Neil Breen says there “needs to be a movement” to stop the price-gouging going on in the real estate industry when it comes to rental properties in south-east Queensland.

He says it’s become a free-for-all and it’s out of control.

“I have no doubt about the disgraceful price gouging that’s going on in south-east Queensland at the moment, when it comes to rents.

“Landlords via real estate agents are behaving dreadfully.”

He shared a story from a friend, who had been renting in South Brisbane.

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CEO of Tenants Queensland Penny Carr says they’ve received 160 enquiries about rent increases in the last two months alone to their statewide advice hotline.

“On average they are $100 a week, but the largest one in that time period was $705 a week,” she told Neil Breen.

“It was a share house of 6 people going up from $795 to $1500 a week, it’s phenomenal.”

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