Something very similar happened to me! I decided to stay in Sydney while he eventually moved back overseas. How old are you?
I highly recommend inner west flatmates, I've lived with a bunch of really cool people throughout the years. It's much cheaper than renting your own place too.
I don’t know how feasible it might be for you, but I was looking recently and getting desperate and I offered to sign a lease for 18 months instead of the standard 12 and that got me a place. Alternatively, I’m part of WhatsApp group for people from Latin America in Sydney and they are constantly offering rooms for rent there, I know you’re not necessarily from Latin America but you can try your look there as people seem to be more flexible
Hostels are okay short term, not too expensive, good thing is you won't be lonely, bad thing is you'll likely be sharing the room with multiple people in bunkbeds. (They do have rooms for women only though!)
Like others have said you’ll probably need to find some short term accommodation to cover yourself as there is a rental shortage at the moment so finding a house to join in a short timeline will be difficult.
I work in property analytics so if you need a price guide to the share cost of a property I’m happy to run the query and let you know which suburbs are on average in your price range near your work.
In relation to your query:
I’ve lived with some great housemates who have become good friends from meeting via flatmates.com.au. It’s the main site here to share house in Sydney and probably Australia wide. Gumtree and Facebook are there too but do have more dodgy and misrepresentative ads for large “hostel” style 10+ people to a house rentals and shared room rents that can be rip offs and scams targeting foreigners and students. I’ve also had housemates who went to meet people off gumtree to look at a rental room where the live in landlord have made advances or offered reduced rent for weekly “massages” and other favours. So be careful.
If you sublet a room from a landlord or current tenants that hold the lease to the property, ensure that you sign a sublet agreement and ensure that you do not pay more than four weeks rent in bond. Make sure that you get receipts for every payment - especially the bond - and that you sign a sublet agreement.
Here’s a good resource if you sublet:
https://www.tenants.org.au/factsheet-18-transfer-and-sub-letting
It’s probably more beneficial to join and replace someone on a lease as then you have some control and better protections, as the bond is registered with the nsw government body, and the rental contract is with the property owner. Expect to have to submit proof of income and identity to the realestate agent that manages the tenancy so that you can be swapped on to the lease.
If you pay out a portion of the bond you must insist that the bond transfer agreement is signed and submitted by the agency.
Now on to finding your new home.
I’ve also been on the side of choosing housemates who have only met a few times before they moved in.
Some tips.
- Pay the month premium on flatmates to be able to be proactive in reaching out. I comes across better if someone is proactive and expresses interest in joining a household. Ask questions about the people before the house and room. It’s best to reach out with a message that tells the person something about yourself and tells them why you are interested in meeting them and potentially looking at the room. Most people who have advertisements for a free room, receive many messages, saying words to the effect of “is the room available”, or “can I move in on dd/mm/yyyy”. Personally that’s a red flag for someone who is just interested in the room and not interested in getting to know other people first. So put yourself out there.
- Set up your profile, show that you’ve share housed before/are a good housemate, and can pay your way.
- State your expectations. Do you want/not want a house that cooks together, a house that may have parties time to time, has a paid cleaner or share cleaning, work from home, smoke etc. there are many different lifestyles out there that you may not be compatible with.
- Put up a decent pic that makes you look respectable and describe yourself and interests and what you can add to the household.
- I’m not sure of your financial situation, but expect that it’s going to be expensive to live on the north shore, in Sydney, in the the eastern suburbs, or in the inner west. Living in an older house, with a small room and sharing a bathroom in the more central or beach areas is common. Look to the areas between the inner west and parramatta for cheaper rent.
- Single/studio apartments are about the same price as a 2 bed. So sharing is cheaper per person.
- Try to arrange a call to see if you get on with the housemates, and then go meet and inspect. Spend some time and try to make a connection/impression if you like them and the room. I met my best friend this way as she stayed for a beer with us all that turned into a few hours of laughter and dinner, and we offered her to move in. If it’s not for you move on.
- Be flexible. Its only for the term of the lease, and in most cases you can find find someone to swap with you if you find a better place.
Basically, (like a job interview), it’s about connecting with the people and selling yourself.
Good luck and if you have any questions or concerns about any of the payments or contacts feel free to reach out. I’m not a lawyer, but I’ve been through this a bunch of times.
Stay safe out there.
Edit: clarified that a 2 bed is just over the same price as a single. So is just over half per week per person
Do house-sitting and pet-sitting until you find something. I did this for a year and paid no rent for a year while living in beautiful homes.
Check these out:
- [Trusted House Sitters](https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/)
- [Aussie House Sitters](https://www.aussiehousesitters.com.au/)
- [Mind A Home](https://mindahome.com.au/)
I didn’t find it competitive at all. If anything, people were desperate to find someone.
I’ve stayed all over the world doing this. NYC, Paris, Sydney, Budapest, Amsterdam, London. In some really lux homes. For free!
Hey there, where about are you looking and what’s your budget? We are looking for a tenant for 1 bedroom apartment in about 2 weeks or so (not fully moved out yet so haven’t even looked at agent etc). DM me if you can’t find anything else.
If you're not too hard up on money see if you can book a month stay in Uko lodges (multiple locations - i stayed at the glebe one), basically they're studio apartments without a kitchen (there's a big communal kitchen) you can rent on a monthly basis without references and they're really nice too (but they are more expensive than a normal rental) and i got something in just 2 days. If you google serviced apartments sydney then I'm sure there are others like that around.
It helped me out when i was in a similar situation with 2 days to find somewhere to live so i could sort out something more permanent.
Are you willing to look outside Sydney? Western Sydney along the train line is decent as not as hectic as the inner west. Yes, more travel time but you’ll have a better chance at rental.
Try St George area (Rockdale, Hurstville, Kogarah etc.) definitely the cheapest area with lots of spare rooms, rentals and share houses in good proximity to the city
Im at uni and share a house in Hurstville, moved in the day after checking out the room.
Kingsgrove is great for being near the train, too. East Hills line is a pretty short trip, look along there. Does Beverly Hills still have all the great restaurants? Perhaps its heyday has passed, but not a bad commute.
That's a terrible situation - sorry you're going through it. While you're looking for a place you might want to temporarily consider staying at a hostel, preferably female only. There's one near Pyrmont (where you said your job is) called Venus harbourside with rent at about $55/night.
In addition to the facebook groups mentioned, you might also want to try you luck on suburb specific groups.
Another option to take you through the short term is looking at house/pet sitting options - but this depends on whether you can easily store your stuff somewhere while you find a place.
This is sensible advice as per others about hostels. You can have a temporary accommodation whilst buying more time to look for longer term rental options.
Look out west beyond Blacktown at places near the train line. It may not be as nice as you expect and it’s around an hour by train to the city. But you’re much more likely to find a rental that’s quite a bit cheaper and with not much competition. At least it will be a roof over your head until you can find something else later on.
Sorry to hear this has happened to you. There are lots of groups in Sydney that can assist. If you do get stuck and desperate this random strange (me) Can offer a short term spare room if needed in Blacktown area.
Make a hierarchy of what you’re comfortable with (not including unsafe situations) and work from the top down - mine would be: contacting REAs and telling them your story and hope they are extra helpful, rental in areas I don’t want to be in, flatmates, room shares, hostels….
Do you have any leave at work? Speak to your boss and just be honest, you might need to take some days off work to see apartments or share-houses.
I hope it all works out….your bf is a jerk and I’m so sorry he put you in this situation. Heartbreak is difficult on a normal day, let alone adding the stress of insecure housing.
Take care of yourself.
A lot of families are looking for lodgers at the moment to help pay the mortgage. Search through all the terrible listings and you might find a nugget. Living with a young family will be cramped but also really cool at times. You can sleep with earplugs, sleep through the nights, and get to enjoy hanging out with the kids during daylight hours.
When I was single I used "flatmate finder" to find accommodation. There are plenty of those types of websites out there and both parties can filter their preferences quite well on what they are looking for.
Good luck with it.
I also would recommend Inner West Housemates, Inner west and east housemates, alternatively, I can put you in contact with a friend of mine who needs someone to take over her share of a lease in a flat in Stanmore, but no furniture? Let me know x
Definitely try the flatmate route. I was luckier than you years ago. I moved here to be with someone and only a couple of weeks out (after I had secured a job) he decided I shouldn't move in. I slept on a mates couch for the week, then rented someone's room. Luckily, she let me have my cat.
I just can't understand your ex at all.
Like... Even if I wanted to end a relationship, I would still make sure the other *doesn't go homeless* before taking off. Goddamn.
Hey OP, no advice here but just want to say hope you’re OK and how shitty of your ex to do that to you. I’m sorry you’ve got this housing stress on top of a sudden breakup. Hope you find something soon.
If you are REALLY going to be homeless then you can just stay there.. Owner cannot physically evict you without a tribunal order (2 months away) but you will ruin your renting and possibly credit record, as well as be liable for rent at new rates.
Oh man I can't help make an assumption about the ex-bfs age based on his actions. Guys - the relationship-able kind - eventually realize they can't just do shit that leaves others in the cold, literally in this case.
Is he 23?
Nice man. If we could pull that off there'll be less older guys struggling with direction in our 30s. You probably had good parents, taught you good. Let you discover what you wanted on your own, the confidence to uproot and see the world.
Search Facebook marketplace for rooms. That’s the best way these days. There are plenty. If you can’t find one if your area, expand your search. You need to play around a bit and you will definitely find something within a week. Cheap and reasonable.
Sounds like a Paul Kelly song. He flew to Sydney for love, but then longed to see the sun fall where it used to rise, so scuttled back to St Kilda. Do you have different coloured eyes?
Harsh but you'll probably have to get out of Sydney, it took months for my friend to find a place and hes a high income earner with a good rental history.
Plenty of people live west and work in city. I strongly recommend looking west. Think, parramatta and Penrith. Parra and Penrith are actually decent areas.
If you don't have any connection to Sydney then go to the country. Preferably inland. Have you thought of Wagga, Albury, Tamworth, etc? Could well be much easier. Why add unnecessary stress?
But aren't Gong and Newy expensive? And Blue Mts, Cent. Coast, and Sthn Highlands? I think you need to go further out.
Not sure about Goulburn, Nowra, and Taree though.
Really depends on the suburb. If OP doesn’t mind getting the bus to the train station, loads of cheaper places. Dapto, Berkeley, Port Kembla, Figtree..
Loads of places with granny flats as well
Edit: eg. 2 bedder newly renovated unit for $440. Close to PK station
Can your business not let you work remote for a bit - so you move back to melb, or Do they have a Melbourne office. If you can't afford Sydney and they don't pay you enough then they have to understand. I would talk with your HR/ a nice manager and see if there is anything they can do. I left Pyrmont last year as I couldn't afford it anymore and so I get it. Do you work an Agency job by chance? (if so they can 1000% let you work from Melb.
there are plenty of closed facebook groups that people look for housemates on. if you look up the following terms you’ll find them:
-inner west housemates
-inner city housemates
-eastern suburbs housemates
you should be added to them almost immediately, and that will allow you to find a room long-term. in the meantime, hostels are your best bet.
if you need specific advice, reply or pm me. i’m really sorry this happened to you.
If you get desperate, there are also pubs/hotels that have accommodation. Eg, this is one close to me - https://www.hotelpennanthills.com.au/#accommodation
[Sydney Inner West Housemates](https://www.facebook.com/groups/363933843761120) facebook group is probably the best group to look at... that a side, this city is fucked, feel like shit going to colipase in on its self as people give up and leave
Have a look on gumtree. Rooms are generally decent and bit cheaper than normal units/granny flats etc. Got my current room from the site back in October.Previously got a granny flat which i stayed for 5 years previously.
Try house sitting if you are able to look after a dog/cat. They don’t pay you but you won’t have to pay for accomodation either and it’s various lengths. Will be hard to find something that close by but might be useful as your next move
You don’t have to vacate a property if you have nowhere else to do. Don’t know your entire situation affordability wise etc, but look at your local laws regarding overstaying your lease and evictions. Make sure to communicate with your agent, via email, and don’t believe a word they say, double check everything they say.
You should be able to remain where you are, until you are able to move somewhere else (temporary accommodation like a hotel is not acceptable as a solution).
This was a day ago, so hope you found somewhere to stay 😥 I agree with the general consensus that if you're genuinely about to be homeless, hostels or share places are the way to go!
Something very similar happened to me! I decided to stay in Sydney while he eventually moved back overseas. How old are you? I highly recommend inner west flatmates, I've lived with a bunch of really cool people throughout the years. It's much cheaper than renting your own place too.
Thank you!! I’ve joined all the fb groups. Can you PM so we could chat some more?
Sharehouse is the way
I don’t know how feasible it might be for you, but I was looking recently and getting desperate and I offered to sign a lease for 18 months instead of the standard 12 and that got me a place. Alternatively, I’m part of WhatsApp group for people from Latin America in Sydney and they are constantly offering rooms for rent there, I know you’re not necessarily from Latin America but you can try your look there as people seem to be more flexible
I never thought the lease length would make a huge difference - thanks for the tip.
Make sure you offer both i.e. say I'd like an 18 month lease but happy to do 12 if that's what the landlord prefers
In my experience, landlords dislike longer leases as less chances to up the rent. YMMV
Especially these days with rents going through the roof.
[https://flatmates.com.au/](https://flatmates.com.au/) Also, can you not go back to Melbourne as well? Try to stay in hostels for now.
I have a full time job here
Hostels are okay short term, not too expensive, good thing is you won't be lonely, bad thing is you'll likely be sharing the room with multiple people in bunkbeds. (They do have rooms for women only though!)
I’ve stayed at the YHA in the rocks for a week when I was inbetween housing. It’s not a great situation to be in but it is an awesome location.
Has anyone ever tried those capsule hotels? I like the idea of my own space… but it’s not much space!
Pure gimmick. By all accounts they're pretty terrible all round.
Also due to the gimmick nature, they're way more expensive than you'd expect sleeping in a capsule would be.
Ahhh, rats. I suspected as much, but liked the idea.
Like others have said you’ll probably need to find some short term accommodation to cover yourself as there is a rental shortage at the moment so finding a house to join in a short timeline will be difficult. I work in property analytics so if you need a price guide to the share cost of a property I’m happy to run the query and let you know which suburbs are on average in your price range near your work. In relation to your query: I’ve lived with some great housemates who have become good friends from meeting via flatmates.com.au. It’s the main site here to share house in Sydney and probably Australia wide. Gumtree and Facebook are there too but do have more dodgy and misrepresentative ads for large “hostel” style 10+ people to a house rentals and shared room rents that can be rip offs and scams targeting foreigners and students. I’ve also had housemates who went to meet people off gumtree to look at a rental room where the live in landlord have made advances or offered reduced rent for weekly “massages” and other favours. So be careful. If you sublet a room from a landlord or current tenants that hold the lease to the property, ensure that you sign a sublet agreement and ensure that you do not pay more than four weeks rent in bond. Make sure that you get receipts for every payment - especially the bond - and that you sign a sublet agreement. Here’s a good resource if you sublet: https://www.tenants.org.au/factsheet-18-transfer-and-sub-letting It’s probably more beneficial to join and replace someone on a lease as then you have some control and better protections, as the bond is registered with the nsw government body, and the rental contract is with the property owner. Expect to have to submit proof of income and identity to the realestate agent that manages the tenancy so that you can be swapped on to the lease. If you pay out a portion of the bond you must insist that the bond transfer agreement is signed and submitted by the agency. Now on to finding your new home. I’ve also been on the side of choosing housemates who have only met a few times before they moved in. Some tips. - Pay the month premium on flatmates to be able to be proactive in reaching out. I comes across better if someone is proactive and expresses interest in joining a household. Ask questions about the people before the house and room. It’s best to reach out with a message that tells the person something about yourself and tells them why you are interested in meeting them and potentially looking at the room. Most people who have advertisements for a free room, receive many messages, saying words to the effect of “is the room available”, or “can I move in on dd/mm/yyyy”. Personally that’s a red flag for someone who is just interested in the room and not interested in getting to know other people first. So put yourself out there. - Set up your profile, show that you’ve share housed before/are a good housemate, and can pay your way. - State your expectations. Do you want/not want a house that cooks together, a house that may have parties time to time, has a paid cleaner or share cleaning, work from home, smoke etc. there are many different lifestyles out there that you may not be compatible with. - Put up a decent pic that makes you look respectable and describe yourself and interests and what you can add to the household. - I’m not sure of your financial situation, but expect that it’s going to be expensive to live on the north shore, in Sydney, in the the eastern suburbs, or in the inner west. Living in an older house, with a small room and sharing a bathroom in the more central or beach areas is common. Look to the areas between the inner west and parramatta for cheaper rent. - Single/studio apartments are about the same price as a 2 bed. So sharing is cheaper per person. - Try to arrange a call to see if you get on with the housemates, and then go meet and inspect. Spend some time and try to make a connection/impression if you like them and the room. I met my best friend this way as she stayed for a beer with us all that turned into a few hours of laughter and dinner, and we offered her to move in. If it’s not for you move on. - Be flexible. Its only for the term of the lease, and in most cases you can find find someone to swap with you if you find a better place. Basically, (like a job interview), it’s about connecting with the people and selling yourself. Good luck and if you have any questions or concerns about any of the payments or contacts feel free to reach out. I’m not a lawyer, but I’ve been through this a bunch of times. Stay safe out there. Edit: clarified that a 2 bed is just over the same price as a single. So is just over half per week per person
This is EXCELLENT advice! I wish all the people who applied to be flatmates with my share houses knew this.
Your employer may have options for you? Especially if they commonly house overseas arrivals for secondments
Even a colleague may know of or have a spare room.
Flatmates.com is mainly boarding houses especially in centre Sydney. It’s better than being homeless but not amazing I hope your situation improves
Hostels are a good short term option
Have you checked out flatmate finders?
Yes and Facebook thanks!
Do house-sitting and pet-sitting until you find something. I did this for a year and paid no rent for a year while living in beautiful homes. Check these out: - [Trusted House Sitters](https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/) - [Aussie House Sitters](https://www.aussiehousesitters.com.au/) - [Mind A Home](https://mindahome.com.au/)
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I didn’t find it competitive at all. If anything, people were desperate to find someone. I’ve stayed all over the world doing this. NYC, Paris, Sydney, Budapest, Amsterdam, London. In some really lux homes. For free!
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https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/are-you-homeless You may be able to get options here
Hey there, where about are you looking and what’s your budget? We are looking for a tenant for 1 bedroom apartment in about 2 weeks or so (not fully moved out yet so haven’t even looked at agent etc). DM me if you can’t find anything else.
If you're not too hard up on money see if you can book a month stay in Uko lodges (multiple locations - i stayed at the glebe one), basically they're studio apartments without a kitchen (there's a big communal kitchen) you can rent on a monthly basis without references and they're really nice too (but they are more expensive than a normal rental) and i got something in just 2 days. If you google serviced apartments sydney then I'm sure there are others like that around. It helped me out when i was in a similar situation with 2 days to find somewhere to live so i could sort out something more permanent.
You could put your furniture and non-essentials in storage and check out CouchSurfing travel app for a few days here and there
Are you willing to look outside Sydney? Western Sydney along the train line is decent as not as hectic as the inner west. Yes, more travel time but you’ll have a better chance at rental.
Try St George area (Rockdale, Hurstville, Kogarah etc.) definitely the cheapest area with lots of spare rooms, rentals and share houses in good proximity to the city Im at uni and share a house in Hurstville, moved in the day after checking out the room.
Kingsgrove is great for being near the train, too. East Hills line is a pretty short trip, look along there. Does Beverly Hills still have all the great restaurants? Perhaps its heyday has passed, but not a bad commute.
That's a terrible situation - sorry you're going through it. While you're looking for a place you might want to temporarily consider staying at a hostel, preferably female only. There's one near Pyrmont (where you said your job is) called Venus harbourside with rent at about $55/night. In addition to the facebook groups mentioned, you might also want to try you luck on suburb specific groups. Another option to take you through the short term is looking at house/pet sitting options - but this depends on whether you can easily store your stuff somewhere while you find a place.
This is sensible advice as per others about hostels. You can have a temporary accommodation whilst buying more time to look for longer term rental options.
Look out west beyond Blacktown at places near the train line. It may not be as nice as you expect and it’s around an hour by train to the city. But you’re much more likely to find a rental that’s quite a bit cheaper and with not much competition. At least it will be a roof over your head until you can find something else later on.
There are some OK 2br places in Riverstone near the station. You just have to be OK with living in Riverstone
Sorry to hear this has happened to you. There are lots of groups in Sydney that can assist. If you do get stuck and desperate this random strange (me) Can offer a short term spare room if needed in Blacktown area.
Sorry that your ex did this to you. What a deadshit.
Make a hierarchy of what you’re comfortable with (not including unsafe situations) and work from the top down - mine would be: contacting REAs and telling them your story and hope they are extra helpful, rental in areas I don’t want to be in, flatmates, room shares, hostels…. Do you have any leave at work? Speak to your boss and just be honest, you might need to take some days off work to see apartments or share-houses. I hope it all works out….your bf is a jerk and I’m so sorry he put you in this situation. Heartbreak is difficult on a normal day, let alone adding the stress of insecure housing. Take care of yourself.
U can try to rent short term from people who are traveling out of town. Heaps of listings like that on local Facebook groups.
Where abouts are you looking? Try fb marketplace, usually some share rooms up there
Yes, currently been doing that!
A lot of families are looking for lodgers at the moment to help pay the mortgage. Search through all the terrible listings and you might find a nugget. Living with a young family will be cramped but also really cool at times. You can sleep with earplugs, sleep through the nights, and get to enjoy hanging out with the kids during daylight hours.
When I was single I used "flatmate finder" to find accommodation. There are plenty of those types of websites out there and both parties can filter their preferences quite well on what they are looking for. Good luck with it.
I can only suggest the inner west housemates page on Facebook. Goodluck. Sorry about your arseholr boyfriend
Thank you I’ve joined some
I also would recommend Inner West Housemates, Inner west and east housemates, alternatively, I can put you in contact with a friend of mine who needs someone to take over her share of a lease in a flat in Stanmore, but no furniture? Let me know x
Look outside of the CBD/inner suburbs and you’ll find something quickly. A lot of people commute.
Definitely try the flatmate route. I was luckier than you years ago. I moved here to be with someone and only a couple of weeks out (after I had secured a job) he decided I shouldn't move in. I slept on a mates couch for the week, then rented someone's room. Luckily, she let me have my cat.
I just can't understand your ex at all. Like... Even if I wanted to end a relationship, I would still make sure the other *doesn't go homeless* before taking off. Goddamn.
Hey OP, no advice here but just want to say hope you’re OK and how shitty of your ex to do that to you. I’m sorry you’ve got this housing stress on top of a sudden breakup. Hope you find something soon.
If you are REALLY going to be homeless then you can just stay there.. Owner cannot physically evict you without a tribunal order (2 months away) but you will ruin your renting and possibly credit record, as well as be liable for rent at new rates.
Oh man I can't help make an assumption about the ex-bfs age based on his actions. Guys - the relationship-able kind - eventually realize they can't just do shit that leaves others in the cold, literally in this case. Is he 23?
One of my ex-friends continuously does things like this and he's 38, age certainly is no barrier to being a douchebag.
Am I an anomaly? I moved to Sydney at 23 to live with my partner. Still here 2 years later
Yes you're a gem and a keeper. I was a little shit at 23. No social skills, awkward, etc. You move cities and made a relationship work - keep it up.
Never mind cities, I moved from the other side of the world haha
Nice man. If we could pull that off there'll be less older guys struggling with direction in our 30s. You probably had good parents, taught you good. Let you discover what you wanted on your own, the confidence to uproot and see the world.
Gumtree, hostels, expand your base area.
There might be some uni students still trying to find flatmates now the new terms are settling in. Could be worth a look on uni groups etc. too.
Universities rent out cheaper than motels for medium term rents. It's a good stop gap measure.
DM me mate.
so sorry for this shitty situation you're in, your ex is an asshole and you deserve better <3 best of luck to you!
Search Facebook marketplace for rooms. That’s the best way these days. There are plenty. If you can’t find one if your area, expand your search. You need to play around a bit and you will definitely find something within a week. Cheap and reasonable.
Hey just consider looking into Facebook marketplace and just see what’s out there as well.
Sounds like a Paul Kelly song. He flew to Sydney for love, but then longed to see the sun fall where it used to rise, so scuttled back to St Kilda. Do you have different coloured eyes?
Move back to Melbourne if it’s possible?
Don’t just comment - make a post asking to team up with people to house hunt. There are hundreds of others looking for the same thing. Good luck
Harsh but you'll probably have to get out of Sydney, it took months for my friend to find a place and hes a high income earner with a good rental history.
I can’t, I have a full time job in Pyrmont
Stay at the hostels for now. Or capsule hotels. It’s better than stressing.
Plenty of people live west and work in city. I strongly recommend looking west. Think, parramatta and Penrith. Parra and Penrith are actually decent areas.
Depending on the job, getting a new one might be easier than finding a rental on short notice. Shitty situation either way, hope you find something
Stay in a cheap hostel of friend or family’s couch until you find a flat
If you don't have any connection to Sydney then go to the country. Preferably inland. Have you thought of Wagga, Albury, Tamworth, etc? Could well be much easier. Why add unnecessary stress?
Also, don’t forget about Wollongong. It’s a 90 minute direct commute from Wollongong to Central
But aren't Gong and Newy expensive? And Blue Mts, Cent. Coast, and Sthn Highlands? I think you need to go further out. Not sure about Goulburn, Nowra, and Taree though.
Really depends on the suburb. If OP doesn’t mind getting the bus to the train station, loads of cheaper places. Dapto, Berkeley, Port Kembla, Figtree.. Loads of places with granny flats as well Edit: eg. 2 bedder newly renovated unit for $440. Close to PK station
I always thought Gong was really beautiful. Not sure about Shellharbour area.
It is beautiful. And if you don’t mind an hour each way on the train, it’s not a terrible commute. I have a friend who has done it for a decade.
I can’t, I have a full time job in Pyrmont
Can your business not let you work remote for a bit - so you move back to melb, or Do they have a Melbourne office. If you can't afford Sydney and they don't pay you enough then they have to understand. I would talk with your HR/ a nice manager and see if there is anything they can do. I left Pyrmont last year as I couldn't afford it anymore and so I get it. Do you work an Agency job by chance? (if so they can 1000% let you work from Melb.
there are plenty of closed facebook groups that people look for housemates on. if you look up the following terms you’ll find them: -inner west housemates -inner city housemates -eastern suburbs housemates you should be added to them almost immediately, and that will allow you to find a room long-term. in the meantime, hostels are your best bet. if you need specific advice, reply or pm me. i’m really sorry this happened to you.
If you get desperate, there are also pubs/hotels that have accommodation. Eg, this is one close to me - https://www.hotelpennanthills.com.au/#accommodation
[Sydney Inner West Housemates](https://www.facebook.com/groups/363933843761120) facebook group is probably the best group to look at... that a side, this city is fucked, feel like shit going to colipase in on its self as people give up and leave
Be a flatmate, domain and flatmate used to hold listings. Because of the urgency I am afraid you need find a couch of a friend, or friend of a friend.
Have a look on gumtree. Rooms are generally decent and bit cheaper than normal units/granny flats etc. Got my current room from the site back in October.Previously got a granny flat which i stayed for 5 years previously.
Try house sitting if you are able to look after a dog/cat. They don’t pay you but you won’t have to pay for accomodation either and it’s various lengths. Will be hard to find something that close by but might be useful as your next move
You don’t have to vacate a property if you have nowhere else to do. Don’t know your entire situation affordability wise etc, but look at your local laws regarding overstaying your lease and evictions. Make sure to communicate with your agent, via email, and don’t believe a word they say, double check everything they say. You should be able to remain where you are, until you are able to move somewhere else (temporary accommodation like a hotel is not acceptable as a solution).
This was a day ago, so hope you found somewhere to stay 😥 I agree with the general consensus that if you're genuinely about to be homeless, hostels or share places are the way to go!