International Union of Tenants

Mr Magnus Hammar, Secretary-General of the International Union of Tenants based in Sweden, posted this comment on the Save Tenant Services facebook page recently.   Mr Hammar was  a keynote speaker at the National Housing Conference held in Brisbane last November.

Magnus Hammar:  Tenant services, incl. TUQ and all TAAS offices, are essential for all tenants in Queensland as the level of tenant’s security is so low in Queensland, and in other Australian states, compared with most other developed countries. This in spite of the fact that 1/3 of all Australians rent their accommodation. TUQ and TAAS contribute to a more level and fair playing field in a country where homeownership is favourised. Save tenant services!