james & bev

redditch (private) (not played it lately meant to be v.good though)
enville (excellent courses)
drotwich (good quality/snobby & to easy)
kidderminster - good
blackwell (v'good/v'quiet/never get in)
sandwell (great course)

these are all sort of £30 as a visitor.

hope this helps good luck with the golf and the move back

pommie bastard

Thankyou for your kind help and hope that Australia is what you want , if you are coming to Perth I could give you the same info on the best courses here if required.

karenvirginia

think rosy has answered your question.
i am nearer birmingham itself, prices seem higher than six months ago but take longer to sell. this is i suppose the backlash of the frenzy a few months ago. we just hope we don't have to drop our price especially as obviously recently we have lost a significant chunk due to exchange rates, but its swings and roundabouts.
our would-be buyers came last night and strangely enough alan (hubby) had worked on their house (roof repair) a few years ago, and their daughter was married to an old friend! we all ended up in the pub! dare not feel too confident though hoping it all goes through.
karen

pommie bastard

Thanks for that good luck on your sale the homes market here is still on the up but the ranges are bigger than the Uk so all levels are affordable to most working people , location will cost so does quality but you can cut your cloth according to your pocket.

karenvirginia

we have accommodation booked for two weeks at terranora lakes - near coolangatta, if i can keep alan off the gold course, we will need to find somewhere to rent for six months. then we will either be looking for somewhere to renovate, or buy some land to build on from scratch - this is something that we have never been able to afford to do here. realise prices have been rising steadily since visiting websites for the last year so its probably pushing us a bit down into north nsw, still looks great to us - plenty of rsl clubs!
we are going to sydney first and intend to buy a vehicle probably a 4 wheel drive type. what are your views on the hyundai santa fe or the kia sportage? the kia seems too good to be true but has bad press. all comments much appreciated.
karen

pommie bastard

I have a Sportage and I am trying to sell it so my views are buy the Hyundia Santa fe its a far better buy even though its pricy compared to the Kia , I have little info regarding the Eastern State area's you mention but I am sure they are worth a look.
Just off now the rains hamming down ( its rains like you have never seen in the UK) and happy hour nears so good luck again.

karenvirginia

cheers pb