Holland Park, Brisbane

Our lovely house has two levels: the lower level has only one tenant (Edward, 28) with its own space (kitchen, living room), the only things we share are the common outdoor areas (pool, garden, shed) and the washing machine (which is located in his bathroom downstairs). He is very quiet and thoughtful, so noise has never been an issue (and vice versa).

The upper level (the one we are advertising) has three very large bedrooms (all with built-in wardrobes), and very well equipped common areas: a large kitchen (with dishwasher, stove-top electric cooking and a brand new oven), a large outdoor, covered dining area (with 4-burner BBQ), a very large living room, a well-equipped bathroom (with both a shower, and a bathtub), and separate toilet. All of this in a modern, clean setting, with timber flooring throughout, and a lot of light! The house also features a beautiful pool in the garden (amazing that time of the year for cooling down).

The bedroom we are advertising (Room 2) is very large (16m2, see photos), it has a large, modern built-in wardrobe, as well as a built-in chest of drawers. It gets plenty of light during the day, but has blockout curtains for your afternoon naps. It overlooks the pool and the garden.

All of this set up in a quiet, very leafy neighbourhood and only a short drive to shops (Aldi: 6 minute drive, Woolworths: 7 minute drive), close to public transport (Park’n Ride on Logan Road, buses to Cultural Centre on Cavendish Rd), just a few minutes to the M3 motorway and straight into the CBD. It is also a great location to cycle to the city using the Veloway 1. If you like walking, running or mountain biking, we have several large parks nearby (e.g. White Hill reserve).

Additionally there is a garden shed and a lock up garage (currently used for storing all our push bikes), plus some more covered, off-street parking, and loads of on-street parking. And did we mention we have a vegetable garden (with chilis, aromatics, tomatoes and so much more)?

We are leasing the house through an agency (Place Bulimba). Our lease conditions requires any new tenant to be first approved by the landlord, and then to be added onto the lease. This does not mean you have to stay for the entirety of the lease, we are happy to discuss shorter periods as long as they are agreed upon in advance, or that we get sufficient notice. There is a 4-week bond, deposited with the RTA (as is standard).

The upstairs common areas are furnished with the essentials (fridge, dishwasher, electric oven, large leather couch, dinner table, outdoor table, 4-burner BBQ, hammock, etc.) but we can always accommodate more furniture in the common areas if you have some you’d like to bring. The rooms are not furnished, but we have two cars and are happy to offer some help moving or acquiring furniture if we can.

Rent does not include utilities, which are split equally between all the housemates (5-way with the downstair tenant, thus keeping the costs low). This includes electricity, water, internet and pool chemicals (the pool maintenance being already included in the rent). Note that the house has a small solar power system which takes care of some most the extra electricity cost for the pool (pump and chlorinator). In previous share houses, these costs were typically less than 20$ per person and per week.

Unfortunately, Bertrand is allergic to both cats and dogs, so pets are not welcome. He is also allergic to dust mites (yes, he is that fragile), so it is important to limit the amount of non-washable fabric items in the common areas (e.g. carpets).

The move-in date is flexible, the current housemate is looking to move out between the 15th of November and the 15th of December.