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Dr Chris Martin
Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences) (Honours 1), University of Sydney
Bachelor of Laws (Honours 2), University of Sydney
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Chris is a Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre, where he is part of the City Housing program.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:
- tenancy law;
- the private rental market and related institutions;
- social housing;
- boarding houses, lodging and other forms of marginal rental accommodation;
- housing investment and finance;
- intersections between housing, policing and criminal justice; and
- the history of housing policy.
Chris has led and participated in numerous inquiries and research projects for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), the Australian Research Council (ARC) and other researcher funders.
Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. He is also a past Chair of Shelter NSW. Chris's PhD research was in the government of crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales.
Chris Martin joined the City Futures Research Centre in May 2015 as a Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:
- tenancy law;
- the private rental market and related institutions;
- social housing;
- boarding houses, lodging and other marginal rental housing;
- housing and taxation; and
- the history of housing policy.
Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on residential tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. Chris's PhD research was in the government of crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales.
- See more at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/chris_martin#sthash.1seVsShP.dpuf
Chris Martin joined the City Futures Research Centre in May 2015 as a Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:
- tenancy law;
- the private rental market and related institutions;
- social housing;
- boarding houses, lodging and other marginal rental housing;
- housing and taxation; and
- the history of housing policy.
Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on residential tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. Chris's PhD research was in the government of crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales.
- See more at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/chris_martin#sthash.1seVsShP.dpu
Chris Martin joined the City Futures Research Centre in May 2015 as a Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:
- tenancy law;
- the private rental market and related institutions;
- social housing;
- boarding houses, lodging and other marginal rental housing;
- housing and taxation; and
- the history of housing policy.
Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on residential tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. Chris's PhD research was in the government of crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales.
- See more at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/chris_martin#sthash.1seVsShP.dpuf
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Chris Martin joined the City Futures Research Centre in May 2015 as a Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:
- tenancy law;
- the private rental market and related institutions;
- social housing;
- boarding houses, lodging and other marginal rental housing;
- housing and taxation; and
- the history of housing policy.
Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on residential tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. Chris's PhD research was in the government of crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales.
- See more at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/chris_martin#sthash.1seVsShP.dpuf
Chris Martin joined the City Futures Research Centre in May 2015 as a Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice.
Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:
- tenancy law;
- the private rental market and related institutions;
- social housing;
- boarding houses, lodging and other marginal rental housing;
- housing and taxation; and
- the history of housing policy.
Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on residential tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. Chris's PhD research was in the government of crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales.
- See more at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/chris_martin#sthash.DrKxnjZk.dpuf
Chief Investigator, Exiting prison with complex support needs (AHURI 2019-20)
Chief Investigator, Boarding houses in New South Wales: growth, change and implications for equitable density (Shelter NSW, 2018-19)
Chief Investigator, Poor quality housing: review of evidence (Shelter NSW, 2018-19)
Chief Investigator, Family impacts of social housing legal responses to occupier misconduct (AHURI, 2017-18)
Chief Investigator, The changing institutions of private rental housing: an international review (AHURI, 2016-17)
Team member, project manager, Housing sex offenders (ARC, 2019-20)
Team member, Demand-side assistance in Australia’s rental housing market (AHURI, 2019-20)
Team member, Social housing as infrastructure: conceptual foundations (AHURI, 2017-18)
Team member, Technological disruption in private housing markets: the case of Airbnb (AHURI, 2017-18)
Team member, The institutional dynamics of the Australian private rental sector: prospects and opportunities (AHURI, 2016-17)
Team member, Developing the scale and capacity of Australia's affordable housing industry (AHURI, 2015-16)
Team member, Investing in disadvantage: the role of investor landlords in restructuring Australia’s major cities (ARC, 2015-17)
Team member, Rental Vulnerability Index (Tenants Queensland, 2017)