r/MovingToLondon

Hey! While searching for a room for my friend, I found this property where the whole property was empty, and they are basically looking for tenants. I really want to connect with some female tenants who are also looking for rooms. My friend is coming here on September and it’ll be really great if the property had more female tenants.. please let me know in the comments. Thanks!

Hi there,

I am moving to London for a new job in a few weeks. Where do people recommend for getting cheap household supplies, cookware, duvets, pillows, sheets etc?

Thanks

Hi everyone! I’m moving to London from the US and was wondering how safe new cross station and goldsmiths university is? I’m 22 (f) and was wondering if it is safe to walk alone during the day/night and if the stations nearby are safe. I’ve heard st@bings are more common in London and wanted to hear opinions on that as well. Any tips or comments greatly appreciated!

Moving from the US to London soon and now getting into the fun part of finding a flat.

I’ll be working near Cannon Street in Central London and would ideally like to keep the commute to around 30 mins door-to-door.

My wishlist:

-Modern/newer building, ideally a high-rise

-1 or 2 bed around 650–700+ sq ft.

-Around £2,500/month, with some flexibility for the right place

-Gym + other decent building amenities

-Big windows and lots of natural light

-Safe, walkable neighborhood

-Good restaurants, pubs, cafes, shopping and general stuff to do nearby

-Parks or nice river walks would be a big plus.

Where would you look with this wishlist? Any specific areas or buildings/developments worth checking out (or avoiding)?
We are a couple in early 30’s.

My husband has been offered a position in London for us to consider. We are a couple in early 40s with children 15 and 12. We would be immigrating from Australia so the school years would be tricky. Our daughter is 15 - due to her current year 10 grades we have been advised she can skip GCSE and use her Australian marks for A level entry. She prefers a low stress environment for these even though she is a straight A student currently taking extension for all core subjects. Our son ( 12) will have to skip year 7 and be the youngest in Grade 8 in England. He is currently finishing year 6 ( last year primary school in Australia) He is average academically, likes sports and is a highly sensitive child.

Both children are diagnosed ADHD and work best in a school that is supportive low pressure and has good teacher retainment. My husband and kids have British citizenship. The company will pay rent, all associated moving cost and sort all my visas and job needs as well. I am after school suggestions and suburbs suggestions that meet there low stress needs are safe and easy transport for my husband to st James area. This will also be an opportunity for us to spend time with my husband’s family who all reside in northern England. I lived in London in my 20s in Acton, Maida vale, Queens park and West Hampstead although I am sure things have changed a lot. Bonus if any of them have easy commutes to a paediatric hospital for me to do some casual work. I don’t plan on working the first 6 months to help kids settle. Many thanks

Hi All,

Moving to London soon and will be taking a trip in the next month to start viewings.

Job is technically remote so could be anywhere in London (problem number 1), but want to be central enough to get into London to experience the city and do some activities like Warhammer meet-ups or gaming clubs.

Budget is max £2500/month for a 2 bed and looking for an apartment. It seems like Deptford and Woolwich are good options with solid transport and you can get a good amount of apartment for your money (as well as get out and into other places in under 45 mins). I've watched a lot of walking tour videos of the areas and being from the North, they look perfectly fine.

I am planning to book a place in Greenwich and visit these two areas on separate days. Before I start pulling the trigger, is there anywhere else I should strongly consider that would provide better space for equal London proximity?

Thoughts and opinions would be very appreciated

I'm incoming international student who found a flat near Whitechapel station. I'll study at Imperial so I'll use the district line in daily basis. The maps say it will be around 40 mins commute, but I want to ensure whether this line often experience major delays? And whether the tube usually over-crowded during peak hours or no? Thanks

We’d love some recommendations for where to buy in London to raise a family. We have a budget of around £1.3-1.5m and are looking for a spacious 3+ bedroom house, ideally Victorian or Edwardian, with a garden.

One slightly unusual requirement is that we’re planning on having an intergenerational home, with my parents-in-law living on the ground floor while my partner and I have the upper floors. So a house with a sensible layout and good-sized rooms is particularly important to us.

Our other priorities are:

• Good, accessible transport. My partner may work in East London in the future, although hopefully won’t be commuting every day, and I work remotely.
• Being close to a park, green space or river
• Good state schools
• A strong sense of community and somewhere that feels family-friendly
• Nice independent shops, cafés, markets etc. would be a bonus
• We’re an East Asian+British interracial couple, so we’d also really value somewhere diverse and welcoming. Sadly, this isn't something we can take for granted everywhere in the UK.
• We still want to feel connected to London rather than feeling like we’ve moved completely out of the city.

The areas we’ve particularly liked so far are Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Chiswick and Ealing, but we’re finding that our budget is a bit stretched for the sort of house we’d ideally want there.

We’re therefore starting to wonder whether we need to look a little further out, or perhaps at areas that are less buzzy/less fashionable but offer much more house for the money.

We’ve come to the realisation that we might be looking for a bit of a unicorn and are feeling quite lost about where to focus our search!

If you had £1.3-1.5m and these were your priorities, where would you look? Particularly interested in areas that might not immediately be on our radar.

Thanks!

29F - I am looking at moving to London for three months with a program my company hosts. Options for dates are October- Early Jan or April - June.

I want to use this time to explore the city and the surrounding countries. I have no strong preferences on weather (I am from Wisconsin in the US) but I want to get an understanding of how well I will be able to successfully explore the areas.

Additionally, any recommendations on where I should look for housing in the Paddington, Marylebone, or Notting Hill area?

Had some house viewings today. Current options are canary wharf which is cheaper but no lounge and confused on lively hood of area or Balham but some rooms don’t have desk space but has lounge. For young professionals/ masters students moving to London for the first time with a budget of £900 pcm per person does anyone have suggestions of which one to go for and other areas to look at.

I am soon shifting to Mile End and I am shifting for the first time out of uni so unaware about finding providers on my own. Especially wifi I am currently debating whether to just upgrade my voxi plan and use hotspot or pay for wifi as I am gonna work 5 days a week in the office.

All suggestions are welcome. Thanks

I’m moving to London soon and I’m struggling with whether to sign for a room I’ve found in Rotherhithe or take a short-term sublet and keep searching.

The room itself is probably the best part of the property. It’s a large attic room with its own en-suite, and the house also has a garden and parking. It’s an HMO with six people, so everyone has an individual tenancy and is only liable for their own rent, which is reassuring.

The property is also only a 9-minute walk from Canada Water station.

The problem is the communal space.

There is literally no living room or dining area. There’s a small conservatory behind the kitchen with one sofa for six people, and you have to walk through the kitchen to get to it. The kitchen itself is fairly small with limited cooking space, despite six professionals potentially coming home and wanting to cook around the same time.

Realistically, I’d probably cook, carry my food up two flights of stairs and eat in my bedroom most evenings. There also wouldn’t really be anywhere to have friends over or host anything.

I’m also unsure about Rotherhithe itself. It seems quiet and residential, and I’d need public transport for most things. Part of what appealed to me about moving to London was living somewhere lively where I could walk to restaurants, shops, cafés, barbers, pubs etc. I’ve been looking at places like Brixton, Stockwell, Clapham, Peckham, Camberwell and similar areas.

I only need to be in the office in Southwark twice a week, so I’m starting to wonder whether I’m placing too much value on the convenient commute.

Would you take the security of the Rotherhithe room because the bedroom/en-suite is good, or get a short-term sublet for a month and keep searching for somewhere with a proper communal space and a livelier area?

I’m mainly worried about turning down a perfectly decent option and then struggling to find something better, but equally I don’t want to sign and immediately regret compromising on the actual experience of living in London.

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The room is 959 pcm + bills

What’s this area like for a single female relocating there? Would you consider it safe and well-equipped with facilities? I’m thinking of finding a place along the southeastern line.

We’ve found a 2-bedroom flat that we really like and are seriously considering putting in an offer. It seems to have excellent transport links, which is a big positive for us, but we’d really appreciate a more comprehensive and honest view of the area before making such a significant decision.
We’re in our 30s, so we’re interested in things like quality of life, safety, restaurants/cafés, green spaces, transport and commuting, schools and future family life, and property value/resale potential.

Hello everyone! I (late 20s female) am moving to London for work. Office is in Marylebone, and I’ll have to commute daily. I have a budget of £1,700-2000 for a one bedroom flat. I’m looking for areas that are safe, within my budget and an easy commute to the office (max 30-45 minutes), using the Tube.

Thank you all in advance for your suggestions!

Hey guys, summer's ending, alas! I am looking for a place in Uxbridge, West London or somewhere in Central. I am open for house shares, flatshares, and even roomshares. I am a basic guy but quite mannerful and polite. I'm 23 currently. Out of uni but no full-time job. I do small stints and part-time jobs. Rent payment won't be an issue as I'm supported by family. I don't mind sharing bathroom, etc. If any help can be provided, I would really appreciate it. My budget is as cheap as possible but ofc can go up to 900. Thanks everyone.

Any website suggestions? Any area suggestions to move into in Central London? Any room offers? 😭

Sorry for any mistakes, it's my first Reddit post.

Hi! I might be starting a job near Canary Wharf soon and I’m trying to figure out which areas would be good to live in.
I’m in my early 20s and would ideally like somewhere lively/social and safe, with an easy commute to Canada Water, while still being reasonably close to Central London.
My salary would be around £35k, but I’ll also have some financial support from my family, so I’m considering a budget of roughly £1,300–£1,500 pcm for a room in a flatshare.

Hi guys, 21F here and moving to London with a couple of uni friends(both girls and the same age) in about 6 months. We aren't based in London, so we don't really know much about the different areas. We've all been quite a few times and especially love Clapham, Notting Hill, West Hampstead, and pretty much all of Kensington and Chelsea, but probs can't afford to live in the insanely nice bits lol. We also put quite a bit of importance on a nicer area rather than an insanely nice flat, as safety is a priority, and we all do morning runs, so it would be nice to have a pretty area to run. 2 of us will have internships in Canary Wharf, and one will be doing her master's at LSE.

Our budget is around 5k in total; we would prefer to stay under, but ik London rent is insane. We are gonna book some viewings soon to see what we can get, but coming here for some advice on areas as well as any insight into transport links? We are totally ok with a bit of a long commute as we are pretty used to it.