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Bloody hell that is so expensive, good job I love my pets. Thanks for the information I will have a look as I'm in Perth Thanks again

Thanks for your reply and good luck with the sale of your house and the move. Where did you get Rabies jabs done and if you don't mind me asking how much were they? The apps sound good if you have a degree on it, LOL. I will certainly have a look at them though and see if I can make heads or tails of. Thanks

Hi Martinbjulieb I have had a quick look at the airbnb and is a possibility. We need to keep all costs down though as we are on a really tight budget. In an ideal world we would send the container, have a couple weeks here, then couple weeks in holiday accommodation like you and then move into rental and collect animals. I will have to make more enquiries, my list is getting bigger to do. I really appreciate your reply. Are you all settled back in UK? We can't wait to return, the sooner the better for us. Thanks for offer to PM,you may regret that when I inundate you with questions. lol Thanks again

Hi Nunu10 That's a really good idea that your hubby is flying ahead, we may have to look at that. Although does leave a lot for one person to sort out this end. Taken on board your advise and brought a pad today to write everything down. Never been a great list writer but think I am going to need to be for this event. Where abouts are you located? we are in Karnup, between Rockingham and Mandurah. We have said April but that is at the latest, we have made the decision to go home now and that's all we want. So the less time it takes the better, it's a question of finances so saving like mad. Thanks for your advice, so good to hear what others are doing as is all so overwhelming.

Just wondering how everything is going to work time wise when we make the jump back home. Logistically seems impossible to send our container, fly home, collect pets, then what?? Where to go with 3 kids, 3 animals and no furniture. What have others done, any advise please or am I just making it more complicated than it has to be. I think because I have so much going on at the moment I just can't see the woods for the trees, is that even a saying? my brain is melting.

I've been a dual citizen since 1993 and have always left Australia on Oz passport and when arrived in UK used British passport, same the other way. Never had an issue.

Hi Sorry I can't offer any advice on your building diploma but we are in Perth and returning to UK in April, we can't wait to have a pint in the pub, how much is a pint there? We are in the same position and cannot believe the cost of living here and although my husband earns better money here, he has to bloody work hard for it. So hard he just had to have 6 weeks off because of a hernia. Worked to the point of breaking. They say you work hard, play hard here but to be honest it's a piss take. Work hard, then pay it all out for bills, tax and whatever else needs paying for, not a lot left for playtime unless you want to hang out at the beach and get skin cancer, husband had that too since being here. We can't wait to go home. I hope you are happier back in Blighty, good luck with it all

Thanks everyone for your feedback, I feel the cats should come with us as we wouldn't want them to end up in a rescue centre, I have worked in one of those volunteering and they are sad places for a cat to end up. My cats are family as well and I think although initially it might be stressful for them, they will settle and will be far better of than in a possible rescue situation. The quote we had from dogtainers is in my opinion very good, including crates, a British Bulldog and the 2 moggies $5100.I will have a look at Petraveller as well as I hadn't heard of them before. What quotes have others had? if you don't mind me asking, Thanks again

Hi all, lots of planning and organising happening here for our return to the UK in April next year (counting the days). I just wondered what opinions were on returning pets to the UK. I have had a very reasonable quote from Dogtainers for transporting our dog and 2 cats back to UK with us. Whilst I'm sure the dog will cope and will settle with us wherever we may be, I'm not so sure about the cats. They are an important part of our family unit and to leave them behind would break the children's hearts but I don't want to be cruel to the cats. Cats don't like change, I know after our last house move how long it took them to settle. With this in mind is there a difference between rehoming them here or bringing them home with us to UK. Any advise or experience with animals moving be great. Thanks

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I quite agree with your comments and can't wait to return home

I know what you are saying and believe me I have thought long and hard. But how can we stay when my husband is so miserable. At the end of the day my family will go and do what they want to do including moving away if they wanted to and my kids will grow up and do the same. My husband and I, whereever we are, we are going to be together and we have to be happy where we are. We can always visit and they can visit us, but home is home and it's calling is so strong.

How did you do it in a week? That's amazing, my hubby would just like to up and go but I'm the one saying no we need to plan, pack etc. Did you sell everything in that week? Thank you for all your advise and information, it's invaluable. So jealous you could do that, do you have children? Can't wait to be back in Blighty

Thank you all for your feedback and yes my comment about the grass being greener certainly was meant tongue in cheek. I'm not naive enough to know that this is the case. For us my husband has never settled here and has yearned for home since our arrival over 6 years ago. We have given Perth a fair go and had great fun fishing, camping. 4WD etc. We even moved more rural to get away from Suburbia but still just not home for us. We do long to return where the grass is certainly greener, pun intended. I have been looking around the site and lots of great information on here so thanks. We won't need welfare when we return to UK as although we are doing it tough, we both work and will do so on our return. Work shouldn't be an issue for us and getting employment or starting a business should easy enough. We don't own our own home or have much savings, so anything we have will be put into the move back really. It's going to be a tough move for me as my Mum and all my siblings, nieces & nephews all live here but I'm fairly positive this is the right move for our family. I just hope my daughter sees it that way. Always looking for advise from others that have been in a similar situation and that is why I posted on here. Looking to move April next year, fingers crossed

So I was on here sometime ago as we were moving back to UK and needed advice. We decided to stay in Australia and that evidently was the worst decision we made. All we want to do is go home. It's going to be hard but I truly believe it's the best for my family, although I know my eldest daughter, 15, will find it hard but not impossible I'm sure. I just wanted to hear from people that have returned and if it was the best decision they made and from people who will be returning as well. Need advise on every aspect of the move from which shipping company to use, getting pets home, securing a rental property in UK from here and is the grass really greener? We are going home on the tightest budget possible as we are skint, the move here killed us and with the cost of living here in Perth so high it has broke us. Never worked so hard and such long hours and still so hard to save for anything. Thanks for any input you can offer I really appreciate.

Its going to be the hardest thing ever, I'm so close to my family and the thought of being so far away from them is heartbreaking. But on the flip side, we are not happy here and hubby misses his family and all our friends, also silly as it may sound all the other stuff, pubs, countryside, shops, TV, community feel, holidays to Europe, I could keep going. So so torn and so so upset about everything right now

I totally get where you are coming from, my family is here though and that's the worst bit, I'm so close with my mum and my siblings, always doing family things and the Christmas thing but still want England and all that goes with that. We also are struggling financially here, it is so expensive, I was always under the impression that it was so much cheaper to live in Australia but it just isn't, apart from rent and fuel, it's cheaper in uk or on a par to here.

Thanks for the reply We are returning to where we lived before and hoping I can get my 2 youngest into the school my eldest once went. I don't know if that holds any merit ??? I guess I should properly just call them and see what's what

Thanks so much and yes would love the info on your contact, we have a British bulldog so really concerned how he will fly

Thanks for your advice and I am also so scared but also excited too. When we return will be 6 years also and I suppose just nervous how things have changed and whether we will even fit back into the old way of life etc. what are your reasons for returning to uk, if you don't mind me asking

October 2016, providing we can save enough for the move

Hi all Don't know where to start really, after 5 years of living in perth we are returning to UK next October, giving us time to save for the massive upheaval. It is such a scary thing to do as all my family, although English, all live here in Perth, so will be leaving my mum and siblings and their children behind. Also I have 3 children, bit worried about my eldest girl who will be 15 on our return, such a difficult age as it is. She says she's happy to go but do feel really guilty uprooting them again. My husband especially is so unhappy here in perth and hasn't settled at all, we miss everything about uk so feel this is the right thing to do for our family. Any advice from anyone on their experiences living in perth and their decision to return to uk would be so appreciated as just feeling so torn at the moment. Also any advice on moving furniture, dog and setting up in uk whilst still here would benson appreciated. I don't know where to start, for example can I enrol my children into the school where we will be living before we arrive or do we need to prove a UK address thanks all and sorry to drivel on but any advice or help would be so appreciated