Labor's candidate for the by-election of inner-Melbourne's Northcote electorate has spruiked the state government's housing policies despite admitting she is priced out of her local market.

Clare Burns, who is a renter at Northcote, took the premier through her home on Wednesday before he championed the success of his government's first home buyer's stamp duty cuts and reforms for renters.

Premier Daniel Andrews enjoys a cup of coffee in Claire Burns' rented home on Wednesday. Credit:AAP

The cuts apply to homes valued below $600,000.

Ms Burns – a proud environmentalist and vegan, who wears only second hand clothing – said people in Northcote are talking about the rental reforms more than anything else.