2024-25 Western Australian State Budget allocates $8.9 million to enact tenancy law reforms, including annual rent increases, prohibiting rent bidding, and streamlined dispute resolution.

Western Australia's tenancy law reforms, funded by $8.9 million in the 2024-25 State Budget, have been approved. The new laws limit rent increases to once every 12 months, prohibit rent bidding, and introduce a streamlined dispute resolution process via the Consumer Protection Commissioner. These changes aim to improve stability and certainty in the rental market for both renters and landlords.