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Share house blues: tenants hit hard on lease transfers amid housing crisis

Agents are charging tenants who need to transfer a lease hundreds of dollars in fees. Experts and tenants say these fees are excessive, exploit a legal grey area and cause hardship during a housing and cost of living crisis. James Worsfold investigates.

Story by James Worsfold

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