Renting in London

daz said:
Ouch :o
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Tell me about it - however it's quicker than taking public transport! I leave early in the morning it only takes about 45mins. Coming home varies, however it's more pleasant that being stuck on a train and having to change trains/tubes.
 
I've got a bit of a quandry for the next couple of years. Going to be working in Blackfriars, but for the first three months will be studying in Canary Wharf. Going to be living with a current housemate next year who will be in Bloomsbury. Obviously will want to be convenient for the JL for Canary Wharf but if I'm somewhere with a train link to Waterloo that will make the Blackfriars bit easy. Any ideas? Was thinking Wandsworth/Clapham/Earlsfield.

Sorry for the slight hijack op :p
 
Easy, live in Docklands!

V. easy for Canary Wharf (obviously) - for Blackfriars get the DLR to Bank and walk to Blackfriars with everyone else - it's less than a mile :)

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Rich_L said:
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
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Opportunities are kind of pants around here. Taking this job would mean playing a pivotal role in a new initiative with strong chances of progression. Therefore I would definitely want to work in london, even if it is just for a space of 3-4 years.

Rich_L said:
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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See now this is what the wife and I were calculating. Although we would both be earning, we want to reduce costs as much as possible whilst reducing hassle as well. Hassle would come in the form of all the travelling and what not. This is why Im being quite obtuse about living within walking distance of where I work. Probably sounds silly but Im willing to pay the extra on rent if it means I dont have to rush around catching buses or trains/tube trains.
 
CLAWS said:
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) ?
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King William street is in the City - Oxford street isn't in the City it is in the west end.

The apartments linked to above are in East London - if you want to walk to work you'd need to look at areas like Borough and London Bridge (though don't venture too far south of the river round there)
 
Rich_L said:
Easy, live in Docklands!

V. easy for Canary Wharf (obviously) - for Blackfriars get the DLR to Bank and walk to Blackfriars with everyone else - it's less than a mile :)

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Yeah Docklands would be good for me, as would Canada Water, but how about getting to Bloomsbury? Plus my housemate has an aversion to South-East London, thinks he's going to get stabbed :p
 
DLR to Bank -> Central Line should get you there easily enough.

Usually I wouldn't recommend the Docklands as I find it a bit weird (all the new builds and chain pubs/restaurants are a bit characterless IMHO), but it would probably suit your requirements quite well. :)
 
Agreed on the character side of things, although I do like all the big shiny skyscrapers :p.

Think Earlsfield is looking a pretty good bet at the moment, will have to do some more research.
 
:p I have an aversion to South West London, having always lived in N/NE London it just seems sooo far away :D Not to mention going out there and having to get umpteen night buses to get home, lol

It is quite funny really, everyone in London usually thinks their area is the best and anywhere else is miles away and very inconvenient, hehe :p
 
Rich_L said:
:p I have an aversion to South West London, having always lived in N/NE London it just seems sooo far away :D Not to mention going out there and having to get umpteen night buses to get home, lol

It is quite funny really, everyone in London usually thinks their area is the best and anywhere else is miles away and very inconvenient, hehe :p
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Tube connections are the make or break for me, which is why Eastern NE and SE London are no-gos, I like being able to have contingency travel plans should my usual route have issues.
 
Yeah true - why I like where we live so much (N15), Seven Sisters for Victoria line, NR into the City, Turnpike Lane for Piccadilly line, and well served by buses I've found, certainly for the City/West End :)
 
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