July 2020: Please note the iRentWA app is no longer supported. The Renting a home section of this website continues to be WA consumers’ go-to place for all renting information. Only four months after its official launch, Consumer Protection’s iRentWA smartphone app is proving extremely popular with WA tenants. So far the app has been downloaded by 4,175 iPhone and Android phone users, giving them...

The Building Commission has received several calls regarding a report that aired on Channel 7’s Today Tonight program on 11 December 2014. At the conclusion of the report, which looked at the “problems, dangers and hidden costs of home renovations”, the program’s host stated that “as of next year, you’ll no longer need council approval for swimming pools, patios and granny flats”. This...

An operation by Building Commission inspectors has resulted in the rectification of 43 dangerous solar water heater installations.

WA scam victims lost a total of $150,000 last financial year in the tech support scam, the amount of losses more than tripling in 12 months. The alarming figures released by WA ScamNet show the number of victims reporting a loss has also tripled, but over a two year period. Scam victims Total losses 2011/12 46 $20,901 2012/13 67 $44,009 2013/14 126 $154,303 Victims receive a call from someone...