Making the big move – relocating from Melbourne to Tasmania

Northerly view from Cath’s deck in New Norfolk, Tasmania

This is a guest post from Cath Isakson who moved to Tasmania early this year with her partner and elderly cat.   Well, we did it! In the space of a few months my partner (Peter), myself and our cat made the move from mainland Australia to New Norfolk, Tasmania. We’d lived in Melbourne for a [...]

Battery Point – Tasmania’s most expensive and crowded suburb

Salamanca Market

In the quarterly property results from the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania the suburb of Battery Point in Hobart regularly moves around and in and out of the top 10 most expensive suburbs in Tasmania.  As I have noted each time in my commentary about the results this is because the number of sales in [...]

Heating your house in Tasmania – gas and electricity options

One of the radiators in the midst of the renovation - with Charlie having a nap

Heating your house adequately is a topic that arises for people considering moving to Tasmania or wanting to upgrade their house in Tasmania. As for many areas in the southern parts of Australia, the winters do get cold in Tasmania. Amazingly you will find that many houses are not adequately heated. Often heating will only [...]

Finding a Rental Property in Tasmania

Settled In can find your new home in Tasmania

We have previously written about the process for applying for a rental home in Tasmania and about renting with pets. Of course, before you can apply for a new rental home you need to find the property in the first place. Following are some steps you will need to follow in order to find a rental [...]

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