ROBnCAZ

Just looking at rentals in Perth.....some bloomin nice pads going for the $350 a week mark.....much less than we ever paid here in Surrey!!

Cant help thinking this would be way over budget though when we finally start living by Oz standards of living!

What would be an average price rental for a 20-30 yr old couple, both with full time jobs and no kids?

Three Legs

I think you'll have to go over the $300 mark to find good quality accommodation.

Vash the Stampede

These guys might help: http://www.lets-perth.com/Property.html

They have two very nice properties currently renting for $345pw (in Joondalup) & $395pw (in Sorrento.)

Even if you're not interested in renting from them, I'm sure they could advise you on the average price of a rental.

Leeds_to_Perth

I dont think I could live in Sorrento without it being in Italy itself, just sounds so naff...

Vash the Stampede

LOL, then you won't like Malaga either!

BTW, most of the Italian names around the place (such as Subiaco, etc.) were influenced by the local Italian population - so it's them you have to blame for it.

Vash the Stampede

Anyway, nice to see you here mate.

CreditCardKing

For $350 you should get somewhere really really nice. The West Australian Newspaper has hundreds of rental properties available every week. I live in Doubleview which is ok but Wembley Downs, Wembley and City Beach are pretty nice places to live. As a guide you should not be spending more than 25% to 30% of your weekly wage on your rent or mortgage otherwise you will have no money left to live.

http://business.thewest.com.au/npms....l-estate-metro
http://www.realestate.com.au/

nickyjohnt

Sorrento is lovely, We are off to Perth early 06 and personally would love to live there, but there is nothing under $500. Most properties around the $650 upwards, beautiful coastline even if the name sounds [quote] naff

John

CreditCardKing

[QUOTE=nickyjohnt]Sorrento is lovely, We are off to Perth early 06 and personally would love to live there, but there is nothing under $500. Most properties around the $650 upwards, beautiful coastline even if the name sounds There are some that are under $500 on this site. However these are not 6 bedroom with swimming pool and sea views.

http://www.realestate.com.au/

Vash the Stampede

Sorrento is a fantastic place; I absolutely love it.

steve99

When we came over about 3 1/2 years ago we were in the same situation as you (age/no kids both worked in the uk etc) we ended up renting in Cottesloe at $400pw.
Be warned there a lot of crap out there for rent, we found about 1 in 10 were able to be considered.
If you want to be near the ocean and and about a 15 - 20min drive to the city (+10 by bus) then check out City Beach, Wembley Downs, Floreat etc.
Rental prices here are way to low, some of them are renting for under about 50% of what they would now cost to mortgage.
when you say full time jobs is that over here? If you both are then I would think spending somewhere in the region of $500 to $750 would get you something decent in one of the affor mentioned suburbs.
It will largely depend on what you want, if its an apartment then your not going to get them in these suburbs etc.

Steve

caroledouglas

We have not long arrived and are renting a brand new 4x2 house. We are only paying 230 a week. That is down near Rockingham, but I suppose it is all about where you want to stay. Good luck.
Carole

squeezzii

Hi chaps, I arrived in july and my experience is very much that it depends on where you want to live.Knowing Guildford, I know it can take up to 40 mins to drive in and park there for work, so I'd say you could go either north or south the distance and times into Perth centre are pretty much the same in the morning.Obviously there are areas you would want to avoid and some areas we'd all aspire to but you could expect a perfectly comfortable 3x2 or a 4x2 for the $220 mark in one of the 'ordinary' suburbs. we pay $220 for our 4x2,its basic but newly decorated has garden areas and a pool, its fair to say that some rentals are rough to say the least but there ARE some perfectly reasonable ones out there.Also if you rent now in the UK make sure you bring a reference from your landlord it could really help!

bal56

I agree with Steve's comment re rents v. mortgages.
We're renting a good sized place in Ocean Reef within walking distance of the sea for $300/week, and there are others around in the same area for $250-$300. Buying is however completely different - you don't get any change out of $1/2 million in OR for the most basic properties. Unless you're on a good wedge or have plenty of capital, you may have to be prepared to move slightly further away from the beach when you buy. Bear this in mind when selecting schools etc.

Brian

Amazulu

I've just rented a 3+2 rear villa in Inglewood for $290pw on a 6 month lease. It's a very nice place, nearly new, air con etc near shops & pub.

A few points I've discovered:
Estate agents are tossers. Prepare to be lied to, let down & get crap service.
Unless the ad says 'stunning' or 'fantastic' it's probably crap or a complete sh*thole.
Good properties close to the city or beach are hard to get due to the influx of people coming in for the resources boom. Rents are rising because of this. Anything decent will have loads of people interested in it. I offered $20pw more than was being asked because I was getting desparate & the place was really nice.
Being a new immigrant does not seem to be a disadvantage when it comes to renting. The estate agents realise that you have already been 'vetted' by the Australian government. As you know they do not give out 136s in lucky packets.

Good luck. I'm sure you'll get somewhere nice.