For those of you who have left the comfort of home, how have you found it.
I am seriously considering leaving the comfort of St Johns Wood and renting a place.
But at the moment I have really really cold feet
I’d really love to do it but then I think “what if I have to go back home or something?” or “What if I discover I cannot suddenly afford the rent and want to go back home but the house has been sold?”
What do you pay in terms of rent?
What is the monthly estimate for bills, council tax and all that malarkey?
So from my understanding you are still living with parents? when you move out on your own for the first time there is a feeling of nerves and excitement. I moved out only in 2004, then moved in with a couple of girls in devon for a house share, but after 5 months there i had had enough and so moved to London for better prospects and a new scene.
I was lucky cos i moved in with my now partner and shared the cost of rent, and bills, even though i pay more rent than he does.
we live in a flat in Notting hill, which is part private part pcha. I would imagine that for you it is going to be a lot cheaper if you share with a load of peeps, so that you can keep your costs down.
If you decided its not for you and move back, why would the house have been sold?
St Johns Wood has a hot rental and real estate market. Plus for 10 mths of the year the only people present in the house are me and my mum (everyone else lives abroad) so they might feel that since the house is going to be empty they might as well let it out or sell it
i not only got up and left home, i left the country and came to university in england!
you will absolutely love the freedom, and if you dont have your sights set on a mansion, then it need not be expensive.
if your an easy to get on with kinda person, a house share is ideal.
good place to look is gumtree.com (allot of aussies use it)
or just local papers.
depends where u wana move to, where do u work, do u have many friends locally that youd like to see often.
is there any particular place youd like to live or like the look off etc
it can be difficult living with people you maybe dont know at first, but if u dont like it, u just move sumwhere else
it can be quite unsetling (ive lived inmore places in the last 5 yrs than allot of people would have in their lifetimes) but also exciting, lifes worth living, so get out of the family nest and spread ur wings!!
Oh ginger, you do seem to know rather too much about rent boys…
chocfawn, I’ve just moved out of London to a rather nice (and affordable house). You seem to be asking about ‘taking the plunge’. That’s a question you have to ask yourself if you’re ready for. We can’t always be standing still can we? You have to make some forward progress.
With regards to number of people, the more people in the house, the more hassle it is, and the less likely you are to remain on good terms - as a GENERAL rule.
Do you know if you want to rent a property on your own or if you want to rent a room in a house share?
The first thing you need to do is work out how much you want to pay each month and then see what your options are. Most agencies will do a reference check on you and you’re rent payment should not be more than 40% of your salary.
I live quite close to you (NW6) and I’ve also worked in property in NW6 (West Hampstead) so can give you a fair idea of what you’d expect to pay.
I sometimes rent out my spare room for £400 pcm inclusive of bills. That’s pretty cheap and you can expect to pay anything from that to £700 pcm for a double room. The more people sharing the property the cheaper it should be.
For a 1 bedroom flat, you’d expect to pay about £1,000 per month excl bills. As for bills, monthly you should allow approx £200 for council tax, gas, electric and water rates.
If you want more detailed advice, feel free to PM me.
Am already renting £300 a month all in with 3 other people. It’s good fun, social, I don’t have to think about stocking up the loo roll as thats not my job.
The thing is that nothing is wrong with my current place… I’m just running out of space, bike gear everywhere, spare fuel tank on the landing and I’d really like a garage for the bike for the winter.
The scary part is leaving nice people only to then end up with scrotes… taking a leap doesn’t get any easier.
I have spent all this week looking. I even postponed my DAS so I could look as I was pretty keen to get out into the world of rent
Long story but my bikes are causing problems with my family amongst other things. If I go out even on the little 125 I dont think anyone gets any sleep till I get back in the wee hours
They dont want me to leave but I have to for my own sanity
I looked in Willesden Green as a Saffa mate of mine said it is pretty chilled up there (NOT). I didnt like it. I want somewhere which is pretty close to home but as everyone seems to be a looney of some sort I think I am better off buying in the outskirts of London for now
Let me summarise my week
I looked at a lovely apartment in Chelsea but was instantly freaked out when the girl who was advertising spoke at great length about her father who had passed away in the particular bedroom I would be in
The second place was the shared house with a few swastikas dubbed here and there (I kid you not)
In another place I can swear I saw a rat run across the room
