Phil-UK

I've heard that landlords are falling over themselves in Sydney to rent out their properties, especially apartments and offering all sorts of deals like free foxtel to get tenants in.

Does anyone know if that trend is moving up north to Bayside cos I hear properties are really, really hard to get hold of there, rentals I mean. We're looking at Cleveland, Victoria Point, Redland Bay and from previous posts I've read people in that area find it extremely hard to find a good rental.

Any sign of this getting any easier?

Thanks all

Kath & Graham

I heard that too and that they are asking ridiculous amounts of rent money

We are tryng to get over before end of January from Perth but will have to stay with friends for a couple of weeks if nothing turn up (in a tent in the garden lol!!!)

Thinking of sending hubbie over first to get it all sorted and then move the kids/dogs furniture/me over

Phil-UK

Did you try Perth first and have now decided to try somewhere different or is it because of work your moving or something else?

Just wondered.

Kath & Graham

Basically been here nearly a year and unless you wanna work away the money is crap..... so decided we are going to try Brisbane and see what happens, mind you my 15 year old is having kittens as she has found it hard here...

sj oldfield

What suburb are you in at the moment Kath?

Kath & Graham

Hi Sandra!!!

Havent spoken to you for a very long time. We are in Kinross, just about to put the house out to rent...

Just totally fed up here at the mo, Grahams on a real downer.....


Kath

sj oldfield

I was under the impression that you had settled in really well and that you had a great network of friends??????????? Perhaps I was wrong..........is it really that bad for you?

JJJHM

Hi you have probably read my posts before, but we arrived on 23 September and after 6 weeks of searching, finding and being let down in Bayside we gave up... hence living in Bridgeman Downs... we were fairly specific in what we wanted, a 4 bed, light and airy house with pool and aircon and willing to pay up to $650/700pw .... now we have everything we wanted and paying $520pw... plus a big bonus being this really is a great area too.....

Good luck!!

Julie

sj oldfield

How Much???? :scared: :scared:

ABCDiamond

Because of the low numbers of rented properties in the Bayside area, I doubt that the same will happen.

eg: Crows Nest in Sydney has 42% of all properties being rented, and probably a large choice available ?

Victoria Point, Bayside, has only 18%, and not many vacant.
But take another Sydney Suburb, where the rents are kept high due to shortages, in Post Code 2759, where the number of rentals is only 13%.

My view is that the larger the rental share is in an area, the worse it is for the landlord, but in a predominantly "Owner Occupier" area, the rents can be maintained, and properties filled quickly.

I may be wrong, but that's my view

There are a few 3 bed houses about for around $250 pw, and of course Town Houses are cheaper.

scissors

my rental will be available from the 16th of january,we have a 4 bed 2 bath with rumpus room and a large swimming pool at thorneside , and our rent is $385 per week let me know if yoyur interested and i ll give you the agents number

tracey

Phil-UK

Hi Scissors,

Have you any pics, also how far is Thorneside from the CBD?

Thanks for the reply

ABCDiamond

22km according to www.whereis.com.au

About 45mins by train from Thorneside Station to Central

scissors

hi phil
it takes us 25 mins to drive from thorneside to the cbd and 10 mins to driveto cleveland,we have a bus stop just around the corner and a railway station 15 mins walk away.

http://britishexpats.com/photopost/s...cat=500&page=1

TE=Phil-UK]Hi Scissors,

Have you any pics, also how far is Thorneside from the CBD?



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Sharpy67

For a rental in Bayside the famous saying goes that you have two hopes.

Bob Hope....

and No Hope...

And Bob Hope is well and truely buried!!!!!!

I must be one of the very very lucky few cause I've got a 4 bed rental in Cleveland that is above avaerage and I'm paying less than $300 a week.

There are so many expats moving into this area (bayside) that the prices are going nuts. Every couple of weeks my wife tells me there is a new british family enrolled at the local school! Too many poms!!!

Don't consider Bayside as your only option. Look at NW Brisbane (Eaton Hills, Ferny Grove, Ferny Hills, Defintely the Gap, and others in that area), also the Sunshine coast ( Oh I wish I could live there.......a commute after a 12 hour night shift at the airport is a nogo!!!!)