‘I’ve been applying for everything’: Melbourne rents at record highs

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• Melbourne unit rents have hit a record high, rising $25 a week over the past year to $600. House rents also climbed $20 to the same median price.
• Experts say a lack of available properties is driving competition and keeping rents high.
• Declan Kelly, a 22-year-old carpenter, has applied for at least 15 rental properties in Melbourne’s west without success and faces living in a campervan if he cannot find a home.