A practical guide for anyone leaving home for the first time.
Tired of living with your parents? Starting university in another city? Think you're ready to move out of home and start your life as an independent adult?
Whether you want to live by yourself or in a share house, or just move into a residential college at uni, this helpful guide gives practical tips for making a stress-free transition from living at home to living in your own home and offers advice on how to avoid some of the common pitfalls of moving out.
Packed with helpful information for those looking to leave home for the first time, this guide takes you through the steps in finding the right accommodation, learning to live with flatmates, dealing with landlords and real estate agents, and learning to budget for bills, bonds and rent.
Find out how to:
- Find and secure the right apartment, unit or house to suit you (in the suburb that you want).
- Resolve potential problems with your flatmates.
- Understand your rights and responsibilities as a tenant - and know what your landlord can and can't do.