We are currently preparing to move to HK. We have been there a few times, so we think we have a good idea what we are getting into :P Now we have a few practical questions on the move itself. Appreciate if you all can help clarifying some of them
1. for renting an apartment, seems like in HK it is more common to only involve 1 agent? Or should we find our own agent to avoid conflict of interest?
Also, seems like it is normal that landlord and us split the agent fee i.e. it is not common that the landlord pays all if you rent for x years + above $x rent?
2. read that most property search websites are not very reliable because of old/fake advertisement. So wanted to check if it is reasonable to expect about HK$30-35K rental for 2 bdr 700-800 sqf apartment on HK Island near a MTR station?
3. how reliable is the trip planner from the MTR website especially during peak time? Was just checking Tseung Kwan O to Central is 26 min. We try to keep the daily commute to around max 45 min, so this seems like a good alternative. Although we understand location is largely driven by the availability of the school....
4. are enrichment classes widely available in HK e.g. like in almost every mall?
5. anyone knows if there are certain neighborhoods with some more Dutch speaking kids/people? We hope our son can continue to learn some Dutch
Thanks in advance for your help!