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ian don

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  1. Has construction hit the buffers like uk (scotland)
  2. glen iris, surrey hills, notting hill, box hill all have trams that would get you into city
  3. we have a 300 square metre home in scotland that cost around $350 a quarter.In Melbourne where our son lives the house is half the size and they where a $1000 bucks like i said rip off brit has nothing on aus power company,s
  4. Be prepaired for day light robbery when it comes to Electricity and Gas $600 last Quarter $960 this one double in two years rip of UK not got a look in.
  5. there is a couple of discount furniture stores in dadenong just off the dandy frankstone road.when you get there and find your way about there easy to find not far from noble park.
  6. found a out a bit more about my RRV we can apply up to 2015 on our current visa as we have two sons in Australia both citizens .we will use a consultant
  7. we only came back dueto cost of housing and the fact i am a Builder that could not build his own house.Been back 120 months just move into our new house which we will sell on in a year to 18 months do the same again and may be then we will be in position to buy out right in Melbourne we hope or at least a affordable mortgage for one wage coming in
  8. so the morale to this story is borrow say $20k take it to money corps exchange for pounds and bingo next flight home no come back .For some reason i dont think it would be as easy as that .
  9. yes you will need a digi box if older than two years newer tv i dont know
  10. If you got to the west side and have to use west gate bridge you need to be getting over bridge no latter than 6;30 am traffic can be a pain
  11. Hi in Melbourne we where paying $520 a week rent take home for 5days was $1075 if you got a Saturday took it up to $1400 then you have utility bills on top around 100 a week
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    hi my son is selling a ford focus 2.0 ltr 5 door in white not sure what he wants for it but get back to me if interested
  13. hi just to add i am in building trade and it is pretty grim here in uk
  14. Hi again it costs around $6000 and about 3 to 4 years part time i believe thats for a house builder ,double that for comercial builder
  15. yes you can go out on your own as a self employed bricklayer . But you do have to go to college to become a builder as all builders in vic have to be registered
  16. have to agree with that post i was in exact same situation and now hope to move back to Melbourne as soon as possible but it may be 2013 before we can make move
  17. 3% i think of value of car i have a three year old focus for sale if anyone interested $14000 ono
  18. aye we are in same position not a job offer but our two eldest son's stayed there we came home not because of homesickness ,more to do with housing costs here and Australia but we need to get our RRv sorted out first
  19. has anyone applied for there RRV while living in uk and been successfull
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