Perth couples face dire struggles with increasing rental prices a painful sting to young Aussies

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It’s been only a matter of months since Caitlyn Dimech and Sean Stephens found a place to rent for $700 — now they’re struggling to find anything comparable in that price range.

It’s just a matter of months since Caitlyn Dimech and Sean Stephens found a place to rent for $700 — and now they’re struggling to find anything comparable for that price. The 26-year-olds have had first-hand experience of Perth’s soaring rental costs since moving from Melbourne. Renting a two-bedroom place in Fremantle, the couple are on the lookout for somewhere a little more central. Speaking to The West Australian on Sunday, after viewing a three-bedroom villa advertised for $850 a week in Osborne Park, they agreed rents had definitely gone up since they took up their Freo digs in March. “We pay $700 there, but can’t really seem to find anything around that mark anymore,” Ms Dimech said.

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