Furnished renting in melbourne

[Sol Survivor]

SOL,,,
The first mistake you are making is comparing things to London,, Australia isnt the UK ,dialect, prices, food and weather are all very different here.
If you continue to compare things to London then i wouldnt hold out much hope for a succesful relocation TBH.

Cal x

Without a doubt, and don’t worry I did a stint living in Sydney 5 years ago so it won’t be a culture shock, albeit times were easier back in the heady days of long blonde hair and house shares and a care free world so didn’t need to concern myself as much with rental prices. But the “wow isn’t it expensive in the supermarkets here” and “wow isn’t alcohol expensive here” have all been and passed, no surprises in store for me on that score. Interestingly referencing London, I don’t know how many people have seen the BBC programme “Wanted Down Under”, but it’s always the one’s that come from the north of England or Wales or Scotland that are shocked by the prices in Aus and that they can’t get a 5 bed house with a swimming pool which makes me laugh no end, but I think living in London means being already used to a high cost of living, and therefore that there won’t be any surprises in that sense, or certainly a lot less. Very interesting how Melbourne or Aus in general isn’t geared up for an affordable furnished rentals market though, it takes it back to the days in the UK when furnished used to mean a higher rental than unfurnished. These days there’s no difference so perhaps Aus will catch up one day. I see a niche in the market there for some savvy person!

[Jibbah24]

Without a doubt, and don’t worry I did a stint living in Sydney 5 years ago so it won’t be a culture shock, albeit times were easier back in the heady days of long blonde hair and house shares and a care free world so didn’t need to concern myself as much with rental prices. But the “wow isn’t it expensive in the supermarkets here” and “wow isn’t alcohol expensive here” have all been and passed, no surprises in store for me on that score. Interestingly referencing London, I don’t know how many people have seen the BBC programme “Wanted Down Under”, but it’s always the one’s that come from the north of England or Wales or Scotland that are shocked by the prices in Aus and that they can’t get a 5 bed house with a swimming pool which makes me laugh no end, but I think living in London means being already used to a high cost of living, and therefore that there won’t be any surprises in that sense, or certainly a lot less. Very interesting how Melbourne or Aus in general isn’t geared up for an affordable furnished rentals market though, it takes it back to the days in the UK when furnished used to mean a higher rental than unfurnished. These days there’s no difference so perhaps Aus will catch up one day. I see a niche in the market there for some savvy person!

I've got to say I can't see why some people have a problem with the comparison to London or wherever a particular comes from. Surely it is the only point of reference one has and as such it's to be expected!! I have lived 19 years in the UK and 19 years in Aus and am always comparing the two financially, culturally and any other way..!

On the subject of furnished rentals my family and I have been 'stunned' by the price people are charging. This isn't a 'dig' at any of the landlords on the site as the market will always find its own level. We have paid just over $3k for 33 nights in Mooroolbark and the property is AWFUL!!! My wife was in near tears for the first week.

I am a landlord in the UK and once I take the plunge and sell a few properties and convert the funds......furnished rentals will be my first stop. Nothing fancy but clean and tidy.

The furniture in our current rental is well past its best and the list of problems is depressingly long. As for the cleaning, or lack of it.....!!

We're currently looking at securing a long term rental and again....we have seen some sh*te that I would be embarrassed to call my own. Even the estate agents seem embarrassed at some of them. We are now looking at paying around $550 per week to secure something decent.

I don't want to worry anyone but just be prepared that you will have to really invest some time to secure something decent!

We remain positive though.....

[itskaren]

You cannot normally secure unfurnished rentals prior to arrival, agents like you to have looked at the property, and to be honest you do not want to sign for a rental until you have seen it, what could look like a bargain outside may be a right dump inside, and you need to look at the area to see if it has everything you need and is a nice area to settle.

This is what happened to us. We pre arranged a furnished 3 bedroomed house in Mount Martha Melbourne for a huge cost. It was s dump to say the least. Cost us thousands to get out of the contract.

If I had to do this all again I would stay in a motel and have a look around. There are some sharks out there.