I got into my mini-flat today where I live during the week in London (work reasons) and there's a letter under the door, the landlord is selling up, to be fair this was mentioned last June when I took the initial 6 month lease.
Thing it the place costs me buttons (£280 a month), it's only a single bed-sit style affair but in a really nice area - Turnham Green, off Chiswick High Road.
I've got until the end of April to find somewhere, but could do with it costing a similar amount and being in a similar area.
Whats Lambeth/Clapham like? out of curosity
I think clapham is quite nice.
Good answer, I take it you live there
Clapham ain't bad, but it is South of the Moat.... 😉
Turnham Green is a nice part of town, Marlborough Crescent especially (I know people there!)
I suppose one question is, where do you work and how do you commute? That can add/change the cost equation quite a bit!
I work in Victoria and ride to work 85% of the time, so no biggie there.
Just would like a nice enough area after living in Stamford Hill for 9 months 😯 prior to this place
Ah, SW1, eh? My part of town.
Have you considered looking at the likes of Barnes? Nice ride in aloing the river, through Chelsea of a morning. Not much different to Chiswick/TG in terms of cost.
There is very little cheap housing in Barnes, much more in Chiswick. Clapham is great as are parts of Lambeth, other less so. If you like it where you are look at Hammersmith, Shepherd's Bush and Acton, there is a fair demand for rooms to let from BBC freelancers so should be plenty of supply.
On the search 😀
You could always try a little further west - Brentford?
Did your downstairs neighbour receive the same letter ?
off turnham green!, lived in chiswick for the last 3 years
have now moved to brentford, its not as nice
Northfields is good, west end in under 1/2 hour, Cwmcarn in under 2 hours. Cheaper than Chiswick but loads of great local eateries and pubs.
Thinking about it, I've now lived here longer than anywhere I've lived since I was a kid, so it must be good!
flatshare with the below neighbour in another nice area? 😉
£280 a month
Wow, I used to live near there and my lodgers paid close to twice that.
If you're single use your charms on Kingston students and you'll have a bed and bonk every night FOC.
[Good answer, I take it you live there]
No brixton, not so far from there though.
Hhhmm..can't get this quote thing to work