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Finding living accommodation in London.

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shysal Sat 08-Oct-22 09:50:24

Two of my graduate grandchildren have new jobs starting very soon in London. Being on entry level salaries they are both searching for reasonable accommodation, either together or apart. This is proving to be very difficult. Any place coming up on line is either already taken or a viewing time is arranged at which 100 or more people turn up! Many hours a day are spent searching the internet or travelling to these viewings, as they currently live in Oxfordshire. Commuting will be their only option if they find nothing, but this would have to be temporary.
Has anybody any hints or leads which would help them please?
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Razzamatazz Mon 10-Oct-22 09:35:53

Good luck to your GD Shysal, poor kid, I'd forgotten about the train strikes added to the mix. I hope she has a good first day.

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silverlining48 Mon 10-Oct-22 09:40:36

Hackney and Stratford used to be poor too but not now. Clapham and even Brixton too. There is poverty of course but rents will still be higher in those areas.
Might be worth looking further out at Abbey Wood the end of the new Elizabeth line which hasn’t gentrified yet though doubtless will become more expensive in no time.
When I first moved to London in the mid 60s I lived in a GLC hostel. Then flat shares and bedsits. It was hard and I often went to bed very early because I didn’t have the 2/6 to put into the meter.

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