Update

[redlion]

JUst thought i would nick this from the BE update section and dump it in here for all of ya'll if ya interested that is.

One year today (10th May)

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Wow where do you start. As the title says we have been here one year today and before i start i just want to say that we are very happy to be here and as far as we are concerned this our home for the foreseeable future, this was for us definitely the right move.

With that said, things have not turned out exactly as we had planned or had wanted, we are still in a rental which to be honest with you is really starting to get on my wick. The rental system here is atrocious, you are treated like the lowest of the low by the agents, this is obviously because there are many many others queuing up for what rentals there are available and the agents know it. We have asked for many jobs to be done in the house and not once have they even replied let alone done the work, the rent has risen twice in the year we have been in the house, although in fairness the rent was lower than we expected for the area we are in and we expected it to rise.Of course as everyone knows, house prices have shot up and unless you have bags of cash then it is difficult to get on the housing ladder unless you want to live a long way out. There are other things that are different here that really tick me off, for instance, trying to contact our telephone company when you get in from work, unless you get in way before 5 o'clock then forget it, they shut!!!

Our daughters dentist which is our nearest one, whilst being a really nice bloke and seems to know what hes doing, is again shut on a saturday. Do they not think that people work here or what?
I really miss my time in the pub with my mates as there is little or no pub culture here, of course i know some people will love that, i am not a heavy drinker but i do miss the social aspect of the pub atmosphere. Food overall is more expensive but as i said in my last update thread, that is offset by other things like no MOT, TV licence etc.

These are only minor moans and we are not saying oh my god this was all a big mistake, on the contrary we still love it here. The time we have together as a family is far and above what we had in Blighty. We will sort things out in time and we will get our house eventually, it will just take time and patience.

My final words would be to those of you making the move or thinking of it to do as much research as you can and really and truly know that this is going to be the thing for you and your family before taking the plunge, that is not a doom and gloom statement and of course all of the above is only my opinion and based on our experiences, i just want to say be sure this is what you want and good luck to those on the way or thinking of it.

Nev.
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Can you hear the drums fernando!!!

Thanks for that mate

[St Georges Girl]

Whereabouts are you in WA Nev?

[The OH]

We rented and hated the fact that it isn't your own, your paying out dead money and we had the landlords from hell!

FWIW we have our own place 19th months since we arrived and feel much happier. Be patient I hope that you guys will find a place to call home soon

Richard

[redlion]

Originally Posted by St Georges Girl

Whereabouts are you in WA Nev?

Hiya SGG, we are in Willetton, Perth.

Nev

[St Georges Girl]

Originally Posted by redlion

Hiya SGG, we are in Willetton, Perth.

Nev

Are you going to stay around that area, or will you move on?

[redlion]

Originally Posted by St Georges Girl

Are you going to stay around that area, or will you move on?

We are currently renting here but we hope to stay in this area because we like it and our daughter goes to the local School (Rossmoyne) so we really dont want to upskittle her again, plus we are near to everything here, freeway, airport, city, coast, its a great spot.

Nev