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Why is the premier favouring landlords over renters? I think I know

Jimmy Thomson Columnist September 4, 2025 — 3.30pm

Public puzzlement over NSW Premier Chris Minns’ decisions to make life less pleasant for tenants and easier for landlords missed a number of salient points, not least the bleeding obvious.

As the Herald reported this week, the premier has made a captain’s call on rental laws, meaning that landlords will find it easier to deny tenants the right to keep pets in their properties.

Meanwhile, investor owners will be able to end tenancies simply by writing a note saying they are planning renovations, rather than providing authentic quotes from builders as proof that such plans are underway.

It’s a double blow to tenants, especial

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