It has been a crazy time for Natalie and I over the last week or so. Really, ever since we arrived back in London we have been looking, searching, researching where we should move to when our stay at Goodenough ends in a few weeks.
I am pleased to say that this search appears to be drawing to a close. For a start, we have truly settled on a particular area of London. It is called Ealing and is located in the Western suburbs of London.
Ealing is very suburban and not like central London at all. It seems that many Australians and Kiwis call it home. I think I know why. It does seem more Australian in terms of it character than any other part of London I have seen.
I have also already spotted the Ealing Cricket Club which is always welcoming new playing and social members - or so the sign says. So that definitely be a port of call once we are settled in. One of the places we looked at during our search last weekend was actually across the road from the cricket club and its home ground. However, it didn't suit our needs.
Organising a rental property over here through Real Estate agents is quite different than in Australia. This is mainly because the process is styled heavily after that of actually purchasing a property. The price that you see in an advertisement is not a hard and fast price by any means. Anyone who generally accepts the advertised price could be classed as a bit of a sucker. So then you go into negotiations with a landlord, with the real estate negotiator in between. It's not a whole lot of fun as natalie and I are finding out. However, we are hopeful that within the next 24 hours or so we will have secured a rental property.
So hopefully we will be able to bring you some good news in the coming days.
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