Kellydud Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hi We are moving to Perth early December and are looking for a long term (1 year) family rental in either of these suburbs. Must have pool (we have promised the kids!) 4x2 ideally. Please contact me if you know of anything at all. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Personally, I would look at a short term rental/holiday let for the first few weeks then look around for a longer term rental. Most agents/landlords require you to view the property or at least drive by. There are tales of things being wrong with rentals and people not getting their bond back. I wouldn't (personally) enter into a 12 month rental without seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I really would not get too certain on suburbs yet. I also recommend - strongly - that you book holiday accommodation for arrival and look around. Each area can give a different feel to what you think. For example we thought we had a very particular area, but on visiting, it was the one we liked least. In fact, I think had we moved there we would have been on a plane home in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 There is no panic. Perth is still struggling and there are plenty of rentals available. I see notices about break leases every week on facebook. Have a look at domain.com.au to get a feel for the market. i echo the points above, book an airbnb or stays for 3 weeks to give yourselves time to properly look around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellydud Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Thanks everyone i do understand what you are saying about getting a feel for the area. I am actually from Perth so have a little bit of an idea of where we want to be - largely based on good schools! It's been almost 18 years since I lived here there mind you so things may have changed a bit. I also have my sister and parents on hand to view any properties for me which helps. Do you mind me asking which areas you settled on in the end and why? thanks kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Hi Kelly, I'm in Leeming which is a neighbouring suburb to those you're interested in. We stumbled on Leeming by chance - the kids settled in Leeming Primary School very quickly and we didn't want to uproot them again. We love the area we're in, a great community feel. My children both went to Leeming Primary and then onto Leeming HS. My children are very chalk and cheese - one academic and one sporty. LSH met both their needs - my daughter was in the academic extension programme and my son has been able to study, physical education, outdoor education and sports coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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