HI ALL, BEEN IN BRISBANE SINCE TUESDAY AND WERE ALL LOVING IT, BUT WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM GETTING A HOUSE TO RENT, FROM THE UK END IT SEEMED THERE WERE PLENTY TO BE HAD, BUT IN REALITY IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET 1 A NICE 1 ANYWAY. WENT TO VEIW 3 YESTURDAY AND THEY WERE AWFUL NOT WANT WE HAD SEEN ON THE INTERNET AT ALL, AND NICE ONES WE HAVE SEEN WE HAVE HAD TO APPLY FOR IN WRITING ALONG WITH THE OTHER 15-20 FAMILIES. JUST WANTED TO MAKE ANYONE AWARE WHO IS COMING TO BRISBANE SOON WHAT THE SITUATION IS LIKE AT THE MOMENT, LUCKILY ENOUGH WE ARE IN OUT TEMP ACCOMADATION TIL THE 28TH SO IT GIVES US A BIT OF TIME YET, FINGERS CROSSED.JANE X
Hi we found the same thing on our visit to the goldcoast and one we saw on the net were nothing like it when we went to visit we have now decided to settle in nsw good luck xx
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some suburbs are more popular than others and unfortunately being a new arrival to the country means your bottom of the list.I have had no problems securing rental propertys for myself or clients and generally have it passed within a couple of weeks.Try offering a few months rent up front ,especially if you havnt yet gained employment,dont just offer the agent this, write on the top of the application form.Dont rely on agents calling you back ,9 times out of 10 they wont and your forgetton,can be a nightmare but going in the offices frequently(website normally out of date) normally works.Its also not uncommon to offer a few dollars over the rental price if you can afford it.Supply as much paperwork as possible ,applicants are vetted on a points scheme,driving licences,birth certs,character refs ,copy of bank statements or paid up mortgage accounts etc,,hope this helps a little and fingers crossed you find a house soon,,
Cal x
Try Looking In The Courier Mail, For Houses To Rent We Had Prblems Trying To Get Somewhere Through Real Estate Agents, But Got One Straight Away, Using This.
Julie
I was pm by someone who rents houses and some of his friends do and he said that 47 people applied for his house and on the day in a hour 43 people turned up and were begging him to let them have it, he said its really hard and especially since we are taking dogs. so looks like we will be on the beach lol
I agree with Cal, we secured the house we wanted by offering 6 months rent up front, the owner didnt take it but I think it put is ahead of any other applicants. The problem I found was finding something nice, we viewed about 20 properties and lots of them we didnt even go in to. Before you make a appointment do a drive by and the internet adverts are much nicer than when you get there. Also we had to up our budget by $50week. Local paper also had rentals so thats worth a look.
HI ALL, BEEN IN BRISBANE SINCE TUESDAY AND WERE ALL LOVING IT, BUT WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM GETTING A HOUSE TO RENT, FROM THE UK END IT SEEMED THERE WERE PLENTY TO BE HAD, BUT IN REALITY IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET 1 A NICE 1 ANYWAY. WENT TO VEIW 3 YESTURDAY AND THEY WERE AWFUL NOT WANT WE HAD SEEN ON THE INTERNET AT ALL, AND NICE ONES WE HAVE SEEN WE HAVE HAD TO APPLY FOR IN WRITING ALONG WITH THE OTHER 15-20 FAMILIES. JUST WANTED TO MAKE ANYONE AWARE WHO IS COMING TO BRISBANE SOON WHAT THE SITUATION IS LIKE AT THE MOMENT, LUCKILY ENOUGH WE ARE IN OUT TEMP ACCOMADATION TIL THE 28TH SO IT GIVES US A BIT OF TIME YET, FINGERS CROSSED.JANE X
..Clare & Steve are looking for a house right now ... I hope they have better luck!
