[Woodsy]

Hi All,

I am currently in the process of moving from Melbourne to Hong Kong in April06.

I would be grateful for any tips/advice i can gather before i make my more. Locations for living and what i can expect to pay for rent are top priorities at this stage.

appreciate any advice

Cheers

[Baron]

You can get plenty of ideas on where to live if you look through other threads on the subject. It really comes down to what type of lifestyle you live.

[claireabella]

if you are on your own/in a couple a serviced apartment is a good start so you can have some time to get to know where you want to live. they range from 8000 (basic but clean studio) to 15-20,000 (seems the general mid range price for 1 bedroom) to $$$$$$$$ for splendor!
Buy the book called - Living and Working in Hong Kong - very handy!

[Woodsy]

thanks. i am moving on my own, would prefer a 2 bedroom place (for guests)... Colleague lives in Happy Valley . would u recommend that. Apparently my allowance from company will be about 30k HK pm.

Do u know any websites of real estate sites i can check too see what that gets me ?

[claireabella]

WEll you should be cool with that allowance.
The resource on here was the most usuful for finding accomodation, but I can also pm you a couple of agents who were good.
Happy Valley is nice, and handy if you are going to play sport. although I think it is a bit far out to live - all depends where your office is. With you allowance you should be able to get a pretty nice place on old peak road which is a great spot.

[saltwater]

Originally Posted by Woodsy

Do u know any websites of real estate sites i can check too see what that gets me ?

Try www.gohome.com.hk