Some tenants are spending as much as 40 per cent of their income on their lodgings as rents hit fresh highs. In Sydney, the weekly median is now $841.

Some tenants are spending as much as 40 per cent of their income on their lodgings as rents hit fresh highs. In Sydney, the weekly median is now $841.

Sydney rents have jumped again after tenants got a reprieve from hikes earlier in the year. Landlords remain in the driver’s seat.