Renting in London

ArmyofHarmony said:
You might want to consider Essex.

There are places in Wood green, Arnos grove, Battersea etc that are affordable.

I live in Barons court... 400 a month plus bills in a flat share
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Seven Sisters :cool:

Bit ropey but cheap as chips, lived here 18 months or so and never had a problem! Best commute you'll get as well into the City - everyone gets off at SS so I usually get 2-3 seats to myself every morning :cool:
 
Just been calculating it with the wife. Both of us will be working by the way, apologies for the late answer to that question.

Heres the catch. To cut down costs, we wont be going out much, not that we do anyways. Furthermore we would need to get a place close to where we work, which would mean forking out the extra cash on rent.

Either way if we dont live close we'll probably end up paying the same amount each month with rent + travel costs. Hope that made sense.

Anyways, Im shattered and thought Id let you guys know that Ive decided to go ahead with it. The wife is going to start looking for jobs up in london too.

Will post more info tommorrow when Ive got my brain back into gear.

Night folks and thanks for the advice so far :)
 
Wahey another Londoner :cool: Let us know when you look at places and no doubt we'll share our opinions, lol :p

Re: travel - bear in mind that your *whole* travel costs in London shouldn't ever exceed £100 a month (1 month zone 1-3 travelcard) - makes it very easy to budget for travel, plus you don't need a car at all :)
 
There are some nice parts of Borough (around the market and the high street) which would just be a 10 minute walk to work for you.
 
If your wife has a decent salary, you could probably afford it (whilst saving £10k per annum). That's unless of course you have a car, memberships/subscriptions, eat/drink out a lot, or have a lot of unexpected costs. I'd say go for it, especially if there's room for promotions.
 
Anything under 1-1.2k pcm is gonna be a poop hole. I let a place out in Reading for 1K a month, I'd expect to pay a LOT more in central London.

For what it's worth, 35K isn't much at all for the city. Not sure where you are in your career but I wouldn't consider it for anything under 70-80K pa. It's a big lifestyle hit.
 
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Rich_L said:
Seven Sisters :cool:

Bit ropey but cheap as chips, lived here 18 months or so and never had a problem! Best commute you'll get as well into the City - everyone gets off at SS so I usually get 2-3 seats to myself every morning :cool:
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North East represent!

For reference, I'm paying 660pm for a room in a 2 bed in Shoreditch. London Bridge is a 10 minute bus / half hour walk away.
 
daz said:
There are some nice parts of Borough (around the market and the high street) which would just be a 10 minute walk to work for you.
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Now that sounds like something Id be interested in.

*SPOILER: stupid question coming up*

King William Street, this is in Central London right where you've got all Oxford Street and what not?

Volcs, that apartment block looks really nice. How far would it be in relation to where Id be working? Walking distance(bearing in mind I like walking a lot) ?
 
If you go out of town a bit in areas where there is no tube the rents start to taper off. I can get into Victoria in 15 mins by train, but I'm not near a tube station and am in zone 3/4 I think (I seldom use Public transport).

You can find some relatively decent properties in SE/SW London for 500-1000 per month no worries, you just won't have a tube at your doorstep, but over ground trains or busses. Or go to NE London towards Seven Sisters or Enfield. NW London is expensive as is central and west london, East london you might as well go to essex otherwise you'll be pay "city" prices.
 
CLAWS said:
King William Street, this is in Central London right where you've got all Oxford Street and what not??
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Well, yeah, it's in Zone 1 (but it's probably about a 40 minute walk to picadilly circus). South Bank is just a short walk from Borough and London Bridge, with the Globe Theatre etc and walking along the Thames on a summers day is really nice. :)
 
I suppose one thing is do you actually want some of the benefits of living *in* London - it's all very well living outside and commuting in, but then I think you may as well just stay and work in Birmingham, or even commute from there :p Plus often commuterville rent is just as expensive as living in the city itself when you take into account travel, just with worse nightlife and less convenient :p
 
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