If you’re a regular follower of my blog, you’ll know that my family and I relocated to Brisbane from Hampshire in the UK back in 2014. A few months after we arrived, we bought our first home in Australia.
This post was written in collaboration with Currency Fair.
We spent months browsing online at dream homes in Australia before we took the plunge – there really are some incredible properties here with granite worktops, flashy kitchens with built-in espresso makers, walk-in wardrobes, cinema rooms, enormous swimming pools, outdoor hot tubs, gigantic decks plus space for a trampoline! It is definitely very easy to get carried away (until you remember your budget, at least!).
When I was asked by Currency Fair if I’d like to contribute to their Guide to Buying Property in Australia, I was eager to take part.
As an expat, I regularly transfer money to Australia. You can read about how the transfer process works here on my migration blog, and I was excited to share with them some of the things we’ve learnt since buying our first home in Australia a couple of years ago.
Currency Fair’s Guide outlines how buying a house in Australia varies depending on your visa type, it covers some of the basic finance issues you need to consider when relocating to Australia and helps you think about the practicalities involved in buying your home here along with lots of other useful relocation tips. And you will see lots of quotes from me in there too!
Buying houses in Australia is very different to buying houses in the UK, so it was a big learning curve for us. If you’re moving here, I highly recommend doing lots of research online before you start the buying process so you know what to expect.
If you are looking to buy a house in Australia, this post about the costs involved in buying houses in Australia and this one which sets out the process step-by-step are both worth a read over on my migration blog.
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This post was written in collaboration with Currency Fair.
