richselina

It's not easy when you're looking on real estate at suburbs and it's not until you get the 'local' view when you start to understand whether it could be the right place so the comments are most appreciated.

We currently live in Adelaide in the foothills which is very pretty and peaceful, but for work and university reasons we want to up sticks and move to the big city towards the end of this year but not knowing Sydney as well as Adelaide, it's not that straightforward, hence the question about Sutherland Shire.  We're being quite pragmatic about where we live and as long as it's within an hours commute of the CBD, it should work given the balance of commuting and working from home.

Ideally, we would like to live somewhere similar to where we live now which is in a small suburb and surrounded by gum trees and nature but not sure where exactly that would be in and around Sydney.  Being near the beach isn't a major issue for us as we live 30 mins drive from one today, so anything within that distance would work for us.

I have looked at the line up to Hornsby but again don't know that area well so any suggestions would be more than appreciated.

We are planning to spend up to about $2.5m which we hope would find somewhere nice, but realistic that it won't be close to the CBD which is why we're looking further out.

Thanks in advance for any help....

Hi,

I’m scouring Sydney suburbs and you seem to get a lot more house for the dollar around the Sutherland Shire and just wondered if there’s a reason for that and what generally the area is like versus somewhere in the northern suburbs.  

any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,

I'm looking for some general guidance on typically what hoops and period of time you have to wait in Australia after moving before you can apply/secure a mortgage once you're in full time employment.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks

Hi,

I'm seeking from some guidance from PIOers that have recently moved from the UK to Australia to find out what companies were used for the removal and how the service/removal went.

All comments greatly welcomed.

Rich

Thanks for this.

Yep, visa was activated a few months after the grant so we are okay with that.  We've also spent about a month in Aus between the grant and now on hols and reccie trips.

Do you need two years residency before Sept 2022, or is it two years from when you apply for your RRV ?  So if we don't travel out of Australia until say for example Feb 2023 but have taken hols before Sept 2022 for a few weeks then we will be fine ?

Thanks

Hi,

We have PR Visas (190) which expire in Sept 2022.  Unfortunately we haven't had the opportunity to move for family reasons, but will now be moving in the Spring of next year.  I know in order to qualify for a RRV from the expiration of the visa you need to have two years residency as a minimum which we will have, but I'd appreciate understanding whether in the two years that qualify you are permitted to enter and leave the country on holiday, or if you need to have two years continual residency.

Would appreciate any guidance on this.

Thanks :)

Hi, 

Would appreciate views on people that have migrated from the UK to Australia and if you've had your child in private education in the UK you've continued this route in Australia and whether there's a major difference between state and private in Aus ?

Appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks, R

Hi,

In the UK we take GCSE's at age 16 (Year 11) and then typically A levels at 17/18 (Year 13).  Is this similar in Australia or are there just exams at the end of Year 12 ?

Thanks, R

Hi,

I'm driving from Airlie Beach to Noosa and would like a couple of overnight stays to break the journey up on the way and looking for some ideas.  I had thought Hervey Bay and Yeppoon, but any better ideas would be most welcomed.

Thanks so much :)

Hi,

We've been to WA before and spent a lovely week in Perth and Margaret River and want to travel back again this October and looking for somewhere different to stay.  Ideally, we are looking for a beach/pool type holiday so that my wife can have a few days relaxing and I can play with my daughter if the sea/pool is warm enough.  

I'd appreciate any thoughts/comments on the areas we should look at (about 3 hours max drive from Perth) and any recommendations on hotels/apartments.

All comments would be most appreciated, especially about the weather in late October in and around Perth.

Thanks, Rich

I'm interested in some hearing some viewpoints on whether the new Peninsular Link will make/improve the commuting time if you like in Mount Martha and commute into the CBD by train from Frankston more bearable. I've always been put off living in Mount Martha due to the long commute, but if this improves it I would be more happy living here than maybe Berwick which is where we've kind of settled on.

All comments welcomed.

Hi, would be interested in this as we have all but discounted bringing our car and biting the bullet and buying a replacement when we arrive.

We have a 2007 Tiptronic Porsche Bosxter, 15,000 miles, with aircon, value in Uk about £23k and on website you provided link to it shows between $108-139k under the used cars section

Would love to see you view.

Richard