Queensland bid to limit rental hikes to once a year ‘will not stop price gouging’

Tenants and social organisations say proposed change don't go far enough to addressing housing stress

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A Queensland government proposal to limit rent increases to once a year does not go far enough to address the serious housing stress on the state, tenants and social organisations say.

Landlords will only be able to increase rents once a year, rather than every six months, under reforms introduced to the state parliament on Tuesday.