SOCCERROO FOX Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 It's not a bedsit... it's a flat! It wasn't in referenence to your comment just a general statement
ajthefox Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 I've just signed for a house with 4 mates for next year in Sheffield and we're each paying 292 per month, that includes a phone line, a basic sky package and broadband. Monthly bill for water, gas and electricity is supposedly around about £25 a month.
WardyisPukka Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 There's a slight chance I may end up in North London for a year soon, and I reckon I'll do well to find somewhere for £150 a week with bills. At the moment I pay £350 a month in Eastbourne, which is grim for a student. And that's without bills. Still, we've got a decent house though so it doesn't bother me too much. Depends where u wana live in north london!! i live in islington close to the emirates !! i pay 590 a month just in rent and bills are around 120 which includes c tax, sky, broadband !! but other shitty areas would be cheaper but there are some right shitholes in london , i have lived in a few(hackney wick) brixton!! one word of warning for people looking for jobs in london after uni like i did !! dont get a jobs that pays less than 18,000/20,000 or your royally ****ed in london!!
OriginalRobboFOX Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 Gonna start looking into it soonish when I possibly move into a full time position at work in a few months. Was wondering what the general cost is (it's obviously dependant on different factors) but what are we looking at per month if I were to live on my own? I don't know a lot about this to be honest so lay it all on me you lovely people. I manage an estate agents. PM me if you have any questions and I'll gladly answer them for you....
Alexikokopops Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 Fuck me I forgot how cheap the rest of the country is. One bedroom flat in East London that I share with my girlfriend = £1,105 per month excluding bills. Around me the cheapest I could find for a one bed was £1200-£1300! Ridiculous. I'm paying £715 a month including bills (water, electricity and Sky) and council tax (£65 a month). That's for half a 2 bed flat. The joys of London living
Tommeh Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 5 of us pay £79 p/w with an extra £30 each a month chucked in for bills, this on West Street in Sheffield, pretty much the most happening and central area of the city. Moving to a house in S11 next year, a good hours walk from where we are now. Looking at around £55 p/w.
Finnegan Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 It wasn't in referenence to your comment just a general statement it's a quote chap.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 Me too.. on the other hand, living on £15k? Jesus... Lots of people do, probably millions. You should be an MP.
MPH Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 If you are looking just for the leicester area then try this. its a property search engine linked to the leicetser mercury website. you can do a quick online look at different areas with the advanced search and will give you an idea of whats available and for what price in each area.... findaproperty.com
dave the caveman Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 Double rooms in decent shared terraced houses cost around £300 - £350 p/m including bills in Leicester. You can find cheaper but it's worth spending a little extra to get away from student type places when you're working full time. Nothing worse than having to be up at 7am and having some skinny jeaned fag in the next house start playing his guitar at 4am. You definitely don't want to be living with students. That would be ****ing horrendous. Getting a flat on your own is the least economical way of doing things unfortunately. You're looking at £500p/m all in for somewhere half decent. Bedsits are a good idea if you need your privacy. The building just shares bathrooms. You have your own kitchen(ette). You can get these for not much more than a room in a shared house. The buildings opposite spar on fosse road south are mostly bedsits.
jonthefox Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 Around me the cheapest I could find for a one bed was £1200-£1300! Ridiculous. I'm paying £715 a month including bills (water, electricity and Sky) and council tax (£65 a month). That's for half a 2 bed flat. The joys of London living How much does london weighting come in at these days? It must help surely.
Finnegan Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 I don't mind living in a student area, I live next to a De Mont sponsored property and we've had hot totty two years running! They're quieter and safer than the obnoxious tits that have moved in lately who just scream at their kids all evening.
Houdini Logic Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 How much does london weighting come in at these days? It must help surely. Doesn't really apply unless your in certain (namely public) services. Generally the wages are just a bit higher
Alexikokopops Posted 7 April 2011 Posted 7 April 2011 Depends where u wana live in north london!! i live in islington close to the emirates !! i pay 590 a month just in rent and bills are around 120 which includes c tax, sky, broadband !! but other shitty areas would be cheaper but there are some right shitholes in london , i have lived in a few(hackney wick) brixton!! one word of warning for people looking for jobs in london after uni like i did !! dont get a jobs that pays less than 18,000/20,000 or your royally ****ed in london!! Where abouts? I live in Islington to with a view of the Emirates from my bedroom. I'm right near Cally Road station How much does london weighting come in at these days? It must help surely. I've no idea. I just get paid a wage that's decent enough to live in London, there's no official "London Weighting"
Joe. Posted 8 April 2011 Posted 8 April 2011 Depends where u wana live in north london!! i live in islington close to the emirates !! i pay 590 a month just in rent and bills are around 120 which includes c tax, sky, broadband !! but other shitty areas would be cheaper but there are some right shitholes in london , i have lived in a few(hackney wick) brixton!! one word of warning for people looking for jobs in london after uni like i did !! dont get a jobs that pays less than 18,000/20,000 or your royally ****ed in london!! That's pretty much bang on where I'd be looking. There's an opportunity on my course for one person to work at Arsenal for a year, so anywhere near-ish to there on the Piccadilly line really. Good to know it's easily do-able on under £150 a week, the potential wage for the year is only just liveable on.
Jon the Hat Posted 8 April 2011 Posted 8 April 2011 Lots of people do, probably millions. You should be an MP. Indeed, was more a reference to the fact that it is nigh on impossible round London way. My mortgage is more than that.
Alexikokopops Posted 8 April 2011 Posted 8 April 2011 That's pretty much bang on where I'd be looking. There's an opportunity on my course for one person to work at Arsenal for a year, so anywhere near-ish to there on the Piccadilly line really. Good to know it's easily do-able on under £150 a week, the potential wage for the year is only just liveable on. Look around 7 Sisters. My cousin lived there for filth cheap and it's less than 10 minutes tube to Holloway Road/Arsenal
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