
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 in聽the City Futures Research Centre.聽
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;
- lodging and boarding houses;
- residential parks and land lease communities;
- housing investment and finance;
- housing policy and intergovernmental relations;
- history of housing policy
- international comparative housing studies; and
- intersections between housing聽and criminal justice.
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 research聽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.聽
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