A single mother pushed to the limit by a rent increase of $180 a fortnight has divided the internet.
Anina Moser, 29, lives in Melbourne and works part-time as a barista.
She shared his frustration on TikTok after recently learning that his rent would increase to $860 per fortnight.
“The rental market is completely screwed,” an emotional Mrs. Moser told viewers as she fought back tears.
‘Really, what the fuck am I paying for?’ It is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house, so small that it is even falling apart.”
Anina Moser, a 29-year-old single mother, has just discovered that her rent will increase to $860 per fortnight.
The young mother said the rental property was much cheaper and in better condition when she first moved in two years ago.
‘I just got another rent increase. I am very angry. “It doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense,” he said.
‘When I first moved during Covid this place was $680 a fortnight. Guess what it is now? $860 a fortnight is what I’m going to pay now.’
Rent in Melbourne has seen an average increase of $70 per week in the last year alone, according to the latest data from PropTrack.
Moser said he originally thought the price was “worth it,” but now thinks it “doesn’t seem fair.”
“It’s a very small two-bedroom house and very old, terribly built, moldy, etc.,” he said. news.com.au.
Mrs. Moser said the rent had increased. every year, which is frustrating.
While those in the rental market were sympathetic to their plight, many landlords with mortgages showed little sympathy.
‘My mortgage used to be $500 a week. Now it costs $1,000 a week. Welcome to the real world,” one owner wrote.
Another added: ‘My mortgage is now $1,100 a fortnight. My husband died and I have one income and two children. I have to rent the downstairs apartment.
A third wrote: ‘Start saving from your first paycheck, skip the cafes, holidays, music events and fancy clothes, and trust me, you’ll own your own home. I made it and it’s all mine.’
Rental prices in Melbourne have increased by an average of $70 per week
Others gave the young mother some advice.
‘Live in a shared house, save for a house deposit and buy your own house. I did this and now I’m in the market to buy,” one wrote.
One owner added: ‘Okay! I’m paying $820 a week as mortgages have gone up!’
As expected, the tenants were much more understanding.
‘I’m currently paying $770 a week for a three-bedroom apartment covered in mold and falling apart. I feel you girl,’ one person wrote.
Another added: “It’s ridiculous, my landlord refuses to do any maintenance but keeps raising the rent.”
A third viewer wrote: ‘I get it girl. Our roof collapsed during the floods last year, and as soon as they fixed it, they raised the rent by $1,300 a week.
Australians are struggling not only with rent increases but also a property shortage across the country. Pictured is an open inspection queue for a rental property.
Moser said he has no money left to save for a house and fears he will have to rent it forever.
She’s also worried the price will price her out of the market if rent increases continue.
“I just can’t save anything anymore when, before all the rent increases, I managed to save money to save for things like buying a house or emergencies,” she said.
‘I have some savings left, but not much. I try to save money with each payment, but most weeks I have to take it out again.’