Tell a Brit where to go.

Holt is the new Charnwood, and West McGregor will be the new Holt.

Welcome to the Ghetto.

This advice is good, but a bit pointless unless someone actually logs into the expat forum and either copy pastes this info or directs the people to look at this thread.

Look into share accomm. A couple of years ago I rented out my spare room to someone moving from the UK – worked out well for both of us. There are lots of websites with details of share houses avail.

As someone who up until earlier this year worked in Security (local alarm monitoring and responses for national companies without offices), I dispute Lilli’s earlier comment re: low crime rates in Charnwood.
They may well have quite a low -reported- crime rate, but it seemed Charnwood a fairly high rate of monitored alarm systems per person, and also a higher alarm:house value ratio than even their neighbouring suburbs.
It wasn’t my job to report every incident to authorities, just log and advise the client, and if they wanted to report it that was their decision.

I suggest there -is- a reason for the Charnwood stereotype.

I guess they picked a good time to enter the market – there seems to be heaps of properties for sale in spring – I guess its everyone trying to off-load their place before water restrictions really kick in and their gardens start looking like crap.

They might have trouble finding, buying and finalising a property sale in eight weeks though.

And the stereotyping rolls on … *bravo*

Charnwood, according to a Charnwood-dwelling colleague, purportedly has quite a low crime rate.. “Thieves don’t steal from their own backyards!”..

“Buy a house in the ACT asap”?

Without paying through the nose, these people are keen on either Charnwood-Ngunnawal\South Yass or Conder-Banks\North Cooma, then?

Charnie is alright. If ya gotta vest that is.

Just stay away from Charnie, orright?