the changes, rental providers would need to ensure their property meets a minimum requirement for ceiling insulation where the dwelling has none installed, has draught sealing and include weather seals on all external doors. The new and improved appliances are expected to knock around $567 per year off tenants' energy bills but could cost landlords thousands – a cost which will inevitably fall back onto tenants when property owners hike rents to compensate for the additional costs.
Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio is fighting for more economic rental properties in Victoria. Picture: Sky News Australia. “With no government incentives or policies to mandate efficiency or fuel switching measures for rental providers, we can expect that renters will continue to be stuck with some of the most inefficient houses in the state that are harder to heat or cool, and locked into using gas for cooking, space heating and hot water.”