jonbclark

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<p><p>Hi Karl,</p></p>

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<p><p>It's all very daunting when you move halfway across the world to then find a house in a good neighbourhood near a good school!</p></p>

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<p><p>I've been here since July 2011 and my wife and two 5 year old's moved over in September. I came over early to sort out a house and buy a car etc. near a good school. We lived in a village in Bedfordshire UK so just a wee bit different to Sydney! </p></p>

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<p><p>The rental market is pretty tough and very much geared around the landlord rather than tenants! Very different to back home where we had to virtually beg for someone to rent our UK house, over here you turn up for a viewing with 15 other couples and hope you impress the agency! Good tip when renting is to provide a great cover letter with any application, so if you are being shipped over by a company for your skills then say so, if you have a property back home it also helps develop your character.. continued</p></p>

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