sreer1

I rented in Leopold for a few years, initially paying an affordable $450 per week for a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with a garage. That was before the rent suddenly skyrocketed to $510.

Frankly, this increase feels completely unjustified. The suburb offers little in return no meaningful infrastructure, limited amenities, and an overwhelming amount of ongoing estate developments with no real value added to the community.

During my time there, my daughter’s bike was stolen, my car was vandalised, and some local troublemakers even set fire to a council tree on the nature strip.

Perhaps the rising rent reflects increased insurance premiums due to the area's growing crime rate who knows? Either way, it's not worth your time or money.

Say what you will about Corio, but at least this kind of things doesn't happen there on a daily basis.