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Old Sep 26th 2004, 8:44 am
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Hi all,
Been visiting this site for a couple of week and thanks for all the tips. However this is the first time to post, so hopefully someone can help.

I've just been offered a job in Sydney and need to start work in November :scared: Been looking at a 2 bedroom flats in North Sydney / Neutral Bay but would like to get the views of the forum what they think of the area. Is there any different areas you recommend / avoid am looking for a weekly rent of around $350. Can anybody recommend an estage agent that I can use as I'll need to rent the proporty before I actually arrive.
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Old Sep 26th 2004, 9:30 am
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Originally Posted by Cath & Rig
Hi all,
Been visiting this site for a couple of week and thanks for all the tips. However this is the first time to post, so hopefully someone can help.

I've just been offered a job in Sydney and need to start work in November :scared: Been looking at a 2 bedroom flats in North Sydney / Neutral Bay but would like to get the views of the forum what they think of the area. Is there any different areas you recommend / avoid am looking for a weekly rent of around $350. Can anybody recommend an estage agent that I can use as I'll need to rent the proporty before I actually arrive.
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Old Sep 26th 2004, 9:45 am
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Cheers for the links Soapy, much appreciated.
Do you know the North Sydney Area well?? Just want to get a feel for the location. Is it an ok kind of area or will we regret every second?? Is there anywhere else you recommend!!
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Cheers for the links Soapy, much appreciated.
Do you know the North Sydney Area well?? Just want to get a feel for the location. Is it an ok kind of area or will we regret every second?? Is there anywhere else you recommend!!
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i dont know the noth of the city well enough. if u send rumbletum a PM im sure she will help u out. ive only been on visits to the north. nice place though
good luck with the job and your search

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i dont know the noth of the city well enough. if u send rumbletum a PM im sure she will help u out. ive only been on visits to the north. nice place though
good luck with the job and your search

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Cheers for the advice and the best wishes. Only found out about the job on Thursday and have less than 2 months to move myself, wife and cat over. :scared: Are there many expats living in Sydney?
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Originally Posted by Cath & Rig
Cheers for the advice and the best wishes. Only found out about the job on Thursday and have less than 2 months to move myself, wife and cat over. :scared: Are there many expats living in Sydney?
well yeh more than there is Australians
we had a meet up today and about 36 people turned up and a load of kids.
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i dont know the noth of the city well enough. if u send rumbletum a PM im sure she will help u out. ive only been on visits to the north. nice place though
good luck with the job and your search

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Do you mean North Sydney - which is a specific place (just over the Bridge)? Not a bad place to rent - close to city (obviously!), where a lot of the more high-tech businesses have their offices. Other places to consider include Neutral Bay, Cremorne, and - further out - places on the rail line including Chatswood, St Leonards etc

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Do you mean North Sydney - which is a specific place (just over the Bridge)? Not a bad place to rent - close to city (obviously!), where a lot of the more high-tech businesses have their offices. Other places to consider include Neutral Bay, Cremorne, and - further out - places on the rail line including Chatswood, St Leonards etc
Sorry MikeStanton,
Was referring to North of the bridge. Was consider Neutral Bay as there seems to be a lot of properties available but am open to suggestions. All I'm looking for is a fairly nice area which I can commute to the CBD in 15-30 mins by train / bus.
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Originally Posted by Cath & Rig
Sorry MikeStanton,
Was referring to North of the bridge. Was consider Neutral Bay as there seems to be a lot of properties available but am open to suggestions. All I'm looking for is a fairly nice area which I can commute to the CBD in 15-30 mins by train / bus.
All the suburbs surrounding North Sydney (the suburb) are nice areas. This includes Neutral Bay, Cremorne, Mosman, Kirribilli, Milsons Point, Lavender Bay etc. Neutral Bay has an enormous number of blocks of flats which is why you'll see so many ads. You can commute to the city by ferry from any of those suburbs. Good shopping in that area.

As Mike says, further up the train line are St Leonards and Chatswood also with huge numbers of flats, and a reasonable commuting distance but the suburbs closer to the harbour are nicer. If you're working in the city, you could also consider Elizabeth Bay, Darling Point, Edgecliff, Double Bay etc south of the harbour.
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Originally Posted by Cath & Rig
Sorry MikeStanton,
Was referring to North of the bridge. Was consider Neutral Bay as there seems to be a lot of properties available but am open to suggestions. All I'm looking for is a fairly nice area which I can commute to the CBD in 15-30 mins by train / bus.
From North Sydney, Cremorne, you can do the trip by bus - depends on traffic - in ~30 mins : depending where you live you might also have the option of the ferry and still meet your commuting time limit (just!) You might also want to check out Manly - a 30 min ferry trip from Circular Quay.

Younger and/or 'professionals' tend to live in North Sydney, Cremorne or South of the Bridge in places like Edgecliff, Bondi, Randwick, Coogee, Newtown, Surry Hills (not to be confused with SurrEy Hills in Melbourne).

Manly, Fairlight, Balgowlah tend to be more family-oriented - ie quieter!

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    > > Hi all,
    > > Been visiting this site for a couple of week and thanks for all the
    > > tips. However this is the first time to post, so hopefully someone
    > > can help.
    > >
    > > I've just been offered a job in Sydney and need to start work in
    > > November :scared: Been looking at a 2 bedroom flats in North Sydney /
    > > Neutral Bay but would like to get the views of the forum what they
    > > think of the area. Is there any different areas you recommend / avoid
    > > am looking for a weekly rent of around $350. Can anybody recommend an
    > > estage agent that I can use as I'll need to rent the proporty before I
    > > actually arrive. :eek:
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Thanks for the justlisted link, I've not seen that one before and it looks
very useful. I was going to look at share accommodation when I arrived
next Feb but there are some decent looking studio apartments on there...
hmmmm. Would be good to have my own space... but on the other hand as I'm
emigrating alone, going into a sharer would give me some instant chums.
Decisions...



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Originally Posted by Cath & Rig
I've just been offered a job in Sydney and need to start work in November :scared: Been looking at a 2 bedroom flats in North Sydney / Neutral Bay but would like to get the views of the forum what they think of the area. Is there any different areas you recommend / avoid am looking for a weekly rent of around $350. Can anybody recommend an estage agent that I can use as I'll need to rent the proporty before I actually arrive.
As the others have posted, the area in general is quite nice.

Renting a property unseen is *not* a good idea usually - it's a better idea to get a serviced apartment initially, although the weekly rate will be a lot higher. Your employer should be prepared to cover the first month or so's accommodation costs (at least that's what I'd expect as part of a relocation deal).

Where *exactly* in Sydney will you be working? For example, if you're going to be around Darling Harbour (southern end of the CBD) then the travel to/from North Sydney will be a lot longer compared to if you were working at the northern end of the Sydney CBD or north of the Bridge.

Visa question: what visa is your employer going to get for you, and if it's a temporary visa, are you fully aware of the risks/issues with temporary status in Australia? If you must come on a temporary visa, you should have a clear plan in place to obtain permanent residence.

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Congrats on the job offer. having moved ourselves in Jan I have a few tips for you:

- Try and shack up with friends/relatives here for a couple of weeks. This will enable you to suss out the area first before diving intoa 6month lease. Please note that you'll be lucky to sort out a rental from abroad. Estate agencies won't be bothered about you until you are here unfortunately!

- Bring along lots of documentation/references - that will impress the estate agencies here no end.

- Ask your future employer about temp accommodation.

Hope that helps.

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Old Sep 27th 2004, 12:20 pm
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As the others have posted, the area in general is quite nice.

Renting a property unseen is *not* a good idea usually - it's a better idea to get a serviced apartment initially, although the weekly rate will be a lot higher. Your employer should be prepared to cover the first month or so's accommodation costs (at least that's what I'd expect as part of a relocation deal).

Where *exactly* in Sydney will you be working? For example, if you're going to be around Darling Harbour (southern end of the CBD) then the travel to/from North Sydney will be a lot longer compared to if you were working at the northern end of the Sydney CBD or north of the Bridge.

Visa question: what visa is your employer going to get for you, and if it's a temporary visa, are you fully aware of the risks/issues with temporary status in Australia? If you must come on a temporary visa, you should have a clear plan in place to obtain permanent residence.

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Hi J,
Work is situated in the Northern part of the CBD not far from the ferry termal that's why I'm looking at North of the bridge.

Regarding the Visa question I total understand the risk of a temp visa but the time scales for the job were tight. As part of my contract it states that I have medical insurance and an option for the company to sponsor me for permanent status after 6 months. I'm working on the basis that this could be a short term visit and that's why I haven't sold the house and most of my stuff will be in storage.

Is there any other pitfalls that I've missed (probably)?
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Balmoral is a lovely area...........a 15 minute walk/2 minute bus ride to the ferry point (at taranga zoo - did i spell that right??) then a 2 minute ferry ride to circular quay. VERY nice area (or was, 9 years ago!) lots of older/retired people but quite young and funky (or was 9 years ago!)

Bondipom will probably be able to tell you more.

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