NeelD Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hi, We are currently waiting for our 190 visas to be granted. Deadline for submitting documents is 17th October and everything has now been uploaded. Wife and son will be joining me on this new adventure. I'm a Carpenter and Joiner by trade and wondering where the best place would be for renting a home...don't want anything too expensive. Hoping to make the move a few months after the visas are granted. Well after we sell the house and ship the car and household stuff in cargo. We are Indians and vegetarians and have no friends or family in ACT. Hoping someone might be able to guide us and provide us with some assistance to where we can consider moving to. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryandPaul Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Hi NeelD, have you checked out realestate.com.au? Yet another website we have become obsessed with. It has good range of rentals, and has been useful for us to get an idea of prices and availability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 http://www.allhomes.com.au/ah/act/rent-residential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryandPaul Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 http://www.allhomes.com.au/ah/act/rent-residential Thanks Slean, great website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABL275 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Hi, We are currently waiting for our 190 visas to be granted. Deadline for submitting documents is 17th October and everything has now been uploaded. Wife and son will be joining me on this new adventure. I'm a Carpenter and Joiner by trade and wondering where the best place would be for renting a home...don't want anything too expensive. Hoping to make the move a few months after the visas are granted. Well after we sell the house and ship the car and household stuff in cargo. We are Indians and vegetarians and have no friends or family in ACT. Hoping someone might be able to guide us and provide us with some assistance to where we can consider moving to. Thanks Hi NeeID, You'll need to look at a map and get a feel for the Canberra suburbs/satellite towns but as a very broad rule of thumb the further north or South you are (I.e. Further away from the centre), the cheaper rentals generally are, so your best bet will probably be to look at Tuggeranong in the South or Gunghalin in the North. Tuggeranong was built about 20-30 years ago and doesn't have a great reputation because the centre is just so soulless but developers seem to be trying to rectify this in building Gunghalin (still in the process of being built). The down side of Gunghalin is the very high density smaller houses and lack of dual carriageway roads - but nonetheless it's probably still the best place for newcomers or new starters. Even with the road congestion you could probably be in the City Centre in 30 mins even on a Monday morning which is long by Canberra standards but great if you've ever been used to commuting in Sydney or London! Option 3 might be to look at Queanbeyan or Jerrabombera; it's potentially a longer commute and there's a bit of snobbery involved as Queanbeyan is an old NSW rural town and not seen as being as sophisticated as Canberra but you can get good properties at much less than the cost in Canberra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeelD Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Thanks ABL275 This really helps. I guess we will have to get a short term rental and then drive around and see which area best suits us. Many people on the forum have actually suggested Gunghalin. So might have to check that out. Nothing can compare travelling like Londonas can take over an hour and more if we are stuck in traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) look at Gungahlin, that is where all the new buildings are brought to life. I can recommend Elders real estate agents, they did good for us. As for prices it ranges from $300 (for one bedroom or studio) and up, but you may find a few houses for rent (3 BEDS etc.) for 350-400 AUD/week as well. Rent a car, you will need it! Book into Ibis Styles Canberra Eaglehawk for two weeks (you can do one week but that is a bit more pressure especially while you getting over jet-lag ) it is just outside town in NSW (north side) and explore from there - good and cheaper than the ones in ACT. PS. benefit of getting a unit is that you will not need to pay water bills (only electricity) if it is body-corporate! So you can save there too! Hope this helps, good luck!! As a carpenter, go to one of the building sites and talk to a supervisor and get a job ASAP!(well you might need to do a safety course -one day and does cost about $100 first). Hi, We are currently waiting for our 190 visas to be granted. Deadline for submitting documents is 17th October and everything has now been uploaded. Wife and son will be joining me on this new adventure. I'm a Carpenter and Joiner by trade and wondering where the best place would be for renting a home...don't want anything too expensive. Hoping to make the move a few months after the visas are granted. Well after we sell the house and ship the car and household stuff in cargo. We are Indians and vegetarians and have no friends or family in ACT. Hoping someone might be able to guide us and provide us with some assistance to where we can consider moving to. Thanks Edited September 25, 2014 by Maggie2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hi NeelD, have you checked out realestate.com.au? Yet another website we have become obsessed with. It has good range of rentals, and has been useful for us to get an idea of prices and availability. Realestate.com.au is good for everywhere in Australia EXCEPT Canberra! All the agents in Canberra uses allhomes.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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