Hello on my way to Malta

Hello Wendy,

Welcome to Expat.com!

your topic has been moved on the Malta forum.

Thank you,
Christine

What I did was come over for  a few days about a month before moving, to find a place to live. I'd definitley recommend it especially with a child and dogs to manage.

I found the letting agents varied around dogs, some don't want to know, others are more helpful. I also found that there was more chance of dog friendly places in central or north areas, which may not be ideal for you if you end up working in the more built up areas.

Also you may not get a house, you may, but don't necessarily expect a garden. Most outside space here is on the roof of houses. And houses seem to be on several floors, so you'd have lots of steps. I ended up with an apartment with a huge terrace, which is my garden substitute ;-) my two dogs are fine with it so far.(They get 2 walks a day though)

I know you can pre book taxis from the airport, as I've done that in the past wehn coming here on holiday

I drove down, was a lot less daunting than I expected, and meant I have my car here and was much easier for bringing dogs and "stuff"

Hi, there will be large enough vehicles at the airport. To make sure you don't get 'taken advantage of price wise, when you exit the last arrivals door look to your slightly diagonal left and to the right of the ATM machines. There you will find a pre-pay taxi stall to get your taxi.
You may find that no one takes any notice of your CV's unless you are there to hand them in, in person. Also, it is very risky to rent without seeing. I too would recommend a visit first. Good luck.

I sent you a PM....   the company I work for needs dev's and they are a great company as far as malta goes.

me3512 wrote:

I sent you a PM....   the company I work for needs dev's and they are a great company as far as malta goes.

Hi, Could you PM me also as I work along Wendy and also moving to Malta as soon as my house is sold.

Many thanks

Namasta wrote:

Could some one recommend a good real estate company as I need to rent a house as I will also be bringing my toy poodles with me?

These are some of the biggest:
RE/MAX malta ( http://www.remax-malta.com/ )
Frank Salt ( http://www.franksalt.com.mt/ )
Simon Mamo ( http://www.simonmamo.com/ )
Dhalia ( http://www.dhalia.com/ )

Ken, PM me your number I have some contacts for you.

Jules