Renting and buying

• The NSW Department of Fair Trading provides advice on tenancy rights and obligations and how to avoid problems when renting.
  
  
• Housing NSW can help with services such as financial help for private sector renters who are homeless, in danger of becoming homeless, or having difficulty in paying rent due to a disability.
  
  
• The Tenants' Union of NSW has a lot of useful information for renters, including sample letters about common tenancy problems.
  
  
• The Centrelink website has a page dedicated to accommodation and renting issues and contains information on what help is available with rent assistance and homelessness.
  
  
• Thinking of buying a home? Find out more about First Home Owners schemes in NSW.