Chris is a Senior Research Fellow in the City Futures Research Centre, University of New South Wales.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in tenancy law; the private rental market and related institutions; social housing; boarding houses, lodging and other forms of marginal rental accommodation; housing and taxation; housing and criminology and criminal justice; and the history of housing policy.
Chris has been involved in housing policy and practice for more than 20 years, and was previously the Senior Policy Officer for the Tenants' Union of NSW, Chair of Shelter NSW, and a member of the NSW Property Services Advisory Council.
No back door for 5 years: remote community's High Court win is good news for renters everywhere
Nov 02, 2023 08:07 am UTC| Law Real Estate
It took seven years, but a tiny remote community in the Northern Territory had a major legal win yesterday. People in the town of Santa Teresa, southeast of Alice Springs, won the right to compensation for the...
To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do?
Jun 15, 2023 05:27 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
The Albanese government came to office promising action on housing. Its A$10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is now stuck in the Senate, with the Greens demanding more ambitious funding and reforms. The government is...
$1 billion per year (or less) could halve rental housing stress
Nov 02, 2020 09:14 am UTC| Real Estate
COVID has shown us whats possible when it comes to alleviating poverty. For six months JobSeeker payments were doubled and then maintained at a level 50% above normal. When the bonus finishes at year end it is likely...
Who wins and who loses when platforms like Airbnb disrupt housing? And how do you regulate it?
Nov 08, 2018 16:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Short-term letting platforms like Airbnb are changing property owners and investors views and behaviour in the Sydney and Melbourne rental markets. These changes are directly affecting housing availability in localised...
Rental insecurity: why fixed long-term leases aren't the answer
Feb 16, 2017 06:09 am UTC| Real Estate Law
The insecurity of rental housing and unsatisfactory condition of many properties are receiving much-deserved media attention following the release of a national survey of tenants. However, the stock response to the...
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