ukclarkes Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 We are hoping to move to perth late next year, but are unsure whether to bring our house hold stuff over or just sell everything and get it in perth? What did you do? What can and can't you bring? Any info would be a great help ? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 I think we have all gone through this thought process. We decided that it was worth taking everything. Things are expensive in Perth and will have things you know, which will help settling in. You can always throw it away once in Perth, but you can't buy it back if you leave it in the UK. We are paying £4615 for a 20' container, door to door insured for £40k. The only other fee is AQIS which is about $440 from memory. Also, you can take, untreated wood, wicker, wax, plants etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 We brought everything when we moved and couldn't have furnished the house for the cost of the container. Having said that, we still had to buy stuff - we had another lounge and an outdoor area that needed furniture too. What it did for us also is to gave us time to find shops we liked and quality we liked rather than buy quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkabout Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 We also shipped our things, we felt it was important for the kids to have their things around them (toys mostly) and by the time we got to needing to ship toys, bikes and a few bits of furniture that we did want to take we were as well to ship a whole 20ft container. As Ali said we did still need to get some things, but it has also given us time to find places that we like in terms of buying stuff and also to wait until we have bought a house here to really worry about what furniture we need going forwards as it is very difficult to tell when you dont know what space you will have. For us we didnt want to fit out a rental place with furniture that fitted perfectly when we knew that wasnt going to be a long long term thing (only a year or so at most). I have to say though, I did also find it quite liberating not having any stuff whilst waiting for the container, so can totally understand the appeal of that decision as well. Price wise shipping was cheaper. Good luck with your decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 We are taking everything we can including fridge freezer, washer and dryer. All our appliances are fairly new and I bought top end as they needed replacing. There's no way we could afford to replace like for like if we were to replace it all new in Australia. Our shipping cost is a bit over £7k so far including insurance. We have a 40ft high cube container so that will fit the car in too. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plimthing Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Ship everything! In fact buy more and bring it over! Its also nice for everyone to have their old/own things around them, not just kids, adults too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I think we have all gone through this thought process. We decided that it was worth taking everything. Things are expensive in Perth and will have things you know' date=' which will help settling in. You can always throw it away once in Perth, but you can't buy it back if you leave it in the UK. We are paying £4615 for a 20' container, door to door insured for £40k. The only other fee is AQIS which is about $440 from memory. Also, you can take, untreated wood, wicker, wax, plants etc.[/quote'] Wow, insured for 40k......crown jewels an all. What have you got Dan? We are going down the shared container option which depending on which company we go with will be between £2700-£3000 Edited September 30, 2014 by Guest6235 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 is £40k a lot? i'm about the same and i know it's under what it should be. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plimthing Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 our 20ft container was insured for 30K so i dont think 40k is a lot for a 40ft container, esp if its got a car in it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Our belongings don't come to 40k no way. I didn't realise it was for a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 plus the car! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 i did a spreadsheet and i wasnt sure if that seemed a lot. we r family of 4. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeelD Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi Laz, We are waiting for our visa grant to come through and planniong on moving in Feb. We will be in the same boat...selling house and bringing everything with us including our car. Which company did you use to ship everything over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 we are using Clark & Rose. I got 3 quotes and C&R wasnt the cheapest but it wasnt much more expensive and we've used them before. So far all has gone to plan (touch wood) and they've been easy to deal with. Our household belongings have gone into C&R storage until we leave in Jan. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Our 20' container is insured for £41.5k, but £22k of that is my tools... So would have been half of that otherwise. Edited September 30, 2014 by <Dan> Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Blumming heck we must lead a simple life with our belongings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 My tools are my work, if I didnt have those and had a normal job, would be around £19k so not much. You'll be surprised when you add it all up for prices for new things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmond8 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Nothing like drinking a cuppa out of your usual mug!.... We have been in a rental for the last 8 months, we have most of our boxes still in the garage....hoping to move into our 'own' house in December and i can't tell you how excited i am to get those boxes open!!... We won't need Santa to come!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 We brought everything as we'd been to Perth a few times and know the expense here. £3700 for a sole use container ( even though it was only 2/3rds full) £500 to insure it for £50k with insure my move, way cheaper than with shipping co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukclarkes Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 THANK YOU FOR REPLYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Blumming heck we must lead a simple life with our belongings How much would it cost you to buy everything new? If you add it all up, It'll be a fair amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plimthing Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 We used insure your move, cost us £500 ish i think. You will be surprised how much it would cost to replace everything with brand new items. My tools alone are worth a small fortune. Furniture, kids toys, wifes shoe and clothes collection and it starts to get frightening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) How much would it cost you to buy everything new? If you add it all up, It'll be a fair amount. My wife and I went through this last night and we think we've got it about right. We don't have many valuable things, probably our sofa's are the most valuable. Even with aussie prices. My wife doesn't have many shoes or valuable clothes / jewellery etc. 95% of our clothes will be with us in cases and those will be covered with travel insurance. As for tools, I have a hammer and some spanners, oh and a couple of screwdrivers. I know it's sentimental but we're worried about old photo albums of family when we were all younger going missing. My old football stuff. Edited October 1, 2014 by Guest6235 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 We bought everything new here as we didn't have the money to ship and in any case most of our things were in pretty bad shape - think a sofa that could only be sat on in one place without collapsing straight through to the floor. So we shipped ten boxes of personal items and clothes. The he cost of buying everything at mid range prices was about $25k, that was just basics - bed, bedding, washing machine, fridge and things. And that was in 2008. You would be surprised how things add up. I would say for an average family, $40k of cover would be the bare minimum. Oh, and we have no children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I know this thread wasn't for me but thanks for the advice anyhow, we will most likely up our insurance a few grand or so then and possibly look at insure your move etc. I just wonder what it's like with these external companies sorting out a pay out, apparently Crown use their own in house insurance and they can do it it at a good rate for us and it was for ultimate cover should we use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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