mackinnon

For the unitiated, this thread title may make me come across as an easily excitable chap.

The initiated will understand why I'm happy & had to post about it!

(Our first application as well )

Pootle

Well done!!
Whereabouts are you?

Teliko21

I hope it is as nice as the google ad that keeps appearing down the bottom

thribble

Congratulations

First application? Jammy, that's what I call people like you!

Where did you end up?

Pomster

Great news...were are you going to be living?

onepearlyb

Excellent news. Are you still in Uk at mo? It's something we'll have to look at before leaving a very rainy Isle of Man. How'd you go about it and where's the rental? Tell me EVERYTHING!!!

*pearly*

Johnsyweb

Tremendous news!

Are you staying in the South Yarra area? We shall have to have a celebratory curry!



--paj

mackinnon

Hello Pearly,

We are actually in Melbourne at the moment, it took us 3 weeks & numerous viewings to actually see a place that motivated us to make an application: and then we were lucky, most people average about 4 or 5 unsuccessful applications before securing a place.

Is it Melbourne that you are coming to Pearly, or somewhere else?

mackinnon

We got a place just off Chapel St. in South Yarra. Bridie O' Reillys (is that the name of it?) is at the end of our street.

And yes Pete, it IS a dear pub! Nice though. Curry sounds good, but will probably have to wait till I have a weeks work under my belt. We are sailing very close to the wind just now in financial terms, especially since we are having to furnish the place just now as well.

God bless the 10 buck camping chair!

Margaret2

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Can we borrow it when we get there

Teliko21

The Reject Shop never seems to run out, you should be fine getting your own

Johnsyweb

Great stuff, matey!

We're about ten minutes' dawdle from Bridie's, so give us a shout when you're ready for a beer or two. You could always come over and sit on outr $10 Ikea stools if you fancy a change!




--paj

onepearlyb

Hi Mckinnon!!

Good to hear from you.Yes, it's Melbourne we're heading back to.
The visa application is going in asap so we've a fair wait ahead of us I think, though I'm frontloading the medicals and police checks and I'm on the MODL list.
I used to live in Clifton Hill. We're going to look at anything between Cheltenham up to St Kilda on the beach side though will also consider the likes of Caulfield,Cantebury,Fairfield,Carnegie,Oakleigh etc,etc. ( basically anything up to about 25km from CBD.)
Glad you've found a nest to feather anyway.
Let me know how you get on,eh?

*pearly*

Margaret2

How difficult has it been securing a rental I thought it would have been quite easy, or am i being naieve

thribble

It's just a whole different ball game over here - there's a learning curve to go through. You don't just walk into an estate agents, say "i want a flat, 2 beds, $x per week" and they offer you a choice. You do that, they offer you a choice, you go to viewings with masses of other people at a set time (or take the keys and wander round on your own!), put in applications then you're selected by the landlord. Or not selected by the landlord.
I certainly got a big shock when we started looking. You find somewhere perfect and lose out, and you don't really know why. The feedback you get is "we had lots of good applications and yours was one of them". It's just frustrating!