Moving to London

2013-06-10 07:41:58

#1

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6984|Scotland

Hey all, long time no see/speak/blah. It's been a while, and I've been enjoying life.

I'm not going to ask if I've missed much, because I surely have.

So, I'm moving to London at the end of this month, permanently, and I was wondering what advice, if any, can be given on areas to live in London. Advice is not limited to that, that's just my main priority for moving down there. The plan is to couch surf for a week until I've found a nice place to call home. I do intend to flat share (as much as I can afford a two bed flat for myself, I'd rather save the cash for other stuff). My offices are located in Camden, so I would preferably want to look North of London.

I was looking at Islington, Holloway, Camden (but not a huge fan, and stupid premium prices). I'm not very clued up on where to look for places in London, hence why I'm asking for advice. Any other London advice appreciated.

Cheers!

2013-06-10 10:28:21

#2

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6919|Devon, England

If no one has good advice for you from here, then I know someone who recently moved there for her job and probably spent a lot of time looking in to the process, so I can ask her if you get nothing from BF2s.

Also, congrats on the success!

Last edited by FFLink (2013-06-10 10:28:31)

2013-06-10 10:32:23

#3

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5814

Watch out for the Muslim patrols.

2013-06-10 10:36:18

#4

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6944

I guess that frogbeats stuff really kicked off aye

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2013-06-10 13:50:20

#5

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6381|what

I think Holloway is where Uzique studies.

2013-06-11 02:52:52

#6

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6984|Scotland

Cybargs wrote:
I guess that frogbeats stuff really kicked off aye

Different job, different life, clean slate. Frogbeats was fun, but I don't see it coming to London with me.

@ FFLink - Yeah that'd be grand, hearing other people's experiences is what I need now to situate myself.

2013-06-11 02:55:10

#7

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5814

Also watch out for Sharia courts.

2013-06-11 02:58:25

#8

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6984|Scotland

Noted

2013-06-11 02:59:23

#9

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5814

Be careful of the CCTV's too.

2013-06-11 03:01:32

#10

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,814|6334|eXtreme to the maX

AussieReaper wrote:
I think Holloway is where Uzique studies.

Nah, Holloway is a, fairly shitty, area of north London.

'Royal Holloway' is out by Heathrow airport, its not even inside the M25.

Re OP:

Its a long time since I was in London, Loot magazine was the place to fix up flat/house shares, if you can't do it through your company or personal contacts.
You will get stiffed on the deposit, so just say goodbye to it as it leaves your hands.

Fuck Israel

2013-06-11 03:10:48

#11

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6984|Scotland

Dilbert_X wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
I think Holloway is where Uzique studies.
Nah, Holloway is a, fairly shitty, area of north London.

'Royal Holloway' is out by Heathrow airport, its not even inside the M25.

Re OP:

Its a long time since I was in London, Loot magazine was the place to fix up flat/house shares, if you can't do it through your company or personal contacts.
You will get stiffed on the deposit, so just say goodbye to it as it leaves your hands.

Now there's several "flat share" websites, however trusting them is pretty hard when you get shit like "PRFESIONALS WANTED, NICE FLAT MATES" as ads.

Personal contacts are pretty much 0 down in London, I know people who reside there, but none that know of people looking to flat share.

Company I haven't asked yet, I'm sure they'd be more than helpful, just a pain with communication as I'm not down there already.

Deposit is not a concern, I expect at least £1k deposit anyway (closer to 1.25k) and that's fine with me. I put down close to the same here in Glasgow.

2013-06-11 03:15:36

#12

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,814|6334|eXtreme to the maX

Try here.
http://loot.com/
http://loot.com/property/rooms-and-sharers

Chances are you'll be bunking with Al Qaeda-aligned illegals and Nigerians with AIDS, bad luck. Probably an upgrade from Glasgow though.
If it says 'DSS welcome' forget it.

Fuck Israel

2013-06-11 03:28:32

#13

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6984|Scotland

Dilbert_X wrote:
Try here.
http://loot.com/
http://loot.com/property/rooms-and-sharers

Chances are you'll be bunking with Al Qaeda-aligned illegals and Nigerians with AIDS, bad luck. Probably an upgrade from Glasgow though.
If it says 'DSS welcome' forget it.

I highly doubt that will be the case. Finding professionals who require another flat mate isn't exactly hard. I've already found potential flats, it was more a case of "where" I should be looking.

2013-06-11 03:29:31