Tenants’ Union of NSW lodges complaint about Gumtree as rent bidding remains open lolita, 30/07/2025 Online marketplace Gumtree says it will change its rental property ads after the Tenants’ Union of NSW accused it of breaching the state’s anti-rent bidding laws. Rent bidding is when prospective tenants offer more than the advertised price to secure a place to live. It has been illegal for real estate agents to solicit or encourage bids in NSW since December 2022. The NSW government extended the laws to cover landlords and third-party platforms such as Gumtree and Snug in August last year. The Tenants’ Union of NSW says rent bidding continues.(ABC News: Nick Sas) Tenants’ Union of NSW chief executive Leo Patterson Ross told ABC Radio Sydney his organisation lodged a complaint in August with Fair Trading NSW about Gumtree’s “make an offer” function which appears alongside all ads, including its real estate section. “They’re … Continue Reading