Wednesday, 19 June 2013

FINDING A FLAT IN LONDON



Living in London is really expensive, for sure. 
The rent is usually informed per week, for example £150/pw, which works out £600/pm. 
It is cheaper to look for a flat in existing shares or outside the city.


Where to look from? Here are some websites that offer reasonable priced flats:


SpareRoom helps people looking for a room find people with a room to rent. You can search for rooms 
in existing house shares, Studio flats or whole properties.


Free classified ads from UK - Agents and private landlords.
Similar to Finnish site Tori.fi


Similar marketplace like gumtree.


pictures from Airbnb


"Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether a flat for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries."

This is were I found my room from. It is more suitable for a short stay than for long stay, but you never know, someone might be renting their place even for a year or so... 
I draw the line to £500/pm and did not want to go over that. I was lucky enough to find a nice place in that price range, in Leyton and will move there in couple of days!!



7 comments:

  1. Just itsellä metsästys käynnissä! Tästä oli hyötyä, kiitsa!

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  2. I am from Spain and look for a flat in London... this help a lot!! Thank YOU!

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  3. hei! itsekin harkitsen syksyllä muuttoa lontooseen, joten kämpänetsintävinkeistä oli ehdottomasti apua, kiitos :) ja muutenkin kiitokset oikein inspiroivasta blogista, ja mahtavaa loppukesää lontooseen!

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    1. Heippa Juuli! Kiitos kommentista ja kiva kuulla että tästä oli apua, tsemppia etsintään! :)

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  4. Onko Lontoo ja Englanti oikeesti niin kalliita kuin kaikki sanoo? Mua kiinnostaisi kans asua siellä vähän aikaa mutta kuinka paljon siihen oikein tarvii rahaa? :/

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