looking for a 1 bedroom flat

Lucano

Hello,
we are two good friends (a guy and a girl) looking for a 1 bedroom flat in London.
We have lived for 3 months in a studio flat which we rented through an agency.
our budgedt would be around 300 (with all bills included) per week.
It is not an easy task to find the right flat here. There are plenty of agencies but we'd prefer a private contact.

We do not know exaclty how long are we going to stay. 6 months, more? something less? We do not know exactly. It depends on many factors.

Many thanks

Cycrow

when you say bills, does that include food as well ?

u'll be looking at least £1000/month including bills, and thats if you are in one of the cheaper areas, or really far out of the centre

CLAPTON

where do you want to live?

Lucano

Cycrow wrote: »

when you say bills, does that include food as well ?

u'll be looking at least £1000/month including bills, and thats if you are in one of the cheaper areas, or really far out of the centre

No, not the food
Yes, our budget would be around 300 per week =1200 per month.

Lucano

CLAPTON wrote: »

where do you want to live?

somewhere in zone 2.
We live now in Cricklewood

BitterAndTwisted

It's not usual to find a self-contained property with bills included, most especially not council tax.


For that budget it might be necessary to look outside Zone 2 or take a room or rooms in a shared flat or house

harrys_dad

Lucano wrote: »

No, not the food
Yes, our budget would be around 300 per week =1200 per month.

£300 a week is nearer £1300 a month (£300 x 52 / 12)

Lucano

harrys_dad wrote: »

£300 a week is nearer £1300 a month (£300 x 52 / 12)

a month is made of 4 weeks.

anyway...1200, 1250---this is the budget

Cycrow

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

It's not usual to find a self-contained property with bills included, most especially not council tax.

very true, you could just take it off the budget to get a rough idea

i would say for 2 people, about £300 for council tax, gas, electricity and water should be enough

leaving £900-1000 to cover the rent, which is going to be a struggle in Zone 2

if you go further out in zone 5-6 you might be able to get the rent for around £700-800

Cycrow

Lucano wrote: »

a month is made of 4 weeks.

anyway...1200, 1250---this is the budget

4 weeks is 28 days, only February has that many days (excluding leap year)

so all other months are intact more than 4 weeks.

rent and bills are paid monthly rather than 4 weekly.

harrys dad's calculation is accurate

Kynthia

Lucano wrote: »

a month is made of 4 weeks.

anyway...1200, 1250---this is the budget

No a month is made up of between 28 and 31 day. If months were made of 4 weeks there would be 48 weeks a year (12x4).

Other than Gumtree I'm not sure where you'd find private landlords advertising.