They've applied for more than 50 rental properties without any luck.
Hayley Sligar with daughter Savannah Haugen, 1, at the Deception Bay house where they are living with relatives after having 50-plus applications knocked back. Dekkan was at work. Photo Steve Pohlner
She said there was “heaps and heaps of people” at every inspection, and she felt their young age was a barrier. Queensland’s vacancy rates are at record lows, with countless desperate people seeking help to find a rental on social media.The vacancy rate in Brisbane was just 1.1 per cent in the March quarter.
Tenants Queensland CEO Penny Carr said one of the biggest concerns was rapidly rising rents, and tenants being asked to leave without grounds.
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