Arrrgghh .... advice on renting before we leave
May 15th 2006, 11:53 am
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Laura & Nick
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Arrrgghh .... advice on renting before we leave
He, he, he ... we've both just quit, our house is on the market and we're just finalising packing everything up into little boxes!
We're off travelling to Vietnam and China for a couple of months before we more out (legals etc being finalised whilst we are away) but before we go we need to set up some temp' accom for when we arrive in Melbourne (mid September)
Our plan is to rent a furnished unit for a month (arranged from the UK) and then hunt for a decent rental place before buying 6mths later.
Does this sound reasonable and what is this about 'applications' before you rent a place.
Laura and I have been rather lucky in that a soon as we left uni we were able to buy our own place and didn't need to rent - - so we won't be able to get any references!
We also have two cats which we're bringing out ... is it more difficult to rent a place if we disclose that they will be living with us? :scared:
Many thanks
Nick and Laura
We're off travelling to Vietnam and China for a couple of months before we more out (legals etc being finalised whilst we are away) but before we go we need to set up some temp' accom for when we arrive in Melbourne (mid September)
Our plan is to rent a furnished unit for a month (arranged from the UK) and then hunt for a decent rental place before buying 6mths later.
Does this sound reasonable and what is this about 'applications' before you rent a place.
Laura and I have been rather lucky in that a soon as we left uni we were able to buy our own place and didn't need to rent - - so we won't be able to get any references!
We also have two cats which we're bringing out ... is it more difficult to rent a place if we disclose that they will be living with us? :scared:
Many thanks
Nick and Laura
May 15th 2006, 12:16 pm
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Re: Arrrgghh .... advice on renting before we leave
You may struggle with the cats in the short term accomodation as most of them are apartments! However, once you get to the long term, you shouldn't have too many probs. We have a cat and a dog and this place was advertised as no pets but a nice letter to the landlord was all that was needed to change that, we didn't even have to pay a huge deposit as security which was nice 
May 15th 2006, 12:27 pm
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Re: Arrrgghh .... advice on renting before we leave
Originally Posted by ljk888
He, he, he ... we've both just quit, our house is on the market and we're just finalising packing everything up into little boxes!
We're off travelling to Vietnam and China for a couple of months before we more out (legals etc being finalised whilst we are away) but before we go we need to set up some temp' accom for when we arrive in Melbourne (mid September)
Our plan is to rent a furnished unit for a month (arranged from the UK) and then hunt for a decent rental place before buying 6mths later.
Does this sound reasonable and what is this about 'applications' before you rent a place.
Laura and I have been rather lucky in that a soon as we left uni we were able to buy our own place and didn't need to rent - - so we won't be able to get any references!
We also have two cats which we're bringing out ... is it more difficult to rent a place if we disclose that they will be living with us? :scared:
Many thanks
Nick and Laura
We're off travelling to Vietnam and China for a couple of months before we more out (legals etc being finalised whilst we are away) but before we go we need to set up some temp' accom for when we arrive in Melbourne (mid September)
Our plan is to rent a furnished unit for a month (arranged from the UK) and then hunt for a decent rental place before buying 6mths later.
Does this sound reasonable and what is this about 'applications' before you rent a place.
Laura and I have been rather lucky in that a soon as we left uni we were able to buy our own place and didn't need to rent - - so we won't be able to get any references!
We also have two cats which we're bringing out ... is it more difficult to rent a place if we disclose that they will be living with us? :scared:
Many thanks
Nick and Laura
As far as renting once you get there, take a look on http://yellabrickroad.com/tempaccom.html as there are a couple of short term lets specific to Melbourne there and an awful lot more companies that are Australia wide. Also look at the Renting a property section as that tells you all about the process including application etc.
I am so envious of your trip to Vietnam and China! Hope you have a fantastic time!
May 15th 2006, 3:45 pm
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Re: Arrrgghh .... advice on renting before we leave
Originally Posted by ljk888
...we need to set up some temp' accom for when we arrive in Melbourne (mid September)
Our plan is to rent a furnished unit for a month (arranged from the UK) and then hunt for a decent rental place before buying 6mths later. ...
We also have two cats which we're bringing out ... is it more difficult to rent a place if we disclose that they will be living with us?
Our plan is to rent a furnished unit for a month (arranged from the UK) and then hunt for a decent rental place before buying 6mths later. ...
We also have two cats which we're bringing out ... is it more difficult to rent a place if we disclose that they will be living with us?
Because we're a few months off yet , we haven't started to go down that road just yet...
