The government has stared down the Greens over its Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing legislation, with the minor party announcing late Monday it will “wave through” the legislation in the Senate this week.  The Help to Buy legislation  establishes a shared equity program to assist low to middle income earners to purchase new or existing homes. Some 10,000 homes annually, in each of four years, are envisaged. The government would take up to 4…

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Greens capitulate, announcing they will ‘wave through’ Labor’s Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing bills

But the government is scrambling to secure Senate approval for the rest of its agenda, with furious crossbenchers blasting the PM for trying to push through “rushed and undercooked” bills.

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The Greens will back Labor's federal shared equity scheme and build-to-rent polices, breaking an impasse and creating pathway to pass the housing changes.

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The Greens have finally backed the Labor government’s Housing Bill after 290 days of political deadlock.
In a statement on Nov. 25, the party confirmed it would “wave the legislation through,” choosing to focus on campaigning for renters’ rights and against Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at the next election.
Labor has been pushing for the passage of two bills—Help to Buy and Build to Rent—for nearly a year, but struggled to gain support from bo…

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Housing breakthrough as Greens back Labor’s help-to-buy policies

The Greens will back Labor's Help to Buy and Build to Rent bills after a months-long stalemate on housing.The Help to Buy scheme would see the federal government contribute up to 40 per cent of the cost of a new home, while Build to Rent would incentivise the development of tens of thousands of new rental properties.The bills had been met by opposition from the Greens, who demanded the tightening of tax concessions for property investors and gre…

Greens capitulate, announcing they will ‘wave through’ Labor’s Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing bills

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