I've been in Australia for years, renting, moving, buying.
Today, let's introduce the problems that need to be paid attention to in renting a house. Of course, some of the following points are my own summary, representing only personal views.
In fact, I am a very determined person, so on the first day of entering Australia, I decided to rent a house and live for a year and a half. In the past year and a half, I have also met some friends from China, including international students, college teachers who have stayed for a year, young couples who started working here after graduation, and so on.
There are differences in each person's personality and hobbies. My principles of renting a house are as follows:
1. Less. I don't want to live with the landlord, rather than a couple of people, although most of the owners are good, but the odd number is not a lot, including the friends say, the online see, what they meet, the relatively, If you don't live with the landlord, it's a great chance to have an unpleasantness, and it's too much for us to stay. If the first visit to Australia is not a friend, it doesn't matter. Now many Chinese landlords will be able to rent the house, but I can't live there. The tenants live with one of the eaves. It's better to be able to cook together for a happy share. This can be very casual, anyway, everyone is a tenant. I had a monthly transfer to the landlord on time every month, so it was almost a year and a half to meet with the landlord.
2, the position is satisfactory. The location of the rental house is very important, do not rent a place that is not satisfied for something irrelevant, need to take into account the daily commute, also need to consider shopping, if there are elderly or children at home, It is even more important to take into account their needs. We have to go out every day and go home every day, so the location is very important. In Australia, the overall security is good, I live in Sydney in Hurstville for a year and a half, the score is not very good here, but to tell you the truth, there are a lot of things.
3, the price is right. Price is very important, everyone should evaluate the price that they can accept, and look for a house in this range. To find the right price of the house, in addition to fully understand their financial revenue and expenditure, but also understand the current price market, so as to be able to more accurately set a price range.
4, room accessories requirements. Don't think, anyway, it's a rented house, so you don't need to care about the spare parts of the room. After all, the equipment in the room is also included in the room price. Of course, everyone has different needs for room accessories, such as will they cook at home? How often do you cook? Do you have to use air conditioning? Do you want to watch TV? Would you like to watch Chinese TV or Australian TV? Does the room price already include utilities? Wait, make a table, write down all your needs, then make sure you want to pay the rent, look at a few sets above and down, and then confirm what you need, what you can give up, and eventually rent the right house.
Having said so much, let's introduce the process of renting a house:
Private co-lease information published by the owner or second landlord:
1, on the Internet or in the newspaper to find the appropriate rental information, circle out the conditions of the house;
2, contact the tenant, visit the house, learn the relevant property information, you can ask some questions that you care about according to your own requirements, but the following questions must be understood clearly, and the corresponding countermeasures should be made according to the following questions: a, A, A, Is it the owner or the second landlord?
If you can confirm that the other party is the landlord, and the renovation of the house is very good, or the supplies in the house are relatively new, then you can pay four weeks' rent as a deposit, if the other party's house is older, or this person is just a second landlord. Then you only have to pay two weeks' rent as a deposit. In particular, the second landlord needs to look at the rental contract of the other party, find out if there are restrictions on subletting in the rental contract, understand how much deposit and lease period the other party has paid, and many tenants have been deceived. Often the second room was charged enough deposit rent, the second landlord escaped. For the landlord, you are afraid of trouble. Rent can be paid once a week or four weeks. If it is a second landlord, it is best to make it clear that it is paid once a week or once a week, because the house is not owned by the other party, and there is no mortgage. Don't give each other too much money.
B, how many people do you want to rent? Co-resident? How long has everyone lived with him?
This problem, mainly for their own safety and subsequent quality of life. If I share the rent, I personally like to have two or three families in addition to me. The advantage is that I can make more friends without too much noise. If some other people have been renting for a long time, That relative to the credibility of the landlord is also more reliable, after all, people can live for a long time do not move the house, generally not too bad.
C, does the rent include utilities?
Some rent seems to be cheap, but with electricity, water and gas charges have no advantage, in Australia, a lot of co-rental prices are included in this kind of fees, but also some do not include, so before renting a clear understanding, to prevent unnecessary misunderstanding. If it is a package of water and electricity, then ask which appliances can be used, which can not, Australia electricity is very expensive, some landlords use air-conditioning, heaters and other high-power electrical appliances are more sensitive, it is better to say clearly in advance.
D, what are the items in the house that can be used by the public?
This is actually very important, some people look at the house seems good, but after living in found this can not be used, that can not be used, originally thought to rent a good house, now found that no resources can be used. So don't be dazzled by the things in the house, think these are the default can be used, or in front of the rental of a clear question, especially the co-lease, there are a lot of private purchase of things, not the owner of the house to provide.
3, sign the contract, deposit, rent. Some individuals don't want to sign a contract, but in any case, you have to keep something to prove you're having a relationship with the house.
Find intermediary rental:
Looking for intermediary rental housing is relatively simple, at least not to worry about being deceived. Rental from intermediary offices, mostly a full set of rental, but there are also individual Chinese agents, will sub-rent one. Or a separate grandmother's house of a villa (although it is built together with the main house, together with public expenses such as electricity, electricity and coal, some kitchen hygiene is separate, even the garden is separate).
1, on the Internet or in the newspaper to find the appropriate rental information, circle out the conditions of the house;
2, contact the intermediary, make a reservation to see the house, many strict intermediary, need you to submit the relevant information on the net, the website will give you a credit appraisal, only pass the credit appraisal person, only the person that passes the credit appraisal, may rent to the house through the intermediary;
3, sign the contract, understand the landlord's special requirements, especially the requirements written in the contract, such as the number of houses, whether pets can be kept, whether there can be children and so on. Remember this is very important, some landlords are very strict, for example, you are living today two people, write two people, if your parents or friends come to short-lived, you may be told to breach the contract, very troublesome;
4, deposit and rent, know the deposit recipient. Some deposits are taken by themselves, and some deposits are taken in the third room, so no matter which party takes it, please understand clearly and understand the procedures for withdrawing the deposit. A lot of people rent a house without a problem, but when the last check-out deposit, it is very difficult to find.
5, in particular, intermediary rental is strictly scheduled, for example, six months, one year, etc. If you are not sure that you will be able to rent that time, it is best to handle it with caution. Australian rental is not the same as in China. For example, if you sign for a year and live for half a year, unless the landlord agrees, the landlord has the right to sue you and ask you to pay the rent for the second half of the year even if you leave.
Rentals living with the landlord:
In cities where rents are expensive, such as Sydney and Melbourne, there are often landlords or landlords who offer particularly cheap housing, often with requirements, such as no cooking, only one boy or only one girl. I can only stay for two months. I have a good friend, and my husband have rented a newly renovated two-bedroom Apartment,500 for a week, and they have to pay for electricity, electricity and gas, so they may feel the pressure so they rent another room, for as long as 150 a week, they also include a hydroelectric and coal network. But ask each other a person, and do not cook or something, the result found a foreign student, usually class, night work, just want a place to sleep, then everyone immediately, according to their own needs, choose suitable for their own good.
Renting is no better than buying a house, so if you really don't feel comfortable, at least it's easier to change than the one you bought yourself. I used to meet a foreign student who came here at the same time with me, changed his room six times in two months, and I complained about all sorts of bad things about renting a house. In fact, the trivial things that didn't matter at all caused her dissatisfaction, and then moved again. People's energy is also limited, of course, if you are willing to enjoy the process of constantly moving a house, it is no reproach, but if and I also feel that moving is very painful, then it is still a big heart, spare others, also let go of yourself.
