Sydney landlords exploiting international students: UNSW Report

International students in Sydney are falling victim to financial exploitation by dodgy landlords who are overcharging on bonds, suddenly increasing rents and refusing to maintain legal paperwork, a new report has found.

Chinese international student Source: SBS News

International students are being exploited by landlords in Sydney's tight housing market, a new report has found.

A University of NSW Human Rights Clinic report, 'No Place Like Home', found a lack of student housing and a tight market allows landlords to exploit a lack of knowledge of legal rights.

"Many international students pay money up front to unverified landlords they find online," Maria Nawaz, lecturer and clinical supervisor at the clinic, said in a statement.