More than half of NSW MPs own more than one property

Of the 93 MPs in the NSW legislative assembly, 54% own more than one property, with more than a quarter listing three or more. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

More than half of MPs in the New South Wales lower house own multiple residential properties, prompting concerns the state’s politicians are “blind” to record increases in rental prices.

Amid a fresh push for reform to the rental market, an analysis of MP disclosure records show landlords are disproportionately represented on Macquarie Street.