Finding a place to live
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As pp have said, there’s a dearth of rentals and prices are rocketing at the moment. Including in regional towns like mine.
Some info for you OP, on the state of the market in the cities here:
https://thepropertytribune.com.au/in...-report-shows/
Some info for you OP, on the state of the market in the cities here:
https://thepropertytribune.com.au/in...-report-shows/
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Options for both hemispheres .. nice to have.
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After Brexit probably worth more having an EU passport now and I never thought that Australia would be part of the Eurovision Song Contest
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Regarding the WA Brit Recruitment campaign,
It is commonplace in Australia to oversell the virtues of a product or plan, to a much greater extent than is legal or normal in the UK. For example you might see an ad on tv telling you that having nutella on toast is a healthy breakfast for kids. Caveat Emptor.
It is commonplace in Australia to oversell the virtues of a product or plan, to a much greater extent than is legal or normal in the UK. For example you might see an ad on tv telling you that having nutella on toast is a healthy breakfast for kids. Caveat Emptor.
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Maybe I'm just over protective but moving across the world away from family, friends and everything they know can potentially be emotionally upsetting. Especially if I can't find somewhere nice to live which is all they know
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What will these factors mean for people like myself (early 30s) and my children? Stagnation or decline.
Plus, the way of life due to the climate in WA is pretty attractive.
I've been ignorant to how difficult it is to move over as I've only properly pursued it for the past 2 months.
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The quality of life in the UK is going backwards, we're slipping behind other developed countries in economic growth. In my opinion, leaving the EU was a stupid decision pushed by Tory back benchers looking after their own interests.
What will these factors mean for people like myself (early 30s) and my children? Stagnation or decline.
Plus, the way of life due to the climate in WA is pretty attractive.
I've been ignorant to how difficult it is to move over as I've only properly pursued it for the past 2 months.
What will these factors mean for people like myself (early 30s) and my children? Stagnation or decline.
Plus, the way of life due to the climate in WA is pretty attractive.
I've been ignorant to how difficult it is to move over as I've only properly pursued it for the past 2 months.
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The quality of life in the UK is going backwards, we're slipping behind other developed countries in economic growth. In my opinion, leaving the EU was a stupid decision pushed by Tory back benchers looking after their own interests.
What will these factors mean for people like myself (early 30s) and my children? Stagnation or decline.
Plus, the way of life due to the climate in WA is pretty attractive.
I've been ignorant to how difficult it is to move over as I've only properly pursued it for the past 2 months.
What will these factors mean for people like myself (early 30s) and my children? Stagnation or decline.
Plus, the way of life due to the climate in WA is pretty attractive.
I've been ignorant to how difficult it is to move over as I've only properly pursued it for the past 2 months.
It's the middle of autumn and here in the Perth hills it's currently a very pleasant 21c. Sitting at home working, with the windows open, the sun shining and the noise of the birds outside is very relaxing and makes for a great work environment
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The UK is indeed going backwards economically but it has little to do with Brexit - their current government incompetence and apathy (it's conservative in name only and is essentially socialist - which is always a disastrous form of government) and their covid overreaction. Brexit was probably a bad idea (I thought so at the time) but that's what the majority voted for - and in a democracy, that gets the gig
It's the middle of autumn and here in the Perth hills it's currently a very pleasant 21c. Sitting at home working, with the windows open, the sun shining and the noise of the birds outside is very relaxing and makes for a great work environment
It's the middle of autumn and here in the Perth hills it's currently a very pleasant 21c. Sitting at home working, with the windows open, the sun shining and the noise of the birds outside is very relaxing and makes for a great work environment
Just south of Perth been spending a few days in Rockingham watching the local dolphins swim by just a few metres from the beach, and following on from Esperance, Albany, Walpole, Margaret River, Busselton. So many big houses all along the coast with no one living in them though, nor are they available for rental - holiday or otherwise. Are they just for the owners occasional use?
SW Australia is indeed a very good place to live. I would definitely consider it myself because we love the ocean and swim/snorkel frequently. But as troubadour will nod in agreement to - I have spotted the odd few discarded syringes. Then there's the sharks "Stay away from Black Rocks" signs I find quite unsettling. Not to mention the stingers & marchies. And if China attacks Taiwan the AUD will tank. Nowhere is perfect.
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The UK is indeed going backwards economically but it has little to do with Brexit - their current government incompetence and apathy (it's conservative in name only and is essentially socialist - which is always a disastrous form of government) and their covid overreaction. Brexit was probably a bad idea (I thought so at the time) but that's what the majority voted for - and in a democracy, that gets the gig
It's the middle of autumn and here in the Perth hills it's currently a very pleasant 21c. Sitting at home working, with the windows open, the sun shining and the noise of the birds outside is very relaxing and makes for a great work environment
It's the middle of autumn and here in the Perth hills it's currently a very pleasant 21c. Sitting at home working, with the windows open, the sun shining and the noise of the birds outside is very relaxing and makes for a great work environment
As for working from home, trust you have installed top of range ventilation?
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"The Blob" also prevents the UK Government from implementing policies are not liberal left. Parliament - both houses - is dysfunctional, eye watering amounts of money (ie debt) are squandered. UK is in decline indeed and the analysis on WHY will not be performed, instead each faction will attribute it to the policies of the other.
Just south of Perth been spending a few days in Rockingham watching the local dolphins swim by just a few metres from the beach, and following on from Esperance, Albany, Walpole, Margaret River, Busselton. So many big houses all along the coast with no one living in them though, nor are they available for rental - holiday or otherwise. Are they just for the owners occasional use?
SW Australia is indeed a very good place to live. I would definitely consider it myself because we love the ocean and swim/snorkel frequently. But as troubadour will nod in agreement to - I have spotted the odd few discarded syringes. Then there's the sharks "Stay away from Black Rocks" signs I find quite unsettling. Not to mention the stingers & marchies. And if China attacks Taiwan the AUD will tank. Nowhere is perfect.
Just south of Perth been spending a few days in Rockingham watching the local dolphins swim by just a few metres from the beach, and following on from Esperance, Albany, Walpole, Margaret River, Busselton. So many big houses all along the coast with no one living in them though, nor are they available for rental - holiday or otherwise. Are they just for the owners occasional use?
SW Australia is indeed a very good place to live. I would definitely consider it myself because we love the ocean and swim/snorkel frequently. But as troubadour will nod in agreement to - I have spotted the odd few discarded syringes. Then there's the sharks "Stay away from Black Rocks" signs I find quite unsettling. Not to mention the stingers & marchies. And if China attacks Taiwan the AUD will tank. Nowhere is perfect.
Unlikely China will attack Taiwan so soon They play the long game. More chance of having greater influence over Australia before that. Macgowan is over there at the moment kow towing to them.
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Firstly the present UK government is not socialist. It is thirteen years of Tory mismanagement and austerity that have brought the country to the situation it now finds itself. Lies and corruption. Present PM holding out to pay demands and still very much favouring the well off. It is just at the moment not the time to implement what they would really like to do. The short lived previous PM showed how not to push those policies.
As for working from home, trust you have installed top of range ventilation?
As for working from home, trust you have installed top of range ventilation?
Truss was done it (admittedly with a bit of help from herself) because she wasn't supposed to get the gig - their current clown was, but the majority of conservative members didn't agree. Clownboy was therefore manipulated into power - to continue the UK's (planned) structural decline
For ventilation, I open a window or the sliding door that opens onto my backyard. It, shock horror, works really well