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Hi everyone, we are about to sign a lease for a new rental property and have been advised that the rent includes yard and pool maintenance. We received the proposed lease and it makes no reference to this. When we inquired with the agent she said it could not be included in the special...

Hi all, the market in Canberra is excellent for tenants, not so good for landlords. I have had quite a few friends finishing leases recently and one was offered a $30 deduction to stay on and one managed to negotiate $45 a week off. When we rented our place less than 12 months ago we offered $80...

Hi Tim, Unfortunately not in this case. Needs to be done properly and I'd probably ruin it. Thanks Dave, I'll send him a PM.

I highly recommend heading to the Australian Frequent Flyer website for anyone who wants to learn more about maximizing rewards points. I started collecting points a few years ago and it's been fantastic, the best so far has been a trip on Singapore Airlines to Paris in First Class Suites for a...

Hello all, I need to have a five meter standard height wall painted in an apartment in Sydney CBD. Any idea how much this would cost through a professional company and any recommendations for someone to do it? Many thanks

Thanks for the replies. Not sure what you mean by saying it's asking too much Mightywill? I've found a few places that fit my needs and will be heading to Sydney this week to have a look.

Thanks for the replies so far, I will look into the suburbs suggested :)

Hi all, I am probably relocating to Sydney in September for work and appreciate advice on areas to live. I will be working on Macquarie Street in the city and have the following wish list: 1. Close to the city, would like to run, cycle or short car trip ideally (will have car spot) 2. 2-3...

Hi Dave, Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it. I will definately take a tape measure with me and check the roof height. Is there anything else bar the 2.4 height I should be aware of? It is located in NSW so I will read up about granny flat laws. It would be useful to...

Hi all, I am hoping someone may have some advice on a question please. I am going to view a property tomorrow that I am interested in purchasing. It is a very large house, with a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen downstairs. We are interested in the property as we need to have my father in...

I have private health insurance and wouldn't be without it. Having had five 'elective' surgeries in the past few years from sporting injuries, the bill to my insurer has been around $65000 and I've paid $500. I would have been waiting 12 + months to be seen in the public system thus delaying...

Hello GTF, I have had horses for many years. Personally, I would not buy the horse you saw this morning because it does not sound like a suitable kids pony at all. They should not nip and definately not require a nose chain - I have only ever seen those used on breeding stallions, not kids'...

Hi all, I would appreciate any advice on a house that I have found and am interested in. It is located in Queanbeyan, two minutes walk to the main shopping centre, on a 750 m2 block. It is zoned 2c. The house is quite foul, it is a three bedroom cottage type brick veneer requiring work and a...

Yep I grew up with pinball machines in our house, I can remember Jurassic Park and the Adams Family. Was great fun for birthday parties. My favourite trick was to slide the glass lid off and stuff socks into the slots and get outrageous scores by never letting the balls go down :D

Firstly, thank you all very much. Hi Roachy, yes I am not keen on purchasing DHA property either. I haven't seen the DEFRGRAM but will look on Tuesday and report back (I'm a nasty civi :p). Schweedy, even if we bought DHA and posted to the location we own it in, we won't get to live in it -...