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has also been some good news on the property front in Oz — as last year house prices fell by a record 4.8 per cent. Despite the falls, the cost of buying


property is still quite high and many with pounds in the bank are opting to rent rather than buy in the hope that there will be a correction in the currency exchange between the two countries. Manly, in Sydney’s northern suburbs, has traditionally been popular with emigrating Brits but it is rather pricey now with a median house price of over $2,000,000 (£1,362,000). There are still one-bedroom


apartments for sale in the $400,000- $500,000 (£273k-£341k) range, with rental prices of around $350-$500 (£238- £341) per week. For families, however, a more


affordable option is somewhere like Banksia, about 12 kilometres south of the city. Here, you can pick up a two-bedroom fl at for about $400,000 (£273k) or a family home for around $700,000 (£477k). In Melbourne, the bayside suburb of Frankston has proved popular with emigrating families due to its affordable prices, though the commute to the city is quite long at about an hour. Here a one-bedroom fl at can be picked up for as little as $130,000 (£89k), while rental will run from about $130 to $220 (£88-£150) per week. But it is Perth that has attracted


many of those emigrating from Britain in recent years, with a slightly shorter fl ying time. Joondalup, on its outskirts, has proven particularly popular. Here, one-bedroom fl ats are selling for between $275,000 (£188k) and $325,000 (£222k), renting at $250-$350 (£170-£341) per week. In the past couple of years, many


expats have moved to Australia to work in the country’s prosperous mining sector, however the increase in activity in remote inland towns around the country has seen demand for


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