Where did you stay once you landed ?

[gwendaline]

if any of you are relocating to WA - and concerned about "where to stay" etc...drop me an email and maybe I can assist.
SOUTH WEST RELOCATION SERVICES
swrsbunbury@bigpond.com
Jenna

[bluetvrs1]

We stayed in a furnished appartment for 2 weeks while we scoured for a rental in local suburbs within 1 hours travelling of my employer. A major consideration was that we knew we would only rent until our PR visas came through and we had to rent in the area we would eventually buy as we didn't want to move the childrens schools.
If you are going to buy eventually then check out the houses for sale to make sure you can afford the area. Talk to as many locals as you can (or people here on the forum) to find out as much as you can.
We checked out via the web quite a few house sales websites b4 we left the UK so we had some idea of where we could afford. TBH 2 weeks to find a rental isn't long as it takes 1 week to arrange the paperwork after you've found somewhere.
I like the idea of the motorhome...wish I'd done that

[ali]

We got a 12 week furnished rental www.movetoperth.com which gave us time to get settled (our furniture to arrive) and have a good look round where we wanted to live. We ended up buying a house a 10 min walk away from the rental

Ali

[koala12]

Hi,
We were lucky in that we were able to stay with brother in law/sister in law which gave us time to catch our breath before we started looking around for a place of our own. We found something we liked after a few weeks of looking and because the conveyancing system is so much better here, ie it doesn't take for ever we moved in about a month later by which time our stuff from England had been in the country a couple of weeks, had been cleared through customs and was ready for delivery - then the fun of unpacking start (NOT!). For those who have no rellies or friends here I would think that best idea is to rent somewhere and then take your time looking around for something you want to rent or buy after you've looked at a few different areas.

[gazza]

Hello everyone

We will be renting in Perth probably North of the river, short term but are looking to have a house built, this could take a while. My concern is if you have school age children and you are renting in one area and then decide to move further afield, it means more disruption from schooling, how do you get round this. We have never been to Oz so we r really taking the bull by the horn here.

Do we go to a hotel for a few weeks, then look for a rental in an area we like the look of and then hope to buy/build in that area. What if we can't decide on an area so soon!!

Also is there a time limit that you can keep kids out of school? It is quite a worrying thought especially as our oldest is now 14, we feel we r making a huge move, but want them to settle easily.

Any advice would really be appreciated.
Thanks Donna

[Georgie]

Hi
just reminding anyone that i have a granny flat to rent in Melbourne eastern side just pm me. Its cheap enough and short term so no tie in if you find a longer term rental
Georgie