AUGUST 2007 Applicants
Dec 28th 2008, 10:23 am
#9901
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G'DAY!
Wow! My first aussie post! Hope, wherever you all are, you had a fab christmas and I wish you a happy new year!
Well, we arrived at Sydney at 7.30 in the morning on 3rd December. My 4 year old had us in tears before we even boarded as he told a little boy at the airport that his nana was crying cos we're moving to Australia. The flight was brill (singapore airlines) and the boys weren't phased by the distance at all.
We've been staying with Anto's Auntie and Uncle but have signed a 6 month rental nearby, with a granny annex for the Pommes, and swimming pool-much to all our delight!
My 7 year old has been enrolled into primary (year 3, which he was at home incidently!) and we are all very settled.
We will be looking for jobs in the new year, although OH has had a few casual days plumbing.
Catch up soon,
Love vic x
Wow! My first aussie post! Hope, wherever you all are, you had a fab christmas and I wish you a happy new year!
Well, we arrived at Sydney at 7.30 in the morning on 3rd December. My 4 year old had us in tears before we even boarded as he told a little boy at the airport that his nana was crying cos we're moving to Australia. The flight was brill (singapore airlines) and the boys weren't phased by the distance at all.
We've been staying with Anto's Auntie and Uncle but have signed a 6 month rental nearby, with a granny annex for the Pommes, and swimming pool-much to all our delight!
My 7 year old has been enrolled into primary (year 3, which he was at home incidently!) and we are all very settled.
We will be looking for jobs in the new year, although OH has had a few casual days plumbing.
Catch up soon,
Love vic x
Sounds like you are settling well. Enjoy 2009
Caroline x
Dec 28th 2008, 8:00 pm
#9902
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Augustees, we still check in on you all, hope everyone here had a fab first Aussie Christmas, and those not here have a safe journey,cant believe some of you still waiting for visa's 
Dec 28th 2008, 8:05 pm
#9903
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Re: AUGUST 2007 Applicants
Hi Everyone !!
Well - we have packed our way through Christmas ... not what I was hoping for - but them's the breaks.
Our movers arrive tomorrow morning and we have to be out of the house by lunch time as our tenants arrive some time after 1pm. EEKKKK.
We fly to Melbourne on 30 January - so no doubt we'll be on an enormous emotional roller coaster for the next month.
Won't have much access to the computer after this evening - but will check when I can.
Happy New Year to one and all !!
Melbourne
Well - we have packed our way through Christmas ... not what I was hoping for - but them's the breaks.
Our movers arrive tomorrow morning and we have to be out of the house by lunch time as our tenants arrive some time after 1pm. EEKKKK.
We fly to Melbourne on 30 January - so no doubt we'll be on an enormous emotional roller coaster for the next month.
Won't have much access to the computer after this evening - but will check when I can.
Happy New Year to one and all !!
Melbourne
Dec 28th 2008, 8:51 pm
#9904
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Re: AUGUST 2007 Applicants
G'DAY!
Wow! My first aussie post! Hope, wherever you all are, you had a fab christmas and I wish you a happy new year!
Well, we arrived at Sydney at 7.30 in the morning on 3rd December. My 4 year old had us in tears before we even boarded as he told a little boy at the airport that his nana was crying cos we're moving to Australia. The flight was brill (singapore airlines) and the boys weren't phased by the distance at all.
We've been staying with Anto's Auntie and Uncle but have signed a 6 month rental nearby, with a granny annex for the Pommes, and swimming pool-much to all our delight!
My 7 year old has been enrolled into primary (year 3, which he was at home incidently!) and we are all very settled.
We will be looking for jobs in the new year, although OH has had a few casual days plumbing.
Catch up soon,
Love vic x
Wow! My first aussie post! Hope, wherever you all are, you had a fab christmas and I wish you a happy new year!
Well, we arrived at Sydney at 7.30 in the morning on 3rd December. My 4 year old had us in tears before we even boarded as he told a little boy at the airport that his nana was crying cos we're moving to Australia. The flight was brill (singapore airlines) and the boys weren't phased by the distance at all.
We've been staying with Anto's Auntie and Uncle but have signed a 6 month rental nearby, with a granny annex for the Pommes, and swimming pool-much to all our delight!
My 7 year old has been enrolled into primary (year 3, which he was at home incidently!) and we are all very settled.
We will be looking for jobs in the new year, although OH has had a few casual days plumbing.
Catch up soon,
Love vic x
Where in Sydney area are you?
Dec 29th 2008, 10:48 pm
#9906
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Re: AUGUST 2007 Applicants
Hi Everyone !!
Well - we have packed our way through Christmas ... not what I was hoping for - but them's the breaks.
Our movers arrive tomorrow morning and we have to be out of the house by lunch time as our tenants arrive some time after 1pm. EEKKKK.
We fly to Melbourne on 30 January - so no doubt we'll be on an enormous emotional roller coaster for the next month.
Won't have much access to the computer after this evening - but will check when I can.
Happy New Year to one and all !!
Melbourne
Well - we have packed our way through Christmas ... not what I was hoping for - but them's the breaks.
Our movers arrive tomorrow morning and we have to be out of the house by lunch time as our tenants arrive some time after 1pm. EEKKKK.
We fly to Melbourne on 30 January - so no doubt we'll be on an enormous emotional roller coaster for the next month.
Won't have much access to the computer after this evening - but will check when I can.
Happy New Year to one and all !!
Melbourne
Caroline x
Jan 3rd 2009, 11:39 am
#9907
Joined: Feb 2007
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Re: AUGUST 2007 Applicants
how many of our august 2007 club fly out in the near future.
had a offer on house this morning.............only £85k off the asking price, only you say, we have friends who have accepted worse and truly believe it will drop by as much as 50%, their solicitor who is doing the sale has informed them he is doing transactions at 2003 prices.
House prices in our area are not falling they are bloody plummeting !!!!!!!
had a offer on house this morning.............only £85k off the asking price, only you say, we have friends who have accepted worse and truly believe it will drop by as much as 50%, their solicitor who is doing the sale has informed them he is doing transactions at 2003 prices.
House prices in our area are not falling they are bloody plummeting !!!!!!!
Jan 3rd 2009, 12:39 pm
#9908
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how many of our august 2007 club fly out in the near future.
had a offer on house this morning.............only £85k off the asking price, only you say, we have friends who have accepted worse and truly believe it will drop by as much as 50%, their solicitor who is doing the sale has informed them he is doing transactions at 2003 prices.
House prices in our area are not falling they are bloody plummeting !!!!!!!
had a offer on house this morning.............only £85k off the asking price, only you say, we have friends who have accepted worse and truly believe it will drop by as much as 50%, their solicitor who is doing the sale has informed them he is doing transactions at 2003 prices.
House prices in our area are not falling they are bloody plummeting !!!!!!!
the way things are heading i can't see us ever getting to Oz
Jan 3rd 2009, 9:05 pm
#9909
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i know what you mean, a couple of weeks ago we had a couple look at our house, came back for a second look ( promising.. i thought)... heard nothing. then my husband called the agent only to be told that they had put an offer in.... £45k below asking price! the thing is we've already dropped our asking price by £40K
the way things are heading i can't see us ever getting to Oz
the way things are heading i can't see us ever getting to Oz
Over here we are trying to buy and people are still not accepting that the market has changed, and are holding out for seriously overvalued prices, so that there is little that is selling in this particular spot. A house is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it, and if no one wants to buy it at the price you want/need, then it isn't worth the amount you want. It doesn't matter how much you have spent on it or how great it is, if you are stuck with it.
We just can't afford to buy what we want here, having dropped our price in the UK, but we will compromise so at least we can still live part of the "dream" so to speak.
Jan 4th 2009, 7:04 am
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Jan 4th 2009, 7:45 pm
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Jan 5th 2009, 8:06 am
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i know what you mean, a couple of weeks ago we had a couple look at our house, came back for a second look ( promising.. i thought)... heard nothing. then my husband called the agent only to be told that they had put an offer in.... £45k below asking price! the thing is we've already dropped our asking price by £40K
the way things are heading i can't see us ever getting to Oz
the way things are heading i can't see us ever getting to Oz
my thoughts too.... the agent didn't want to tell me because he thought they were taking the P***
Jan 5th 2009, 9:24 am
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things could have changed, but i doubt it
good luck selling your house
lisa
Jan 5th 2009, 9:43 am
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thanks
and good luck with your new beginning in Perth. i see it's only next week, have a safe journey.
Jan 5th 2009, 9:48 am
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gonna go an start it now 