Rent a flat or a house in Perth

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Christine ViP

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ChristineViP05 August 2011 12:12:04

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Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Perth. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Perth.

Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you:

Is it hard to find a flat or a house for rent in Perth?

How to find a home in Perth: classifieds, real estate portals, real estate agencies?

How much is the rental for a house, an apartment?

What are the formalities or the required documents for renting an accommodation?

Which advice would you give?

Thanks in advance for participating!

vitaligroup New member

Member since 28 July 2009

vitaligroupNew member13 September 2011 03:42:31

Hi Christine,

Does not look like you have had any replies so will answer as best as I can....

Is it hard to find a flat or a house for rent in Perth? How to find a home in Perth: classifieds, real estate portals, real estate agencies?
There are many many real estate agents around in all suburbs and they all have a rental list, so depending on the area where you would like to live, they are the best starting points. Yes there are lots of web sites and the papers etc as well, so all worth a look.
How much is the rental for a house, an apartment? One of the main deciders for rental is location, near the beach and the status of the suburbs. Where I live in Joondalup, north of Perth, a one bedroom studio unfurnished would be in the $260-$280 range plus amenities, and an unfurnished house with say 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms would be anywhere from $400-$650 a week !
What are the formalities or the required documents for renting an accommodation? All real estate agents look at a continual line of employment as being a stability requirement. They look at income and past references of ownership or rental.

Best advice would be before coming here to find employment if at all possible and then work from there. Without employment your chances of renting is very slim unless you can demonstrate money in the bank or an income from somewhere.

Hope the above helps - Alan

Christine ViP

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ChristineViP13 September 2011 07:39:23

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Hi Alan,

Thank you very much for this helpful information.

vitaligroup New member

Member since 28 July 2009

vitaligroupNew member13 September 2011 22:47:42

No problems Christine. Lived here for 15+ years and if you or anybody else wants info... just ask! Alan

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