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Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2006, 10:58 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,674
Posted By james the cat

Re: Opening bank account to transfer funds

You can open a transfer account with the commonwealth bank, just so that it is ready, then when you sell you house, everything is in place. One less thing to worry about. They were very helpful when...
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2006, 11:57 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,674
Posted By james the cat

Re: Opening bank account to transfer funds

just bear in mind commonwealth bank don't pay any interest while your money is in your uk transfer account. We left our money in there for 3 months waiting for the rates to improve, not realising we...
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2006, 11:48 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,131
Posted By james the cat

Re: Last evening of cuddles with my dogs.

Our dog is coming out in 2 weeks, we can't decide whether to visit him or not. Are you glad you went to see him in quarantine or was it more distressing for them seeing you come and go?
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2006, 11:40 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,085
Posted By james the cat

Re: White goods in rented properties?

Is it not cheaper to buy new ones than to ship it out? We sold our stuff in the uk, and bought from a factory seconds shop here (new stuff, but normally just the box is damaged), over a year it works...
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2005, 10:47 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

Re: We don't like it in Sydney.

I think we were having a few bad days in a row. Cat has started her job, which isn't great, but should be ok for now - and it's good to get back into a routine. I have an interview this week for...
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2005, 10:28 am
Replies: 12
Views: 557
Posted By james the cat

Cool Re: Anyone taken longer than 4 weeks to receive an ack from DIMIA!!!

It took them about 5 weeks to deposit the money from our account, I think the acknowledgement took a few more weeks, best bet is to check your bank account to see if it has been recieved as you...
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2005, 7:47 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

Re: We don't like it in Sydney.

Thanks for that. A lot of people have said try and remember why we came, the trouble is that we said (before we left), that we had very comfortable lives before we left, so we weren't really trying...
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2005, 2:28 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

Re: We don't like it in Sydney.

According to airpets, you can take them back to the UK without quarantine, the only time restraint is it has to be 6 months after they have had their rabies shot. Our concern is that we are reluctant...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2005, 7:45 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

Re: We don't like it in Sydney.

I'm sure you are right, but I think the fact that we didn't even get the honeymoon period is what is worrying us. I think money and jobs is causing us concern too. We are really surprised by our own...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2005, 7:36 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

Re: We don't like it in Sydney.

I know the general conensus is to give it more time, but if I still feel this down for another 6 months, I may end up being institutionalised, or throwing myself off of our balcony with the parrots...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2005, 7:21 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

Re: We don't like it in Sydney.

Thanks for the advice, since you still don't like it do you wish you had gone back a year ago?
One major concern we have is that since we changed our minds about bringing the dog out 3 days before...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2005, 6:37 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,313
Posted By james the cat

We don't like it in Sydney.

:( :( We have just decided that we are going to go back to the UK. We came out here 2 months ago after spending 2 years getting our permanent residency visa. We both quit good jobs and sold our...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2005, 8:11 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,000
Posted By james the cat

Re: How do you prove your skills ?

We provided 155 pages of documents to prove we fulfilled our job criteria (abit excessive, but wanted to make sure). We found that despite having a number of higher qualifications, the most useful...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2005, 4:29 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 510
Posted By james the cat

Re: best way to exchange money

Thanks for all the info and links - it's a bit difficult to know what to do if you've never had any money before (it's from the sale of my house)- I like the idea of 10k in 4 seperate accounts, then...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2005, 4:13 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 461
Posted By james the cat

Re: Excellent flight company

it's www.globalvillage-travel.com , but i have done it over the phone as it is easier and quicker as you can ask all of the questions you will invariably have.
I'm flying with singapore airlines...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2005, 4:05 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 461
Posted By james the cat

Re: Excellent flight company

It depends what route you take, but they know about each airlines baggage allowances and if there is a way around it, for example they said if I join the airlines frequent flyer club (which is free),...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2005, 3:51 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 461
Posted By james the cat

Excellent flight company

After much searching I found a company called global village who were able to give me immediate quotes for one way flights to oz. I found them to be good value, knowledgable and most importantly they...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2005, 3:19 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 510
Posted By james the cat

Re: best way to exchange money

It's a good idea, but i'm a bit short of time (16 days left)
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2005, 3:10 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 510
Posted By james the cat

best way to exchange money

Hello,
we are now only two weeks from leaving from sydney.
I've got the money from the sale of my house in my bank account and am intending on using Commonwealth bank to exchange it. I checked what...
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2005, 11:09 am
Replies: 6
Views: 507
Posted By james the cat

Re: dogs in rented houses.

Thanks, i suppose honesty is the best policy, i'm crap at lying anyway, and I could do without having it in my conscience.
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2005, 9:36 am
Replies: 6
Views: 507
Posted By james the cat

dogs in rented houses.

Has anybody snuck their dog into rented accomodation without telling the landlord? What happens if you get caught? I think I will have trouble renting a property if I am honest about the fact that my...
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2005, 12:52 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,084
Posted By james the cat

Re: House Sale Falling Through?

We had exactly the same problem a couple of weeks ago, the bottom of the chain delayed exchanging contracts every week for 9 weeks - during which time we had both handed in our notice on our jobs. I...
Forum: rec.travel.australia+nz
Aug 1st 2005, 8:41 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 206
Posted By james the cat

Red face Re: Sydney accomodation

we are looking at staying at Boronia lodge in Burwood, that isn't the same place is it? Would be greatful if you would let us know as we are just about to book it,
Cheers
James and Cat
Forum: Australia
Jul 30th 2005, 10:31 am
Replies: 11
Views: 9,174
Posted By james the cat

Smile Re: exchanged contracts on house today but can the sale fall through still

After reading all the replies, i'm a bit more confident so am going to hand in my months notice as soon as I get into work today, and will be booking our tickets as soon as we find a decent deal. At...
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