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A dog lead, a cat carrier and a set of keys on the floorboards just inside the front door of a rented house.
Pet-Friendly Home

Renting with a pet in Australia

The rules changed and a lot of renters have not caught up.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
Rubber gloves, a bucket, a cloth and a scrubbing brush on a bare kitchen benchtop above an empty drawer.
Cleaning

End of lease cleaning: the jobs that decide it

The standard is not spotless. It is the condition the place was…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A laptop, keys, a mug and a stack of unopened envelopes on a kitchen bench in morning light.
Moving House

Changing your address: who to tell and when

Some of these have a legal deadline, some cost you money if…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
An empty rental living room with bare timber floorboards and a set of keys left on the windowsill.
Moving House

Getting your bond back

Your bond is not held by the agent, and it is not…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A child's bed made up with familiar bedding beside a stack of unopened moving boxes in a bare room.
Moving House

Moving house with kids

Moving day itself is the short part. The fortnight either side is…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A blank year wall planner on a kitchen wall with coloured magnets and sticky notes, and a pen on the bench below.
Family Organisation & Planners

Setting up the family year in January

Two hours in January prevents most of the year's household admin problems.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
An open school bag on a kitchen floor with crumpled notes spilling out, and an empty tray on the bench above.
Family Organisation & Planners

The school-year calendar setup that stops missed notices

Notices get missed in the gap between the app, the email and…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
Four sorted piles of paper documents on a timber floor with a closed document container beside the smallest pile.
Family Organisation & Planners

The family paperwork system: what to keep and for how long

Most household paper can go. A small set must never be thrown…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team