Hi. could you possibly help please?
I have read on here that some people seem to have a problem being accepted as rental tenants because they dont have any references as owned a uk home. Is there anything we can obtain to help with this or is it just a landlord preference that they require good refs?
thanx
I obtained a rental without a problem when I arrived here on the Sunshine Coast. But despite having moved my business over with me and having 2 years of accounts to show them... I still had to pay a bigger chunk of my rent in advance. 2 months or so.
I gave them bank statements showing 12 months of mortgage payments, proof of income, and a bank statement showing an incredibly healthy bank balance.
I'm not sure how great things would have been if we'd not been able to give them a bit extra money as additional security! However, our realtor was extremely nice and I think he'd have helped us out a bit - he said he could see we were good tenants and definately wanted to place us.
I know the problem you are having. The reality is that there are not ENOUGH rental places around.
There are many good tenants that are local and have references. It is very simple and easy for the property managers to keep placing local people with good references in front of the queue.
All too often when they see someone that is from outside of town ie UK they think it's all too difficult and find it much easier to place a local tenant in.
The key to it is knowing someone that can vouch for you and having a minimum of 3 months rent paid in advance.
I have a beautiful place right on the beach about 40 minutes from the Brisbane CBD that I've just sold and will be furnished for a tenant looking for a sea change.
This property will probably rent for $AUD500 per week.
I know the problem you are having. The reality is that there are not ENOUGH rental places around.
There are many good tenants that are local and have references. It is very simple and easy for the property managers to keep placing local people with good references in front of the queue.
All too often when they see someone that is from outside of town ie UK they think it's all too difficult and find it much easier to place a local tenant in.
The key to it is knowing someone that can vouch for you and having a minimum of 3 months rent paid in advance.
I have a beautiful place right on the beach about 40 minutes from the Brisbane CBD that I've just sold and will be furnished for a tenant looking for a sea change.
This property will probably rent for $AUD500 per week.
We have our flights booked with Singapore Airlines in Sept.
We are looking at rentals for the first month in Brisbane, to book before we go also.
Is Kangaroo Point a nice place to live?, or can anyone recomend a nice area which isnt too far from the main CBD as we wont have a car for a while.
We want cheap but not somewhere which isnt great, we want to feel safe and also not too far away from everything, as we will need to look for jobs etc.
Anything you can offer would be great.
Thank you
Helena & Anthony
Hi Helena & Anthony... Give CalNGary a shout, we are staying with them in August and Cal has been an absolute gem, if she cant help, she'll find a man or woman who can !!!!
Good luck with everything
Debs
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Hiya Deb ,im trying soo hard to find somewere for them ,im fully booked them dates but as soon as the kids are off to school on the hotel search for them ,they are really struggling and i cant see anyone stuck,,if all else fails Helena theres always my spare room,lol
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am thinking of going to sydney or some wher thats nice and theres work, Iam on my own and worried where to live because Iam over 30 I cant get a work visa so have emailed Embassy to find out what i can do i wnat somwhere countryside but near the main city 5 miles or so just a room on my own as I like my own space , Housing is going to be a problem for me I can see Am I mad doing this on my own i really want this so much as I beleive in the laws the England refuses to do And the men in England are rubbish he he .
Any one got any sugestions for a single women on own with 1 income to have cheap housing .
Hiya Deb ,im trying soo hard to find somewere for them ,im fully booked them dates but as soon as the kids are off to school on the hotel search for them ,they are really struggling and i cant see anyone stuck,,if all else fails Helena theres always my spare room,lol
Cal x
Hehe J Thanks!
We are trying to book into a hotel for the first two weeks, one with a kitchenette type thing in it.
Found two cheapish ones, about £49/50 per room per night.
am thinking of going to sydney or some wher thats nice and theres work, Iam on my own and worried where to live because Iam over 30 I cant get a work visa so have emailed Embassy to find out what i can do i wnat somwhere countryside but near the main city 5 miles or so just a room on my own as I like my own space , Housing is going to be a problem for me I can see Am I mad doing this on my own i really want this so much as I beleive in the laws the England refuses to do And the men in England are rubbish he he .
Any one got any sugestions for a single women on own with 1 income to have cheap housing .
I would stay right where you are crystaldeb,
not unless you want someone like Aldo's avatar,ordering you about the house after him.
The guys over here in NORTH BRISBANE QUEENSLAND are absolute neanderthals..
Come over for a visit first and see what you think...It aint no Spanish holiday!
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