One of Australia’s top porn stars and escorts has delivered a brutal message to renters amid Australia’s housing crisis.
Hayley Vernon, who became a millionaire from OnlyFans, said she has little sympathy for everyday Aussies evicted from their rental properties by so-called “greedy landlords.”
“I’m sorry if this offends anyone, but I’d kick you out and raise the rent to cover my mortgage too. Why should the owner take control?’ she wrote.
‘As harsh as that may sound, everything has a flow-through effect. I pay $7 for a cup of coffee in the morning. I’m not protesting, I have to keep it low because of general inflation – it’s the same with real estate,” she explained.
“If you can’t afford it, you should look at alternative housing,” Hayley continued.
Porn star and celebrity escort Hayley Vernon delivered a brutal message to renters on Wednesday amid Australia’s housing crisis
It’s because the Reserve Bank governor suggested that people should take on a roommate to solve the housing crisis
‘Yes, I know there is a housing shortage, but that’s really not the problem of the owner using the property as an investment.’
The adult film star, who rose to fame with Married At First Sight in 2020, received some backlash from her followers, with many pointing out that she is financially secure and not struggling like many other Australians.
Hayley explained that she was penniless for most of her life and had lived in shared accommodation for years to make ends meet.
“You have to do what you have to do,” she said. “It depends on your individual circumstances. Everyone feels the crunch – a dollar won’t get you very far, but expecting someone else to pick up your slack is beyond bulls**t.
“Nobody should have to pay for a stranger to live in their home. Go berserk!’
“Yes, I know there is a housing shortage, but that’s really not the problem of the owner using the property as an investment,” Hayley said in a tirade on Instagram.
Hayley said she has little sympathy for everyday Aussies thrown out of their rental properties by so-called ‘greedy landlords’ in a lengthy Instagram rant
It comes after Australians brutally mocked the Reserve Bank governor’s suggestion that people should get a roommate to help solve the housing crisis.
Philip Lowe told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that the housing crisis could be alleviated if rents and house prices rise even more, forcing people to move into shared housing.
Lowe proposed a response to one aspect of the housing crisis, the decline in the number of Australians per household since 2020.
At the start of the pandemic, there were about 2.6 residents per Australian home, a figure that has now fallen below 2.55.
By some estimates, this means that an additional 140,000 houses and apartments are now needed to house Australia’s existing population.
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Mr Lowe blamed the pandemic for fewer people living in Australian homes, a change that conflicts with a widely accepted property shortage.
‘The population will grow by two percent this year, will there be two percent more homes? No,’ he said.
His response was that rents and house prices continue to rise, scaring away single residents and instead forcing them to share more often.
‘Don’t the higher prices cause people to economize on housing? Kids don’t leave home because the rent is too expensive, or you decide to get a roommate or roommate,” he said.
‘On average we need more people to live in each house and the prices do that.’
In two-thirds of Sydney, rents rose by more than 10 percent in the past year, with increases in Melbourne even greater.
In the city of Melbourne, rents have increased by 46.7 percent between April 2022 and 2023, and in 20 suburbs, rents have increased by at least 16.5 percent.
Philip Lowe told a Senate hearing that the housing crisis could be eased if rents and house prices rise even more, forcing people to get a roommate
The RBA governor’s comments were criticized by many on social media and in media statements
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia, the Tenants’ Union of NSW accused Lowe of “missing the point” of the housing crisis with his advice.
“Like all advice that tries to place the blame for the problems of the housing system on the people affected by those problems, this advice misses the point,” said Leo Patterson Ross, CEO of Tenants’ Union.
“Housing is an essential service and the responsibility for its failure lies with the government.
“Due to problems in our tax, planning and regulatory systems, we are not ensuring that people have quality, safe and affordable homes.”
Mr Patterson Ross said sharing was the only option for many Aussies to reduce their costs, but it was ‘not appropriate for many people, and people shouldn’t have to give up their privacy at home if they don’t want to’.
Lowe’s name was trending on Twitter on Wednesday for his controversial comments.
He was labeled ‘out of touch’ by irate Aussies on social media.
“He has no idea,” said a single father who lives in a mansion with three children.
“I’m hardly going to move in with my mom in her three-bedroom house or get a rando to live with me to pay my rent with my kids.”