i see... true also. expenses over here is killing ppl... sigh... how come live alone? find some ppl live with you?

£100 per week in london consider cheap? it's for single bedroom or double bedroom? i suppose different zone will hv different rate right?

chizzu, I rent less than £100 for a double bed...

liew_jls, yes depends on the zone and the area you live, i.e. Woolwich Arsenal area is quite cheap but full of blackies LOL

My rent is £110 pw everything inclusive and it's in Zone 2, about 20 minutes cycle from where I work - hence I can afford an extra 20 minutes sleep everyday!

4agze, I recall you're working as QS? How's work coming along?

oops i mean 100 per month

my room rent is less than 100 per week excluding water and phone council tax is paid by the landlord. zone 2 and 30 mins walk to my workplace as well

serious? hmm... then if the office in Zone 1, then where you guys suggest to stay(cheap and safe)?

My rent is about uhm... £90 inclusive everything...

My job is ok so far *touchwood*... as part of my project is funded by Government he he..

i personally dont think there is 'cheap n safe' in central london. i've noticed that the 'safer' places are the slightly more mid-up market area which mean more rent.

if there's such a place i'd like to know where too, i'll need to find a place to live next yr too

but every1 has a different expectation and preference so i think its hard to pin point a place that is good.

where in zone 1 u are looking at?

Whereabouts of Zone 1? If it's South of the river, I'd recomend Canada Water area. I'm staying there at the moment and I like this place.

Ah! Government funded projects, i.e. school and hospitals are like hot cakes at the moment where everyone just wants a share of it. That's good to hear though.

Serious!??! SWIMMING?! YES!!!!!!!
Let's go! Lets go 1st week of June. How's that? =D

I went to Brighton yday. gosh so crowded.

i suppose it's should be in southwark area (the postcode for southwark is SE1 right?). actually i'm applying a job in that area, still waiting feedback from the company. sighh.. not sure it's worth it, if moving to london since the living cost is so high. but if i don't take london as my preference, i afraid i need to wait till next year to get a job.

lol.. mr lappy, my requirement is simple.. close to ASDA/Tesco/Morrison (so that i can get groceries easily), not much 'blackberry' walking around and terrorist stay near to the house. that's all. hahaha...

geminist, canada water? should a nice place, it's near to southwark park am i right?

4th June is my birthday! Haha, I'll let you know in a couple of days time, but I think no problem if it's a Saturday morning.

Yeap, I think it's called Southwark Park, I think. But I would suggest Canada Water especially if you're working in Southwark as there's where I work too. It's quite near and only takes about 20 minutes cycle (by tube could be between 30-40 minutes from house door to office door).

There's the Canada Water dock areas near to where the station is, this place is absolutely brilliant, it cost a bit more, about £700 per month but it's really nice as you stay near to the dock. Or else move a bit further from the station and the rent should come down. Becareful not to wander too far into Lewisham area though.

Guess what? There's a huge Tesco beside the station with a small shopping centre which you can get most of your stuff.

Lets go makan celebrate! May 30 (Saturday) pre celebration. Hows that?

I'll make another cheesecake! haha
Or you want chocolate cupcake? I've torn a hummingbirds choc cupcake recipe from Metro newspaper awhile ago. Maybe I should try. No guarantee as good haha but no risk no gain yeah? =P


liewjls: u can stay at upton park, there's a tesco metro just outside the station and lotsa cheap anene shops. lol. upton park zone 3 is a cheap place.

This post has been edited by xcutelilgal: May 4 2009, 04:00 AM

i see.. wow, £700 per month i think i can't afford that..
ok, thanks for the infor.

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Added on May 4, 2009, 4:19 amyeah yeah.. agree. wow, you are making cheesecake?! hahaha... i think should be eatable..

upton park? alright, will check it out. thanks. but need to see how things work.. hope things go well...



This post has been edited by liew_jls: May 4 2009, 04:19 AM

Sounds good, depending on the number of people, we could try the Korean I mentioned some time ago. The place is a bit tiny I want the chocolate cupcakes, taking a bit of risk is fine by me!

I think if you factor in the comfort, the tranquility and the environment, the £700 isn't that bad. I am paying £110 which is really good as well because I stay with a very good landlord (who's not home all the time + when they're home I get home cooked food!).

Becareful though if you're looking for house on gumtree because there's quite a number of scammers on there. Anyone that wants you to pay upfront and payment involves Western Union etc are all scammers.

The cheesecake Janice made the last time was brilliant (though I suspect the food poisoning the next day had something to do with the cheesecake )

you are right. I thought £700 per month for 1 room. if that's the case, i surely can't afford that. £110 per week, sound good, like what you said comfort, tranquility and environment. and getting a good landlord isn't that easy.. if i'm moving, hope i'll get a good landlord (as good as my current landlord too)..

ok, thanks... i'll remember this if i'm looking for room on gumtree.

food poisoning? erm, i have second thought on Janice's cake..

Wow Edmund, so cruel. blame me for food poisoning. I'm sure it was some other desert that you greedily bought from Tescos! =P

I think there would only be a few of us. My housemate, me, you, ur gf? Simon?, Beve and probably her friend. 7? haha. I'll ask. Whereabouts the korean restaurant again? name and address? Not expensive rite? I gotta tell everyone to budget. haha.

Choc cupcakes it is. Gotta go dig my recipe out =P
Hey I'm a professional chef! Lol!

on may 30th? i should be able to come, but i wont be hanging out for too long as its only about a week b4 my exams

btw, no cheeze cake pls, i want choco!

This post has been edited by mr lappy: May 4 2009, 07:14 PM

council tax starts from around 800 (for single occupancy) to the common 1200-1600 depends on the area, value of the house etc, per house, per annum.

flatshare usually has include council tax, but if you are renting a house privately, it is usually not included in the monthly rent.

lol.. you guys funny... i guess, he need a forensic to test out why he got the food poisoning.. lol....

The £700 I quoted was per room I think it's important to find a place that is good as it would be really difficult having to move around again when you start working.

Nah, my gut feeling tells me it was the cheesecake. We'll see how it goes this time with the chocolate cupcakes! I can't remember who Beve is? Was she there when we had Thai the last time?

I think 7 should still fit in, because the place is quite small and it feels like a family run restaurant. It's just behind the Centre Point building at Tottenham Court Road station (tube).

The price should be about £15 per person but should come down if we have more people there. It would be a bit difficult to do order separately so it's a order and share thing. My friend mentioned in passing to me there's a nice English restaurant around there as well and cost about £17 for a three course meal, I'll find out where it is.

By the way, someone who can only make cheesecake and cupcakes can't be considered as a professional chef

Sure. I would strongly suggest you avoid Janice's cupcakes though (not that I want to have an extra for myself!) as I don't think you would be happy if you're down with food poisoning

This post has been edited by Geminist: May 5 2009, 05:12 AM