Welcome to Sydney. Make sure you understand your rental rights. We're in a housing crisis at the moment so landlords/real estate agents think they can get away with a lot of stuff. Tenants' Union of NSW gives a lot of info. Make sure that your bond was registered with the Rental Bond Board and that you have a receipt!
@@nicolaboyle_hope you did a thorough entry report took photos/videos, Cause our realtors love to keep ur bond and charge u for things that where originally there when you moved in.
I’m a landlord, we aren’t all jerks. I’d like to know all this stuff we are getting away with 😂 I have one lot of tenants who were great for 12 months and when I renewed with them another 12 months at the same rent they have about 3-4 times now allowed their rent to lapse but because they make it up before day 8 I can’t do shit and have to deal with it. I don’t get that same leniency from my bank 🏦 without a late fee. Imagine if we could do that with tenants? Oh the bloody outcry!
@@mirelaxo Me too. What are we getting away with other than charging a rent that will make us a small profit and having to do major rehab when the tenant leaves because they can't take reasonable care.
Welcome to Oz - little tip, you don’t have to turn your washing machine taps off, but you also don’t need hot water if you choose a enzyme based powder like biozed, the hot water tap can be turned off permanently and you will save hundreds of dollars over a year on electric bills.
Welcome to Australia! I'm also a foreigner living in Australia- but my husband is Aussie, so it wasn't as difficult for me when we got our first apartment. But just wait if you try to buy a house! If you have more issues with your landlord not living up to their end of the contract, you can contact Fair Trading NSW and file a complaint. We did it three times, and all three times the landlord did what he was required to do in the end, but we had to pay a fee to file, and it was a pain. I saw another poster who says that landlords/agents think they can get away with a lot of stuff. I completely agree.
Keep in mind .. If you file a complaint with the Rental Tribunal, it gets registered with other agents (they will warn each other ) and you will be questioned about it whenever you go for other rentals. Damned if you do... Get used to the 'cockies' (cockroaches). The city is literally crawling with them... The "small ones" are German cockies and are hard to get rid of, sadly. Good luck.
If you want to pick up some home Decor at reasonable prices you should also try a few charity shops. Salvos at St Peters (Tempe) near Ikea normally has a huge range of stuff for decor. Enjoy your new home :)
Only discovered your channel today. Need to go back and start at the beginning now. I hope all is going well in Sydney. I live in Tasmania. Just a bit chilly at the moment!
Do you think putting the toaster at the small corner under the cabinet, where you put your bread and oats and rice, would give you more preparation space in front of the kettle? About the spare room, instead of buying a bed in future, you could consider to buy an air mattress with electric pump. We bought ours couple of years ago from a camping shop when they were on sale. Very handy and comfortable. Just need to add a thin blanket during Winter and use the sponge method to check the hole, if it started to deflat 😄
I moved into a unit with fleas! Which I personally think is way worse than cockroaches….. I have also in the past had a cockroach infestation and I was told the house had a pest control done before I moved in which wasn’t true…. I basically then had to use the cockroach bombs which worked for a while. I’m an Australian so was use to creepy crawlies but getting attacked by fleas was horrible! 😕 good luck with your move.
Welcome to Australia and to Sydney. I also live in Sydney in the south West. Can i ask what suburb did you settle in? It's the most beautiful but also the most expensive city sadly. Unfortunately, it's just a fact of life right now. Wash your clothes in cold water only and yes you don't need to turn the taps on and off everytime, just leave them on but only the cold water, we don't even use the hot one. Do you have air con or a fan in the apartment? Are you near the beach? I would love to know how much it costs to set up an apartment with all the bits and pieces you need from scratch if your happy to share?
Thank you! 🥰 we’re in Maroubra. It is so nice but super expensive for sure! I’m excited for summer in Sydney though 🌞 it’s super chilly in our apartment now! We don’t have AC or heat but bought a little electric heater for emergencies 😂 thank you for the washing tips! It does cost a lot to get all set up from scratch!
Me and my girlfriend are moving to Sydney in a few weeks! How did you get around those Australian document requirements you mentioned in your previous video for renting a place? Did you just populate the Real Estate app documents page? Did you guys rent a car or did you buy one? Lots of question 😂 Hope you are enjoying !
Hi Jake! Exciting times for you both, hope the packing is going well, it’s getting so nice and warm here now 🥰 we had to forge a lot of it to be honest, adobe and photoshop was used 🤣 we both bought cars, I only recently bought my one. We both got our cars second hand from Facebook marketplace! Join the Facebook group ‘Irish Around Sydney’, lots of furniture, cars etc on there everyday for sale, it’ll save you a fortune! ☺️
Welcome to Sydney. It looks like you are in a beachside suburb. I hope you enjoy it here. Are you making Australia your permanent home or is it just going to be for a few years? If you have time you should try to see as much of the country as you can. It’s a beautiful place. 😊😊
Yes we are located in the Eastern suburbs, very fortunate to be near the beach as we come from a seaside town in Ireland 😊 we don’t have a long term plan yet but we definitely see ourselves spending a few years here. It’s beautiful! We travelling to Hamilton island next month so we cannot wait for that! We definitely need to travel Australia, so much to see 🥰
Kmart stocks the dining goods you showed.... you can buy online also. Aldis is great with groceries, but woolworths are the fresh food people .Make sure you get a discount woolworths card and use it .If i fill up my car at a woolworths petrol staion and then get $10.00 of my shopping. After you ue a professional for pest make sure you wash the dishes and utensils.
For the stickers for future reference when you are at the supermarket get some tea tree oil will be in the medical aisle and some makeup pads will remove them straight away
To remove the stickers / labels, you can heat with a hairdryer & they peel off quite easily. Any residue can be removed with the orange “sticky goo” remover, eucalyptus oil or tea tree oil (all from Coles). The orange sticky goo remover is the nicest to use. BigW also has some great homewares etc. Welcome to Sydney.
Idk how many people we need in Sydney at this point everyone seems to want to move here til u get sick of it weird cuz I feel like moving out of Sydney after being here my whole life
I totally get what you mean, we felt the same coming from Ireland, there has always been a huge Irish community in Sydney and we wanted to experience that, be it for 1 year or a couple more 😊
I wouldn’t go crazy with buying heaps of furniture because the rental prices here may only have you a six months lease or year till u have to find another place.
Only one place I’ve ever rented came with a washing machine. And one came with a fridge. Normally have to bring those yourself. Dishwasher is standard in modern places.
For future reference with IKEA ask them to get the driver to give you a 30 minute warning to call you so you can get home. Most places and tradies I’ve dealt with have done that.
@@nicolaboyle_There are two of them, one in Balgowlah (Northern Beaches) and the other in Sutherland (southern Sydney, on the way to Wollongong). While both are in elevated suburbs, Sutherland tends to provide wider views of the whole of Sydney from its higher parts.
They have no legal right to ask for bank statements. Pay slips etc are enough proof of income in NSW. Real estate agents try to get away with anything. Glad you got a place.
It absolutely sucks to move in to a place and find cockroaches everywhere. Rental properties in Australia are unfortunately never pest controlled by the landlord/real estate agency unless of course they are having trouble finding a new tenant because of it I am guessing you had to pay for the pest control yourself?
@@nicolaboyle_ You're lucky it was only small ones the big ones are about an inch or more big.... But at least you can see em and whack em easier. Your apartment looks great. Also i don;t really think you need to turn the water off after using your washing machine. Nothing freezes in Australia which is the only reason i could think of that you might do it?? Anyways, enjoy nesting, Australia welcomes you. It really is an awesome place to live.
Hello welcome ..about the cockroaches. Keep extra cockroaches..insect sprays ...just to spray occasionally ..you might see the one or two..through the weeks months ,..
Welcome to Sydney. Make sure you understand your rental rights. We're in a housing crisis at the moment so landlords/real estate agents think they can get away with a lot of stuff. Tenants' Union of NSW gives a lot of info. Make sure that your bond was registered with the Rental Bond Board and that you have a receipt!
Thank you so much for this information, I really appreciate it! I will do so, thank you again 😊
@@nicolaboyle_hope you did a thorough entry report took photos/videos, Cause our realtors love to keep ur bond and charge u for things that where originally there when you moved in.
I’m a landlord, we aren’t all jerks. I’d like to know all this stuff we are getting away with 😂 I have one lot of tenants who were great for 12 months and when I renewed with them another 12 months at the same rent they have about 3-4 times now allowed their rent to lapse but because they make it up before day 8 I can’t do shit and have to deal with it. I don’t get that same leniency from my bank 🏦 without a late fee. Imagine if we could do that with tenants? Oh the bloody outcry!
@@mirelaxo Me too. What are we getting away with other than charging a rent that will make us a small profit and having to do major rehab when the tenant leaves because they can't take reasonable care.
Welcome to Oz - little tip, you don’t have to turn your washing machine taps off, but you also don’t need hot water if you choose a enzyme based powder like biozed, the hot water tap can be turned off permanently and you will save hundreds of dollars over a year on electric bills.
This is such a great tip! Thank you so much ☺️🫶🏼
Welcome to Australia! I'm also a foreigner living in Australia- but my husband is Aussie, so it wasn't as difficult for me when we got our first apartment. But just wait if you try to buy a house!
If you have more issues with your landlord not living up to their end of the contract, you can contact Fair Trading NSW and file a complaint. We did it three times, and all three times the landlord did what he was required to do in the end, but we had to pay a fee to file, and it was a pain. I saw another poster who says that landlords/agents think they can get away with a lot of stuff. I completely agree.
Thank you so much for this information, I’ll definitely keep this in mind if anything else comes up! Thank you so much ☺️🫶🏼
Keep in mind .. If you file a complaint with the Rental Tribunal, it gets registered with other agents (they will warn each other ) and you will be questioned about it whenever you go for other rentals. Damned if you do...
Get used to the 'cockies' (cockroaches). The city is literally crawling with them... The "small ones" are German cockies and are hard to get rid of, sadly. Good luck.
You’ve done so well. Congrats and welcome! 🎉🎉
Aww thank you lovely!! ❤️
Welcome! not sure if you done the windows yet. but if you get a adjustable flat mop and open the window you might be able to clean it with that!
Fab tip! Thank you so much 😊
Welcome to Aussie 😊. Use a hairdryer to warm the stickers off of newly bought items (bit late now but for the future). Apartment looks great .. enjoy
Thank you for the tip! 🥰
If you want to pick up some home Decor at reasonable prices you should also try a few charity shops. Salvos at St Peters (Tempe) near Ikea normally has a huge range of stuff for decor. Enjoy your new home :)
Oh amazing! I definitely will check this out, not too far away either 🥰 thank you!
Only discovered your channel today. Need to go back and start at the beginning now.
I hope all is going well in Sydney.
I live in Tasmania. Just a bit chilly at the moment!
Welcome to the channel ❤️🥰 Tasmania is definitely on my travel list, it looks amazing.
Do you think putting the toaster at the small corner under the cabinet, where you put your bread and oats and rice, would give you more preparation space in front of the kettle?
About the spare room, instead of buying a bed in future, you could consider to buy an air mattress with electric pump. We bought ours couple of years ago from a camping shop when they were on sale. Very handy and comfortable. Just need to add a thin blanket during Winter and use the sponge method to check the hole, if it started to deflat 😄
Great tips!! Thank you so much for sharing 😊🥰
Your apartment looks lovely! Hope you will be very happy in Australia. We love watching your videos.❤
It’s coming together now, slowly but surely 🏠🥰 Thank you so much! ❤️
Welcome to Our Australian 🇦🇺 Nicola Boyle 🥳 yay! I'm your new subscriber from today.
Thank you so much ❤️ welcome to the channel ☺️
Looks greaat! Goodluck for next adventure!!
Thank you ❤️🥰
There are also shops like target called Kmart and big w.
Yes they are all great! Kmart had most of the same things as target but target was a little cheaper and had more stock, so we went there 🥰
I moved into a unit with fleas! Which I personally think is way worse than cockroaches….. I have also in the past had a cockroach infestation and I was told the house had a pest control done before I moved in which wasn’t true…. I basically then had to use the cockroach bombs which worked for a while. I’m an Australian so was use to creepy crawlies but getting attacked by fleas was horrible! 😕 good luck with your move.
Welcome to our beautiful Australia x x love from Bunbury Western Australia
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
beautiful vlog, loved this ! Welcojme to Aus !
Thank you so much!! ☺️
Welcome to Australia and to Sydney. I also live in Sydney in the south West. Can i ask what suburb did you settle in? It's the most beautiful but also the most expensive city sadly. Unfortunately, it's just a fact of life right now. Wash your clothes in cold water only and yes you don't need to turn the taps on and off everytime, just leave them on but only the cold water, we don't even use the hot one. Do you have air con or a fan in the apartment? Are you near the beach? I would love to know how much it costs to set up an apartment with all the bits and pieces you need from scratch if your happy to share?
Thank you! 🥰 we’re in Maroubra. It is so nice but super expensive for sure! I’m excited for summer in Sydney though 🌞 it’s super chilly in our apartment now! We don’t have AC or heat but bought a little electric heater for emergencies 😂 thank you for the washing tips! It does cost a lot to get all set up from scratch!
Connor was right about the dishes, you got some lovely stuff for your house
He is delighted 😂 thank you!
Best wishes for your stay in Australia🎉😄🌴🦘.
Thank you 🥰❤️
Me and my girlfriend are moving to Sydney in a few weeks! How did you get around those Australian document requirements you mentioned in your previous video for renting a place? Did you just populate the Real Estate app documents page? Did you guys rent a car or did you buy one?
Lots of question 😂 Hope you are enjoying !
Hi Jake! Exciting times for you both, hope the packing is going well, it’s getting so nice and warm here now 🥰 we had to forge a lot of it to be honest, adobe and photoshop was used 🤣 we both bought cars, I only recently bought my one. We both got our cars second hand from Facebook marketplace! Join the Facebook group ‘Irish Around Sydney’, lots of furniture, cars etc on there everyday for sale, it’ll save you a fortune! ☺️
Great to see you so happy in Sydney I was born here 72 years ago to Irish parents and yes I love Irish people
It’s such a beautiful city 🥰 aww that’s lovely!
What's your recording equipment? The quality of camera and audio is so good!
Thank you! I just use my iPhone 14pro max. I used to use the canon g7x but switched to my iPhone, quality is a lot better!
Welcome to Sydney. It looks like you are in a beachside suburb. I hope you enjoy it here. Are you making Australia your permanent home or is it just going to be for a few years? If you have time you should try to see as much of the country as you can. It’s a beautiful place. 😊😊
Yes we are located in the Eastern suburbs, very fortunate to be near the beach as we come from a seaside town in Ireland 😊 we don’t have a long term plan yet but we definitely see ourselves spending a few years here. It’s beautiful! We travelling to Hamilton island next month so we cannot wait for that! We definitely need to travel Australia, so much to see 🥰
Get over to West Australia. the most beautiful of all the States.
Kmart stocks the dining goods you showed.... you can buy online also. Aldis is great with groceries, but woolworths are the fresh food people .Make sure you get a discount woolworths card and use it .If i fill up my car at a woolworths petrol staion and then get $10.00 of my shopping. After you ue a professional for pest make sure you wash the dishes and utensils.
Thank you so much for the brilliant tips ☺️🙏🏼
For the stickers for future reference when you are at the supermarket get some tea tree oil will be in the medical aisle and some makeup pads will remove them straight away
Thank you so much!! I never knew this, would have saved me so much time 🫨 thank you x
To remove the stickers / labels, you can heat with a hairdryer & they peel off quite easily. Any residue can be removed with the orange “sticky goo” remover, eucalyptus oil or tea tree oil (all from Coles). The orange sticky goo remover is the nicest to use.
BigW also has some great homewares etc.
Welcome to Sydney.
Target is not American Target which is a bit disappointing. And you’ve probably noticed all the shelves in Target are full of Kmart products now.
Yes I did notice this! They are very similarly stocked!
Idk how many people we need in Sydney at this point everyone seems to want to move here til u get sick of it weird cuz I feel like moving out of Sydney after being here my whole life
I totally get what you mean, we felt the same coming from Ireland, there has always been a huge Irish community in Sydney and we wanted to experience that, be it for 1 year or a couple more 😊
I wouldn’t go crazy with buying heaps of furniture because the rental prices here may only have you a six months lease or year till u have to find another place.
We haven’t bought too much, got lots second hand for great value! We have a year lease so might look to move next year depending on prices etc 😊
The first “chopping board “ you pulled out was a serving board. Eg. cheese, crackers, salami, dips.
Looking back now you’re right, whoops 😅
Only one place I’ve ever rented came with a washing machine. And one came with a fridge. Normally have to bring those yourself. Dishwasher is standard in modern places.
For future reference with IKEA ask them to get the driver to give you a 30 minute warning to call you so you can get home. Most places and tradies I’ve dealt with have done that.
Get the stickers off with eucalyptus oil which you can get for a reasonable price in Woolies or Cole’s.
Omg!! I wish I knew this sooner!! Thank you so much for the tip ☺️
I live near the corner of Boyle St in Sydney 😅
No way! I never knew there was a Boyle St 😂❤️ I must visit!
@@nicolaboyle_ You will! You can see the whole Sydney in panoramic from the street, don’t need even a helicopter for that😀
@@nicolaboyle_There are two of them, one in Balgowlah (Northern Beaches) and the other in Sutherland (southern Sydney, on the way to Wollongong). While both are in elevated suburbs, Sutherland tends to provide wider views of the whole of Sydney from its higher parts.
Will come to Sydney
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When we arrived in Queensland from NZ, they had cockroaches s big as 5inches long and red back spider. I had nightmares.
Oh my god! I would have fled 😂 there is nothing worse, I can’t imagine how awful that must have been!
I’m with Connor on the plate set
That cat is gorgeous and I’m a dog person.
He is delighted 😂
They have no legal right to ask for bank statements. Pay slips etc are enough proof of income in NSW. Real estate agents try to get away with anything. Glad you got a place.
Thank you for this info! It was ridiculous 😅
Welcome to Australia and all the bugs that come with it . K mart great for things . Xxx
The joys!! 😂🫶🏼 thank you so much!
The tiny cockroaches are called German cockroaches. They need a bait for them
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They were horrible 😳 thankfully we haven’t seen any since getting our place sprayed!
hummmmm
It's kmart
It absolutely sucks to move in to a place and find cockroaches everywhere. Rental properties in Australia are unfortunately never pest controlled by the landlord/real estate agency unless of course they are having trouble finding a new tenant because of it I am guessing you had to pay for the pest control yourself?
@@pandaexpress1319 it was a total nightmare 🙈 they were everywhere! We had to pay it initially but the landlord did pay it back, thankfully!
@@nicolaboyle_ You're lucky it was only small ones the big ones are about an inch or more big.... But at least you can see em and whack em easier. Your apartment looks great. Also i don;t really think you need to turn the water off after using your washing machine. Nothing freezes in Australia which is the only reason i could think of that you might do it?? Anyways, enjoy nesting, Australia welcomes you. It really is an awesome place to live.
Hello welcome ..about the cockroaches. Keep extra cockroaches..insect sprays ...just to spray occasionally ..you might see the one or two..through the weeks months ,..
Hello 🥰 yes I have another can of the spray in the cupboard just in case! Thank you ☺️
The driver wasn’t being difficult, his insurance probably doesn’t cover you helping him.
Probably right, but there were two of them and it wasn’t a hard job 😭
Cockroaches are flying from outside through the open doors and windows, you might not know😮
Oh my god 🤯😩😩
Literally an immigrant calling yourself an expat.