Moving to London

Posted: Thursday the 4th August 2005 at 15:40:

Moving to London

Hi, my friend and I are making plans to move to London in October and we were looking for some advice on renting properties. Are there any pitfalls / things to look out for when dealing with agents or landlords?

As we are two single 25 year old we are looking for an exciting area to live in. Any ideas on where the best places to live in London are? Ideally in zone 2/3.

We would really appreciate some help and any advice that you could give.

Thanks!

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Victoria Barnett

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Posted: Friday the 5th August 2005 at 11:29:

Zone 2 I think Camden is pretty exciting (includes areas of Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill, Kentish Town, Hampstead, Swiss Cottage). The only massive downfall is finding out where to live, there are some parts which are very cheap but very tough to deal with if your not use to life on an estate, but then there are parts which are very nice and picture perfect but highly expensive. Ultimatley you should go for somewhere that sits in between like the appartments at "50 Holmes Road" (search the net for further info) what you will find is that the appartments are amazingly beautiful, the price is ok to rent or buy and the area is not too bad. Plus you are in walking distance of Hampstead Heath, Camden Canal, Camden High Street, Regents Park and Primrose Hill

catarina

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Posted: Friday the 5th August 2005 at 14:32:

Hello

I am catarina, a portuguese girl and I am also moving to London in October. I have found some very nice flats to share since renting a place in London coul be very expensive. You could go to the london flatshare site and place a n add and I am shore you get a lot of answers. If you need any help or If you both haven´t find a place to stay feel free to email me at guerreiro25@hotmail.com, since i am moving to London to, we can help eachothers out!

Best Of LucK

Catarina

City Dweller

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Posted: Thursday the 27th October 2005 at 15:25:

Try www.gumtree.com Camden is cool but prety expensive. I'm looking for the same sort of place but am on a budget were looking at Stratford only a short distace to Shoreditch and pretty cheap.

Alex_25

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Since: Nov 2005

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Posted: Friday the 11th November 2005 at 07:23:

Hi, I lived in london for a while. I used the service of www.moveandstay.com
They provide many types of apartment which is not too expensive. And also various chioces available. You should try to check their website, I think it can help you save time and budget.

Hope you has a great time in London

whuggie

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Since: Jan 2006

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Posted: Thursday the 19th January 2006 at 16:56:

Hello,
I too am looking to move to london soon. I am a graduating senior from Uni and would be both moving to London and looking for a job.
Everybody says just go.

What advice would I need to make this move?

roccosalata

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Posted: Sunday the 28th May 2006 at 12:03:

Hello. I am fairly new to this forum.

I am an actor originally from the United States, but currently living and working in Madrid, Spain.

I have both US and EU citizenship and am bilingual in English and Spanish.

I am interested in moving to London within the next year and am beginning my research now.

I would need to find a fairly reasonable place to live and some other stuff.

Sharing a room in a flat or house or any other type of cost effective student housing would all be okay.

I plan on working as an actor and taking theatre classes.

I do not drink or form part of the rowdy nightlife, so any neighborhood with cheap housing and good access either by walking or metro will be fine. Maybe inside zone 1 or 2.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Rocco

Kfactor

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Posted: Sunday the 19th August 2007 at 11:54:

Have a look at www.headstart2london.com they give advice on general areas and also have links to good rental websites.

all the best Happy

Tvbl

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Posted: Monday the 20th August 2007 at 07:47:

YOu will start in london ...her is the right man for you

i can recommend him...try it

http://www.tvbusinesslounge.com/inlondon/

asafseo

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Since: Aug 2007

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Posted: Wednesday the 22nd August 2007 at 13:17:

you can find lots of information on this site:
www.gatewaysmoving.com

Amin saleh

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Posted: Wednesday the 22nd August 2007 at 17:09:

Actually my advice to you is to reside in the west end of London since it has some remarkable places to visit and It's located on the heart of London.

Speehless

Reginka

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Since: Aug 2007

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Posted: Saturday the 25th August 2007 at 20:02:

Hiii

I'm from Rus and dreaming to move to London Happy

I'm crazy about England

gaweile81

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Since: Jan 2008

Posts: 1

Posted: Tuesday the 1st January 2008 at 23:14:

I am also looking to move from Chicago to London sometime soon. I am in my mid twenties and would love some advice from those who have moved.
Where to live?
What to do?
Costs?
Etc...

Thanks so much and have a wonderful new year.

Gretchen

moving2london

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Posted: Sunday the 27th January 2008 at 03:44:

Hey DaisyDuke,

I hope you have a great time in London too.
You should check out;

www.moving2london.com

For tips on moving to and living in London.

Nick

Sooz

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Since: Jan 2006

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Posted: Wednesday the 30th January 2008 at 11:04:

hiya, you've made a great choice in coming to london - its such a great place to be. i lived in clapham for a few years. its very young and lively there. try and aim for the clapham common area as that is nicest it gets not as nice towards the north particularly beyond clapham north towards stockwell - wouldn't recommend that too much. islington is trendy, but i'm not that keen as its just too busy but that's just personal taste. if you have the budget and like it a bit cleaner and greener try st johns wood, chalk farm, primrose hill - all lovely areas.

i reckon you need to bank on paying £125+ per week for a nice place and certainly £150pw isn't that rare either - hope you manage to get well-paid jobs!

Good luck and enjoy the city...

Louinthecity

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Posted: Wednesday the 22nd October 2008 at 12:36: