renth

Amazulu

The East End?

renth

No, the suburb is named after Ricky's dog - Wellard.

Amazulu

That explains it

nolan8

Thanks for your reply, yes we are now in touch with many recruitment agencies, luckily my cousin is in recruitment in perth... we have discussed at length the cost of living, we have compared, compared, compared, in regards to school fees, education in the uk is now not always free, our children attend a catholic school (it being the best in our area) so we are required to "contribute to the school" as for the rentals yes i looked yesterday and we could not find a single rental 3.1 or 4.1 under £1200 pcm I think peps may not realise that here in the uk the salaries are dropping and the cost of living is rising very fast ( i am aware that this is world wide). thanks again for your comments

Amazulu

what's a 'pep'?

Luthien

Being a noob I have been reluctant....but please mods change the title to peeps or Pepsi.

Also, feel free to change my noob to newbie or nob. Whichever you think best.

slapphead_otool

don't worry Luthien, we are all noobs or nobs here. You are in good company...

Dorothy

East of Rockingham http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en...ed=0CDYQ8gEwAQ

nolan8

people

Pollyana

I think you'll find that a vast number of us on here know what the UK is like these days; we either live here, visit frequently, or have family & friends still here
Of course we might just be plucking all our figures out of thin air, but I think you'll find the majority of us post accurate living costs on here, so you can rely on the forum just as much as on info from your own friends in Aus - gives you lots of different perspectives, thats all.

campervanfan

see I knew nobs wasn't spelt with a k ( not this sort of nob anyway!!! )

chris955

Are you in the centre of London ? £1200 a month is about twice what it is in the SW and probably 3 times the North. You would be better off just moving somewhere cheaper in the UK which would be just about anywhere.

itigo

In Swindon (my old town) 1200 will get you a 4 bed character barn conversion or a 5 bed 3 storey new build...........

There are plenty of 3 and 4 bed houses, fairly newly built in convenient nice suburbs for between 800 and 900 per month. We were paying 750 for a 3 bed before we left and the 4 bed opposite is now renting for 895 so it hasn't risen that much.

Here, we do have a lot of living space and a bigger garden and can walk to town if we want (half hour). 3 bed and its $1600 a month (just over 1000 pounds). Fairly similar for what you get.

Gosh I must be bored this morning!

Butterfly Bokeh

Apologies for only reading 1 page.

We know some people over in Australia too, I think it's sometimes just a natural to want to ask people in general who have made the move and are living their life in Australia now their opinion.
In general something has held me back from doing so - perhaps that I feel that question is better posed to the family and friends we have there already.
Partly as I feel it can be an easy conversation.

I feel on here it is a question that in general is asked quite often and perhaps that can promote the wrong reaction from some people who have been using the forum for years and seen the question come and go near constantly?
I'm a little shocked by some of the responses.

It is tough to move house/ home, wether you are moving 5 minutes down the road or the other side of the world, the latter is obviously a bigger stress and I think particularly when children are involved there is always some concern as to whether what you're doing for whatever reason is the right one.

I guess for some people on here you are just another stranger and it will mean nothing if you move to Australia or not. It would obviously mean a lot to the family you have there?

Life is a very personal experience for everyone, it is only black and white in photo's though, I can understand you wanting to gain an understanding from the forum of why people moved, if they moved in similar circumstances that you may move in, it's a very personal thing though, many people live within their means whatever they are, many do not.
We recently had a direct letter from our house buyers asking where we thought was the best take aways in the village and the best pubs? Along with another 20 questions about the house and schools. They want an easy move and I've held back from replying to them as we opened the letter the day we returned from a relaxing holiday. My gut instinct was to get a bit hacked off with them.
Would you ask a stranger to pick a meal for you? I wouldn't, I like everyone else has my likes and dislikes, they are personal to me and a stranger wouldn't know them.
Yet part of me was a little sympathetic to their excitement with the move and the desire to get as much information as possible.

We will be moving quite a large family with no jobs in place to go to - yes it's a worry, we're not expecting an easy life by any means, however we are determined to make it work for at least 5 years, ideally for the rest of our lives.
Our view is we live in the UK, we don't pay by $ so we don't compare it unless we are there on a break, when we move to Australia we plan to base everything on $ not £'s as we would be on an Australian salary not a UK one.

We have visited Australia before on a number of occasions, I think the expense argument is a bit of swings and roundabouts, it's not perfect in Australia, the UK is currently rapidly hiking up prices on food, petrol, insurances, tourist attractions have gone up quite dramatically in some areas.
I haven't checked in with friends to see whats going on in Australia - last time we chatted meat was levelling up on the comparison scales for those that like to compare the price.

I don't mind who moves to Australia, who doesn't. I don't know you but wish you all the best, it's a tough decision, you clearly want to do whats best for all of you as I'm sure we all try to.
For me a big thing is as we are running out of time before our visa expires is I don't want to look back in years to come with regret that we didn't give it a go!
This move may turn out to be the best thing we ever did, it may turn out to be a nightmare but so far life has taught me you don't need to make a decision for your life to become a nightmare, anyone's life can suddenly be turned upside down and inside out for a number of different reasons, people pass away, people get ill, jobs are lost, homes are lost it doesn't have to be anyone's fault it's sometimes just happens.
Enough crap has happened to us without us doing a thing or making any decisions.

There's a green day song I love, I know the band isn't for everyone.
But it's called Time Of Your Life.
You cannot predict you life but whatever you do you need to enjoy it as much as possible, we're only on this earth for a short period of time.