Renting Bytes!: Recent Episodes
Tenants' Union of NSW
We break down renting into "Byte-sized" chunks, offering practical tips to make your renting life easier to navigate.
We chat with Grace Crowley-Shaw, Tenant Advocate at the Eastern Area Tenants' Service about Bond. Grace explains the purpose of bond, gives us some tips on getting your bond back and what you can do if the landlord makes a claim against your bond.
[Trigger warning: mention of domestic violence at 31:56]
Tenants' Union factsheets & resources:
- Bond
- Easy way to claim your bond
- The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Sample letter - bond dispute
- Domestic violence and tenancy
Eastern Area Tenants' Service resources:
- How to protect your bond at the end of the tenancy
- Defending your bond in the Tribunal
- General advice on depreciation
Redfern Legal Centre resources:
- Share Housing Survival Guide
Need to go to NCAT but don't know where to start? Our panel of tenancy law specialists discuss the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), including what to expect, the conciliation process, gathering evidence and tips on how to prepare for a matter.
This episode features Grant Arbuthnot (Tenants’ Union of NSW), Julia Murray (New England and Western Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service) and Brett Webb (Northern Aboriginal Tenants Advice Service), hosted by Leo Patterson Ross (Tenants' Union of NSW).
For more information, please refer to the Tenants' Union of NSW's NCAT Factsheet. You can find your Local Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service here.
Need to go to NCAT but don't know where to start? Our panel of tenancy law specialists discuss the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), including what to expect, the conciliation process, gathering evidence and tips on how to prepare for a matter.
The Tenants' Union of NSW chat about negotiation with Julia Murray, an Advocate from the New England and Western Tenants Advice Service. We discuss how to prepare for a negotiation, what to expect and ways renters could go about negotiating with a landlord or real estate agent.