Making it Easier to Rent or Buy your First Home

Whether you want a suburban family home with a big backyard, or an apartment close to the city, the Malinauskas Labor Government is taking action to make housing more accessible and affordable for all South Australians.

More Public Housing

  • Delivering the first substantial increase in public housing in a generation

  • Stopped the proposed sell-off of 580 Housing Trust homes

  • Building 1,090 new public homes by early 2026

  • Completed major works on 350 vacant houses to make them available for families in need

  • Strengthened rules around anti-social behaviour in public homes

Introduced Rent-to-Buy

  • Assisting long-term renters and key workers to break into the property market

  • Giving tenants the first right to purchase the home, at a fixed price

  • Homes rented at 75% of market rate

Unlocking Apartment Living

  • $500 million pre-sale guarantee to unlock more apartment developments

  • Reforming building height restrictions in the Adelaide CBD for faster planning approvals

Biggest Ever Land Release in SA

  • Record land release of over 25,000 new housing allotments

  • Master planning in major growth areas: Concordia, Dry Creek, Sellicks Beach and Onkaparinga Heights

  • Investing in the infrastructure to support new homes - including $1.5 billion in water and sewer infrastructure

More Support for First Home Buyers

  • Stamp duty relief for first home buyers in eligible new homes

  • Extending the First Home Owner grant

  • 2% deposits through Homestart

Landmark Rental Reforms

The Malinauskas Labor Government is taking action to address South Australia’s rental crisis with the most significant reforms to our state’s residential tenancy laws in a generation

  • Allowing tenants to have pets in rental homes with reasonable conditions

  • Providing Private Rental Assistance to more South Australians, delivering up to $4,800 in additional support per household

  • Making residential tenancy bonds more affordable, saving a renter of a median priced house in Adelaide $930 in upfront payments

  • Banning rent bidding

  • Protecting tenants’ rights and information

  • Ending no-cause evictions

  • Extending the notice period to end a tenancy from 28 days to 60 days

  • Ensuring rental properties comply with minimum housing standards

  • Providing additional support for victims of domestic violence

  • Supporting a new tenant advocacy service