Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Housing Markets – 1st Update since June 2022 Baseline Report (Dec 2022)
In 2021 Shelter Tasmania commissioned Professor Peter Phibbs to conduct a study into the impact of short-term rentals on Tasmania housing markets and how it affects the availability of housing […]
Shelter Tas Annual Report 2022
The 2022 Shelter Tas Annual Report highlights the range of our systemic work, and the continued dedication of our members across the state to deliver more safe and affordable homes […]
Shelter Tas Submission to the State Government Budget Process 2023-2024
Shelter Tas’ submission to the State Government Budget Process 2023-24 highlights the need for major sector reform against a backdrop of a chronic shortage of affordable homes, and systemic and […]
Draft Tasmanian Planning Policies – Shelter Tas Submission to the Consultation
Shelter Tas welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Consultation Draft for the Tasmanian Planning Policies (the Draft TPP). As noted in our 2021 submission to the Scoping Paper for […]
Shelter Tas submission to the Tasmanian Housing Strategy Discussion Paper
The development of the Tasmanian Housing Strategy is a significant opportunity to take a longer-term view of the well-documented and chronic shortage of affordable homes in Tasmania, that leads to […]
State Planning Provisions Review – Scoping Issues, Shelter Tas Submission
Shelter Tas welcomes the opportunity to respond to the State Planning Provisions Review scoping paper. This is an opportunity to make an important difference to Tasmania’s planning rules. Good planning […]
Shelter Tas Talking Point article – It’s time to end homelessness in Tasmania
Too many Tasmanians are facing the cold realities of housing hardship and homelessness this winter. The first week in August each year is national Homelessness Week, which aims to raise […]
Shelter Tas submission to the Consultation on the Draft Housing Tasmania Bill 2022
The draft Housing Tasmania Bill 2022 will establish a new statutory authority, currently named Housing Tasmania, which will be an entity in the Public Non-Financial Corporate Sector. This is a […]
Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Housing Markets – Baseline Report
This independently funded report was commissioned by Shelter Tas and produced by Emeritus Professor Peter Phibbs. The baseline report is the first in a 3 year project, and future reports […]
Renters need safe and secure long-term solutions (Mercury Talking Point article)
It is always distressing to see people who are at risk of losing their stable rental homes. Too many Tasmanians are facing this trauma, with some recent examples highlighted due […]