The number of stressed out renters attacking or abusing real estate agents is surging, as vacancy rates plunge to a new low.
It's been dubbed "rental rage"- people are so desperate for a place to live they're taking it out on agents - some have to be forcibly removed from offices.
One in three agents report being abused over the phone by stressed out renters, and Steve Martin from the Real Estate Institute says in some cases it's more serious.
“Bullying tactics are actually taking place and we’ve had instances where the police have been called to offices to remove people.”
But it appears the people of Sydney do have something to complain about.
New figures show just 739 rental properties were on the market yesterday, with vacancy rates remaining below two percent for more than two years.
And it's expected to get worse - the Real Estate Institute says demand has outgrown supply by about three to one, and the population is growing.