Moving From The UK To Australia Into Our Forever Home 

Congratulations on your new house:) it is a lovely feeling to finally call a place your home. My husband is American and I am Australian. I lived in the States for nearly 20 years, and then brought my husband over to live in Australia. Like you, we moved so many times, with even a stint in a motel for a couple of months(our house in the States sold a lot faster than we had planned) and last year we bought our forever home. We joke that the only way we are moving out is in a coffin:) My husband will be able to apply for citizenship early next year, and then never again will we have to deal with immigration, on either side of the ocean. Life is good:) Wishing you all the best in your new home!

Congratulations guys! Well pleased for you 😊 the house is amazing, I'm excited to see you turn it into your own 😎🙌🏻

Thank you for sharing your life with us mate. Lovey family. ❤

Fantastic new home, great to see you all settled now. The house is lovely. Move To Australia...Completed it Mate

Absolutely amazing you are so lucky that you both wanted to make the move together well done and I really wish you all the best.

Congratulations, on your lovely new home. Welcome to Australia.

Wow! This house is fabulous investment! It’s so big! Haven’t to see you transforming it into your forever home!❤️ congrats guys!

Wow, your house is beautiful and so big. I'd love to have your weather because in Ontario, Canada it's -14c with snow. Congratulations on your home!

Wow! The house looks awesome. Congratulations guys 🥳🇦🇺

Thank you so much guys for this movie! You helped us immensely. We will be watching your chanell and waiting for more insights about education, health care, etc. Best!

New here .. welcome to Australia 🇦🇺 housing market . Your new home looks amazing . This channel has great content. I look forward to watching more ⭐️ Congratulations on your new family home .

Once you’ve had the pool fully cleaned and sorted you’ll only need to skim over it now and then with a pool stick to pull out any leaves that fall on to the surface, honestly takes barely any time for a pool that size :) Love the house, bet you can’t wait to get to making it your own! Currently home in Wales but I have family in Aus, definitely contemplating a future move but for the mean time enjoying your vids!

Congratulations, we’ve been waiting to see this video come out! 🏡

I have been going through all of your vlogs and I've got to say this house is significantly better than the house you owned in the old country. Congratulations guy's 👍👍

I’ve actually had the pleasure of meeting you at my workplace, when you were purchasing some of your furniture. I love your clips and how you have embraced our Queensland lifestyle. You made a great choice with the house. So much potential.. I feel your pain with the power, we had the same problem. It was meant to be connected and wasn’t. We spent an uncomfortable night on the floor at our old place because still we had power there.

Fantastic house. Samantha looked a little lost wandering around in the background lol Aurora is gorgeous. Loving your video's Ross. Hope the floods have not got too close to you. 💖

The area at the top of the stairs can be turned into a teens hang out area when Aurora and any siblings get older. Toss a TV, couch and a console up there and keep the kids out of your hair. Or put a couch and a bookshelf and make a reading nook for when you want some space from each other and just want some quiet. Talk to a local pool shop and find out what type of system your pool has (chlorine/salt water etc) and get some help with the right chems and pH balancing stuff. Get a pool scoop net and every evening give the pool a scoop and look at a cover for winter or autumn to catch the leaves.

This looks great, you're going about it the right way. Get a solid house first, the modern appliances and luxury projects can come later, not the other way round. Welcome to Aus!!

Well done all on a fine achievement. Will look super once you give it a bit of sparkle. Big ozzie home, a happy home. 😀😀

CONGRATULATIONS! The place looks amazing!

Enjoy your videos mate me and the family are looking at making the move and these videos are very helpful! 👍

What a lovely house you’re all living my dream. Love watching the vids keep it up👍

Congrats on the house mate 👍 looks great 😊

Congratulations for your new house.keep it up 🎉❤

Congratulations on your new house looks great.

thinking the weather is very much the same as Sydney 30c is not hot for summer it's quite cool. having said that we have had a funny summer wet and quite cool while it is usually hot 35 to 40c and only a few wet days

plans look amazing, inspiring me to move once i’ve completed college and uni 👏🏽

Re: The veggie patch. Those "grass clippings" are more likely to be 'straw bale compost'. It's used widely in Australia and is a great composting fertiliser. It is laid on top of the garden soil to keep the moisture in, in such a hot climate. As the veggie patch is currently fallow, that straw is keeping weeds from taking root. Once you get around to planting, dig it into the soil and your veggies will thank you.

Happy for you.God Bless.💙

You have yourselves a beautiful house there guys. The area looks lovely too on the drone shot.

Congratulations and belated welcome 😊 New Aussie subscriber here.

I am your new subscriber and really enjoying all of your videos 🤗 Very helpful stuff for moving in Australia. I used to live in Springhill back in 2019 and really wanted this kind of help which I am getting now 😎

Little tip, in summer if you want to keep the house cooler keep the curtins or blinds closed, keep as much sun out as possible you keep alot of the heat out and you dont have to run the aircon so hard.

I was just showing my mum this video! Thought I’d congratulate you on 10k views!!

Congrats on the new house and great job on all the free & secondhand things. Aurora is getting so big! Looks like the move down under did wonders for your channel as well. 👍

Great looking house. You will be very happy there. Plenty you can do with that huge yard.

What a great score 👍👍We are planning to move to the Gold Coast in October, but the house prices are so high at moment 👀 Congrats and thanks for the really good info 👍

Congratulations , the house has great bones and it’ll look great with a bit of updating, and the clothing thing is called a washing line 😂 you won’t need a dryer often in Queensland

I’m excited!!

Just beautiful! Blessings

Looks like an exciting time

Since looking after a pool is new to you, visit a nearby pool shop and let them dazzle you with all the new technology that's available. It's like tyre-kicking, but for pools. These days, having a pool need not be a major pain in the arse; once you've got it set up and balanced, it can be made to look after itself. If you let it get away, though, it takes quite a bit of work to bring it back. And yes, they do attract snakes. Most people have a gadget that automatically vacuums the bottom and another one that skims the surface, removing the leaves. In the olden days, getting the water right was a complicated business involving a miniature chemistry set, and lots of obnoxious chemicals. Nowadays, there are semi-automatic gadgets that can keep everything in balance. I'm not saying rush out and buy all the kit [you do have a mortgage, after all], but definitely find out what an 'ultimate' pool setup would look like. When you are a wealthy industrialist, you can just get the 'pool man' to come once a week.

Congrats it's a lovely home👍

That front (downstairs) guest room could also be a playroom (shut the door to hide the mess when visitors) or an office (shut the door for quiet/privacy if working, and see out to the street a la Mrs Mangel LOL Tho as a guest bedroom it'd be handy for separation, they'd have easy access to kitchen & bathroom without interfering with your family's routine esp if they're staying for a while (eg UK visitors) and you guys are still living normally eg work/school. Whatever you decide, it is YOURS to do as you wish! Maybe some extra solar panels ;)

Hello, congratulations! Your house looks amazing! can I ask what areas did you consider and where did you actually buy your house? Thanks Lucy

Looks great, that will be us in just over 2.5 years.

4:54 You've got vegemite! Your old pommie neighbours would be horrified LOL Congrats on the new house :)

Congratulations!

Great looking home! Congrats! Welcome to pool ownership, you just got yourself another job several times a week.

Exciting times! We are emigrating to Western Australia from Manchester, just waiting for our Visas which are taking so long at the moment. So excited to start our new life Down Under

The moving struggles are truely real!

Did he just call himself a winching pom. Omg, sense of humour is 👌🏽😆

Where is the dart board going? Love the games room idea!

All the best buddy

Congratulations. You will never look back. Pool is a bit of work. Get a boat licence and boat then go out fishing. Use the little room downstairs as a study/office. Hope electricity comes on soon as upstairs will be hot. Have a great life.

Looks great ! It's a great area I should know I'm from Redcliffe. Hit up eat street when you get a chance that would make a great vid

Looks lovely. We returned to the UK from 17 years in Bargara near Bundaberg!

congratulations! house looks great and expensive! still struggling to purchase a house in bris.

a friend of mine as had a battery fitted so that when he is at work it collects the elect and he uses it at night saves him a lot off the electric bill. think he said it was a bit dear but it saves him a lot and you may need it .pool filter as to be run for quite a while , air con too,when the weather gets back to normal you'll be running the air con 24 7 or fans a lot

First Job make friends with a Electrician, then by a dozen Ceiling Fans. That would make a huge difference to the look & feel of the rooms. Happy for you 🇦🇺👍👍😉

Congratulations on your new home. Would be interested on info on the buying process in qld. We are a few months away from that though as currently in quarantine

I love that area look well nice remind of a show called home and away lol

Can’t wait for the informative vids about buying etc 😀 also - which area in Brisbane is this?

Just found your channel, and enjoying it. Congrats on your new home. I lived in Australia a few times, but I couldn't take the heat now. You're a really good looking guy lol. Just being honest, not flirting! You're a happily married man :) All the best, and I look forward to more vids.

Congrats for the new house!💞 stay Connected

Big congrats from UK, like your videos very much, I wonder which part of Brisbane did you buy your house. How far away from the city centre? What are the local facilities do you have nearby, I know I sounds like a stalker with all my questions lol. It could be another video idea. Thank you very much.

Hey guys, congrats on your forever home. We’re moving from Canada to Australia in June. Wondering if it was hard to get a mortgage? Perhaps you could do a video about getting a mortgage in Australia as new residents. Cheers, Jon

Living your videos I’m planning on moving soon but don’t know much of Australia. How did you pick? Can you do a video about Queensland?

not sure but saw solar panels on the roof if you knew how to turn then on you could maybe use the electric from them in daytime

Get a pool blanket, keeps the water warm and clean

Congrats on the place ,it's a nice house,where did you buy? Those pavers around he pool are going to be a test on your feet in summertime lol

That's a lovely sized home and block, plenty of space for the caravan and boat. (No, you don't have to be 50 to own a caravan or camper).

Hi your videos are really helpful, ive just subscribed, re buying a house is there any restriction with how long you have to wait or do you need a certain visa? Also do you know if there are any school costs? Thanks

Great vids mate, they've been a great help to us prior to our move over from the UK last week. QQ about money transfer - we've tried to bring over a lump sum of cash from the proceeds of our house sale in the UK using Wise, but we're finding it difficult to do so in one lump sum (UK bank insisting on us visiting them in branch to validate). Any advice on that process appreciated? Also, how did it work re declaring the amount to the Australian govt given its a £ transfer from the sale of our family home? Thanks, Andy.

You can get a pool blanket to cover The pool love the house

Great videos, I have been watching them over the last day or so. I am a teacher and will be moving to Sydney in August with my husband. Did you bring your cat with you? If so how did you go about doing it? We have a cat that we will be bringing with us. Many thansk

Have you seen any Huntsman spiders, redbacks or snakes yet? Can you reptile proof the garden at all? The house is magnificent - enjoy! Show us the kitchen next time.

Cordless vacuum. Cut the trees down. Or out, put solar flowers around pool.

Hoover is a brand of vacuum cleaner. There are plenty of other brands. We don't refer to just one brand in Australia. It's better to use the generic term - vacuum cleaner.

Can you please post a video about the buying process and mortgage process

Redcliffe is a great area, you made good decision choosing a location in north Brisbane rather than south or west. You're almost in God's Country the Sunshine Coast 😉 There's plenty to do around Redcliffe, a great on Good Friday is the Festival of Sails. Come along, I'll be there!

Need an update on any renos since you made this video

It's good to see you have Vegemite in the pantry 👍

Hey, love the house. How did you feel leaving family behind? This is my biggest problem 😩

Just found the channel and loving the content. I was going to comment and say you need to buy and not waste money renting but I see you did that quick smart! :) QLD Property is going to keep booming. Pay your place off quick and get a 2nd investment with renters paying it off. I did - best decision I ever made. 'drying thing' lol... clothes line. Dont get a boat. Make a friend that has a boat. Just a waste of money. Caravan has merit - you would use that more often and re-sell for better value. Im going to assume later I see a video where you get some chlorine to help sort out that pool. lol im editing as I watch... nothing wrong with the leaves and cords in the pool. id swim in it (with chlorine) any day! Who got time to clean every other day or use a pool cover? Nobody! cinema room is a good idea. toilets should always be separate.. sh1t smells shi1tty a lot.

Could you do give some details on your job search please. Family looking to emigrate to NSW.

Get yourself a decent comparitor test kit for the pool ...to check chlorine unless it's a salt sanitized one .Kit will importantly do pH and total alkalinity too of course....Get a bag or two of pool floc and before you do anything ....floc the pool ..You clearly have floating algae (why the water is greenish) that you need to kill before you even begin to clean it . I have had 19 years of maintaining a 25 metre school pool ..no longer do it but you never forget ...Shock dose your pool with sodium hypochlorite (granulated chlorine) and wait til your pH levels are anywhere in the sevens ..Ideal is 7.2 to 7.6 .If your pool ph is below 7.0 which is neautal it's acidic and if it's much above 7.8 to 8.0 it's alkaline and you'll need products to adjust either way before using it .. Outdoor chlorine levels can be 1.5 parts per million to 3 parts per million ...Also grab a bag or two of pool stabilizer and treat it with that ,,It's a kind of sunscreen for it and will save you a lot in chlorine or salt , especially in Queensland . UV destroys chlorine /salt levels quickly without stabilizer ..Beaut house and it'll be great to see where you go with it ...

Hey there. New fan here. I'm about to go on the same journey as you and move to Brisbane. I'm selling up my house too. How were you able to transfer all the money from selling your house in the UK to your Australian bank? Did you pay in full or were you able to get a mortgage even though you've only recently moved? Thanks

Hello, my wife and I are teachers currently based in Dubai, but have long thought about Australia as a future option. I love the way you candidly speak about your experiences and was wondering if we could speak via Zoom?

yes, you love shapes!

Congratulations folks. Pool cleaning not so hard just get a robot cleaner.

Hi were you able to quite quickly save for a deposit for your house or did you already have that? Thanks

Yay...you got a Mcmansion

please can you tell me about the cost of living in Brisbane for a family of 4 am from Swizterland and we are trying to move to Brisbane

O M G it looks amazing! Soo E X C I T E D to see what you guys make of it all in time. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ✨🎉 btw 100% agree with the games room concept 👍🏻

Is your house the only double story house?

I hope viewers don't think that houses in Australia are this cheap!. Prices have soared in the past 3 or 4 years. I'm not sure where you live but if it was in Sydney or Newcastle it would cost at least 3 times what you paid for this house. It all depends where you want to live.

Nice house you have just filled your weekends for the next ten years now when will the house warming party be for all your subscribers lol

At least being from the UK your not scared of stairs. Perth seems to be allergic to them.

What area on the north side is that??