Can you live alone in London for up to £450 a month?
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Divisive Cotton
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ChrisFilter said:Probably a stupid question, but is the above possible to do, but with a decent standard of living?
As in not a complete shit hole, not in a properly rough bit, not completely minging with dry rot, rising damp, and fred and rose west for neighbours?
Be nice for it to be in zone 2, anywhere, north or south..
I just need to live alone but really can't afford much more than £450 a month..
Any advice? Any links? Any examples you've found because you like rising to a challenge?
Thanks champs
Yeah become a council tenant like me - £200 and a bit a month.
Oh, but Labour wants to get rid of all council tenancy by 2010!
Well, I didn't vote for them.
EastEnder
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Well I found a nice little 1-bed flat on stockwell road, 10 mins walk from the Albert. Nothing better than having your own kitchen, lounge, bathroom.... Everything in the fridge is MINE, ALL MINE!!! And I only ever have to clean up my own crap, and no one elses.
But I'm paying £780 + bills, which I guess is a little out of your price range.
You can get (ok-ish) studio flats in zone 2 for around the 550/600 mark (usually inclusive). For 450 you're probably looking at a bedsit with shared bathroom, that sort of thing.
But I'm paying £780 + bills, which I guess is a little out of your price range.
You can get (ok-ish) studio flats in zone 2 for around the 550/600 mark (usually inclusive). For 450 you're probably looking at a bedsit with shared bathroom, that sort of thing.
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dont be put off chris - i looked at two places in brixton both for £140p/w (i know its above your budget)
the first was a dingy brown one room thingy with the bedroom in a garage tacked onto the end of the house. the shower was a cubicle, the 'kitchen' was two electric rings, there were no work surfaces and the fridge was right in the middle of the room.
the second is the one i now live in which although small is perfectly formed with ok size bathroom, small kitchen, laminate flooring throughout. i'm about the sign the contract for the third year (with no rent increase).
so keep looking
i got mine from http://www.findaproperty.co.uk/
the first was a dingy brown one room thingy with the bedroom in a garage tacked onto the end of the house. the shower was a cubicle, the 'kitchen' was two electric rings, there were no work surfaces and the fridge was right in the middle of the room.
the second is the one i now live in which although small is perfectly formed with ok size bathroom, small kitchen, laminate flooring throughout. i'm about the sign the contract for the third year (with no rent increase).
so keep looking
i got mine from http://www.findaproperty.co.uk/
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Divisive Cotton said:
pretty sure thay can't get rid of council tenancies by 2010, i think what they want to do is outsource the management of council tenancies, to either almos, or to housing associations, the council would retain ownership but not manage them
having said that the councils shoud retain management responsibilities as well imho
From what you've told me Chris, I think it would be a good idea to organise your finances and be a bit stricter with yourself - you could afford more than £450 that way surely?
I dunno, easier said than done of course but I thought I'd point it out.
Good luck
I dunno, easier said than done of course but I thought I'd point it out.
Good luck
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jodal said:
1. Not a bad idea, but would be a while before I could feasibly move in, she might get freaked out if just moved in after a couple of weeks. Although the girl I fancy did just tell me I might have to marry her best friend for Visa purposes in about 6 months, so that solves that problem.
2. I might have to resign myself to this option.
3. There's only so much head you can give.
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SubZeroCat said:From what you've told me Chris, I think it would be a good idea to organise your finances and be a bit stricter with yourself - you could afford more than £450 that way surely?
I dunno, easier said than done of course but I thought I'd point it out.
Good luck
If I give up crack I could probably afford £800.
ChrisFilter said:
Exactly
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Which one?
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SubZeroCat said:Which one?
Chris, my advice is:
(1) hold out for the perfect, and stretch your finances upwards as you can (though obviously not too much). This may take time. Have you got it?
(2) Forget living alone, but be very choosy. Can you find somewhere (they exist, though probably not in zone 1/2) where the flatmate(s) are commuters....? I once lived in a place where 2 flat-mates were married, just rented the room as a place to sleep on weekdays when they were working, but their family home was miles away (Rhyl was one). Incidentally, they became two of my best mates.
(3) Share with people a bit older. I mean in attitude rather than (necessarily) age. This discounts some on here but you know what I mean. You need to share with people with the same attitude as you. When I was letting two rooms in my house, this was my pov. (I found two commuters [see above] but mainly because I'm near the North circular!)
(1) hold out for the perfect, and stretch your finances upwards as you can (though obviously not too much). This may take time. Have you got it?
(2) Forget living alone, but be very choosy. Can you find somewhere (they exist, though probably not in zone 1/2) where the flatmate(s) are commuters....? I once lived in a place where 2 flat-mates were married, just rented the room as a place to sleep on weekdays when they were working, but their family home was miles away (Rhyl was one). Incidentally, they became two of my best mates.
(3) Share with people a bit older. I mean in attitude rather than (necessarily) age. This discounts some on here but you know what I mean. You need to share with people with the same attitude as you. When I was letting two rooms in my house, this was my pov. (I found two commuters [see above] but mainly because I'm near the North circular!)
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Got 5 weeks.. and I could probably stretch to £550 dependent on how big this payrise is gonna be. The thought of spending all that much on fucking rent is horrible though.. it's sickening.
I really don't want to share, hate the thought.
Current flatmates are 27 and 33, and pretty mature, I'm just a bit weird when I'm home.. I don't want to see anyone. I'll even fucking listen by my door to here when they've left the kitchen so I can go in there
I really don't want to share, hate the thought.
Current flatmates are 27 and 33, and pretty mature, I'm just a bit weird when I'm home.. I don't want to see anyone. I'll even fucking listen by my door to here when they've left the kitchen so I can go in there
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Jazzz said:What are your rowing best times CF? I've just started at the gym down the road. 1:46 for 500m but hoping to improve (that was after a twenty-minute run) 21:03 for 10000m (after twenty minute cycle)
On full resistance I'd aim for 5000 in less than 20 mins.. you must be fucking superman, because I've been doing it 4 nights a week for 6 months and still can't go much more than that. I get completely dead legs after 5k as well and need to spend about 10 mins on something else to get rid of pins and needles.
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PS. Jazzz, don't do too much too quickly.. when I first started the triathlon traning I'd exhaust myself and it makes you less capable rather than more capable. for the first month I wouldn't go more than every other day.
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