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Five closed cardboard moving boxes of different sizes stacked on bare floorboards in an empty room, with afternoon light across the floor.
Family Budgeting

What moving house actually costs, beyond the truck

Every quote you get prices the truck. The costs that actually catch…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A plain round white smoke alarm mounted on a white ceiling, seen from below with soft daylight across it.
Household Tech

Your smoke alarm has an expiry date, and Queensland has a deadline

There is a date printed on the back of your smoke alarm.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A plain brushed metal kitchen tap dripping into a stainless steel sink, seen close in with a single drop caught mid-fall.
Moving House

Rental repairs: what counts as urgent and what to do when nothing happens

The clock does not start when you notice the problem. It starts…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A dim bedroom at dusk with a wide open window on one side and an open internal door on the other, making a path for air to move through the room.
Household Bills & Energy

Why the house is still hot at 10pm when it cooled down outside

It is 24 degrees outside and 29 in the lounge room. The…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A timber wardrobe pulled away from a pale bedroom wall, showing the dark gap of air between it and the skirting board.
Cleaning

Mould behind the wardrobe: the winter problem that is not a leak

It appears on the south wall, behind the wardrobe, in winter. It…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
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
A flyscreen lifted out and leaning against a brick wall beside an open window, with a bucket and brush on the paving.
Cleaning

Flyscreens, windows and window tracks

These are three jobs that only work as one, in a specific…

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 hooded litter tray with its flap removed, on a mat in a tiled bathroom corner with the door wedged open.
Litter & Toileting

Where to put the litter tray in a small home

A cat has five requirements for where a tray goes and they…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team