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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani and Catie McLeod

Rent-tech platforms sidestepping credit card surcharge ban with new fees and paid ‘memberships’

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Victoria will ban rental providers and real estate agents from charging fees to pay rent or submit tenancy applications later this month. Photograph: Steve Christo/Corbis/Getty Images

Online property management platforms are charging renters new fees or pushing them on to paid “memberships” to avoid processing costs associated with card payments after the ban on surcharges.

Tenants have been encouraged to challenge or bypass additional fees charged by so-called rent-tech platforms, including in Victoria, where fees on rent payments are banned.

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