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If you need the name of a lawyer call the Law Institute of Victoria and they will give you a name nearby. If you would be more comfortable discussing this in another language the Law Institute can recommmend a lawyer who speaks that language. That can be easier when you are stressed.

It will depend on whether you should have known this from the contract. Conveyancers are not lawyers and you need to see a lawyer and take the documents with you. It may be that the contract showed the extra room had no permit. Or the extension may have been a long time ago and so the person selling it did not need to tell you about whether or not there was a permit. If you cannot settle because you cannot get a loan then there is a serious chance that you will lose money. Please see a solicitor. It is not really a hard problem but they need to read your contract. A conveyancer is not allowed to give you legal advice.

If you would take a lot less than 200 then reduce the price. Advertise it as reduced. People like to think they are getting a bargain. But try not to walk away. You need that money. $400 is not going to get you much house.

you can tell I'm a melburnian. I thought those houses were SO cheap!! Half the median!

I wondered that too. It seemed that the man who ran the beauty salon they showed does sponsor 457s but told her she was not qualified enough. The daughter only had a 3 year degree so couldn't register as a primary teacher even if she could get a visa and the son I guess would be an international student. In the updates on iplayer it did say that they were all upskilling to come. They must have had other sources of income or properties to sell. I felt sorry for the Mum as she is obviously trying to keep the family together but a 19 and 21 year old are half way out of the nest already.

South Yarra has many new apartments and you will have no trouble securing a rental. A quick look shows 144 x 2 bedroom properties available today and this is not even a particularly busy time!

If she has a degree and some experience then she should be right to go once registered. It seems to be a tedious registration process but she can start it from the UK, and there are lots of threads on this forum about that. It is only the diploma qualified people who can no longer get visas as nurses.

The salary should be ok but eventually your wife will need to work to support the mortgage. The median house price in Melbourne is well over $600k. Depending on the age of your children you should be looking in good high school catchments. For the beach you could be looking at Frankston and beyond. You could also consider a semi rural area such as Sunbury or Bacchus marsh but 500 will always be a stretch. Www. Realestate.com.au is a good place to start to look at values. You probably know that Melbourne is over 100km wide so all of the leg work you can do before you come will be a bonus. Just follow the train lines out and know that you will be looking at the extremities of the suburban system or the first couple of stops on the vline country trains.

The only news I've read about this is that Alexander Downer said that if the UK wants more Australian businesses to invest in the UK in the future then they will ideally need to make tier 2 visas a bit more straightforward so that Australian executives can move more easily. I haven't seen anything about anyone coming here except comments on this forum. And yes, I read the international papers every day.....

If your partner is not degree qualified that is the first thing you will need to sort out as she will need to top up her studies to work as a RN in Australia

http://www.charlesdickenstavern.com http://www.thesherlockholmes.com.au the only mushy peas seem to be at the Sherlock Holmes - but no steak and kidney puddings

All good. I can recommend Barrow upon Soar and surrounds. All on the up and not as cheap as they were!

I have not done that move, but just making sure that you know about university/ further education fees as a permanent resident. You will only pay the local rate but you need to pay it upfront every year - only citizens are entitled to defer the cost. So if you can get citizenship for your son before those costs are incurred you will score a big win!

They often have people on who would struggle to get a permanent visa, or have a dependent who would. To me it is a bit cruel to give them false hope. It is a great opportunity for many people who would not otherwise get a chance to afford a reccie visit. Unfortunately the participants sometimes seem to be clutching at false hope when all of the employment and financial evidence seems to be telling them to stay put. You also see a lot of relationships where one person is very invested in the move and the other is quite resistant to the idea. It seems there is a lot of heartache behind the scenes for our entertainment.

And as silly as ever.....

If you are planning to stay in WA it should be easier as the downturn in employment will have led to many empty rentals.

yep, I think you were looking in the international column. Scottish unis are still a bargain for locals aren't they? And European ones are too - and a bit closer to home these days!

Uni starts in March. Offers are made in most places mid January - applications are due Septemberish. Most entry here is marks only - no interview, so it is all paper based. Most students live at home during uni so that narrows the field. All unis have very comprehensive websites about admissions and if you need to they have people to answer your queries. Education is a huge industry in Australia with many many international students who have finished school overseas. Many have sat A level exams in Asia and the unis have the equivalent entry standards for A level versus Australian results. From what I have seen the A level results required are often a little lower than the local equivalents. Students in Australia study more subjects and A levels are often a bit more in depth as students focus on fewer subjects. So a course that required an "A" average in Australian results may only need a ABB at A level for example. You would need to ask individual unis how they feel about BTec courses. It is likely that some will be happy to consider them - they may even offer an alternative entry path to him where they get to know more about his background than just marks.

As an Australian married to a man from Leicester can I just stick up for the place? I am there every second year. It has grotty bits like every city and it has too much retail in the town centre so a lot of shops are closed and closing. However, it also has some beautiful historic parts as VS says and a lot of really nice suburbs and surrounding villages. The new shopping centre has no doubt affected the viability of the streets and streets of small shops, as had the closing of the council offices which has reduced activity at one end. Take a look at the villages north of the city along the A6 - you are quickly in a semi rural landscape with good links into town.

Fees are higher than Scottish universities but English ones can charge up to 9000 pounds a year for undergraduates - I don't think any Australian undergraduate courses cost that much. For example at the University of Melbourne (the highest ranked Australian university) fees range from $6,000 - 10,000 per year with medicine, law and commerce at the upper end.

I was listening to Anthony Green analysing the numbers on ABC NewsRadio yesterday and he says it's a line ball because of the new seat boundaries and inflated margins for the LNP in some seats where Labor did not bother flogging a dead horse last time. If One Nation gets registered in time that is also potentially a big spanner in the works in some seats. Apparently it is too early to call.....

I knew there was a better thread on this topic. It is a shocker of a process....and she needs to be admitted in the UK, not just finished a degree, so she may have a way to go. Obviously her work prospects are much better in Sydney http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211160

I'm sorry if my post sounds negative, but it does seem to be true that we have a lot of people coming as solicitors who are put through hoops and undertake study and expense and a lot of bureaucracy only to have to work like blazes to get any decent work when they arrive. So if she is passionate about her career and has options in the UK it will be a hard choice to make. But if it is her only chance to get here and that's a greater passion then she get her skates on as it is a long process.

She needs to decide if she wants to work as a solicitor, or migrate to Australia. If the former, she probably stands a better chance in the UK as she may be able to stay at her training firm. If she moves here she is competing against thousands of newly qualified solicitors. It would surprise me of it doesn't come off the SOL shortly - although something has to be on there, so it might as well be more lawyers, accountants and teachers we don't need.....!

If you are entitled to Child care benefits and/or the rebate there is no waiting period. My sense from my nieces and nephews in the UK is that are at school for fewer weeks than those in Melbourne. Here is it 4 x 10 week terms (with a little wriggle room for Easter) with no half term break so you need to cover 12 weeks. Whilst the standard leave is 20 days some people do negotiate additional unpaid weeks. This is easier if you work somewhere with some quiet times in the year, or you are in a strong bargaining position! There are many options for all day care during the holidays. Often your local school will offer it if they have after school care. My daughter used to go to the program at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert park as I worked close by. If you google "Camp Australia" they provide a lot of holiday care day programs too. If you are interested in in home care on some days (which will be a similar price as you have two children) have a look at http://www.findababysitter.com.au where you will find people happy to do holiday care whilst they are on university holidays. None of this is cheap. Remember that our minimum casual wages are a lot higher than the UK and this reflects in the prices of things that rely on "cheap" labour.