Desperate young women are entering 'sex-for-rent' deals with strangers to secure accommodation in an overheated housing market. A Weekend Herald investigation has found these arrangements often stem from teenagers and young women being propositioned for sex by landlords and hostel owners, or targeted in online advertisements where men offer to share one bedroom apartments in exchange for "some real fun."
Sex for rent
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