Blimey - flat hunting, London and the weather

[matgb]

Right, last night, I went to see a place advertised in the cheap section of the Ham&High property guide.  Flatshare, sounded about what I'm looking for.  Was right next to a complete self contained flat for less than £300pcm in the same postcode district as this place, so the prices looked right.

Met the (slightly batty) lady as she walked back from the shops, helped her in with her shopping, and just looked at the main room.  It was gorgeous.  So I turned and said: Um, the price in the paper, £300.  That's not per month is it, it's per week.  She looked at me as if this was blitheringly obvious.  It never occured to me to check, it was in the cheap section, and I don't know the areas well enough. Still, nice cup of tea, long chat, I showed her what was wrong with her ad and why she wasn't getting any respondents (because, y'know, it was an ad suited for a cheap place, not a Really Nice Place.  then I helped her put it on a few websites I'd been looking at (although I can't see it live on gumtree so can't link).  Then she offered me commission if I found someone that wanted to take the room.

So, anyone want a room in Hampstead for £250-£300 per week?  Hampstead, ten minutes walk from two tube stops, quiet, broadband, huge room, private bathroom, off street parking, one shared tenant, nice but slightly batty?

Still, a few to visit today that look promising, two of them within 5 minutes walk of Mike's flat (not sure if that's a good thing) and at least I know the area.  Really liking it up here; might possibly be spending too little time looking for a place to live, and  a bit too much time simply wondering around and getting on and off at random tube stops. Oh, and book shops. Might be going into them too often as well.

Also, snow?  My car is covered, went to get some stuff from it earlier, and it's actually white.  I mean, I know that's the colour of the paint, but it hasn't been this white since a few days after I bought it.  What is this snow stuff, we don't get that in Devon Torquay (seriously, we don't, it all melts immediately).  Good job I'm not driving anywhere today.

ETA: Saw a place earlier, small room in shared house, dirt cheap, all bills paid, includes wireless broadband, can't be argued with, and it'll give me incentive to find somewhere bigger when I'm settled in witha steady income. Me happy.

Comments

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

dayum. I was gonna say! £300.00 quid a month in london? I'm moving!!

Alas. This is reality.

[silentgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. welcome to winter in Places That Aren't Devon :P

we've got what is barely an inch of snow here. Most of it's melted, but has refrozen as clear ice on black tarmac paths.
Walking to uni this morning was.. fun to say the least :D

[innerbrat]

Bless your cotton socks.

[cyril-squirel.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmmm book shops lovely places, i just need more time off to try and read all the books they make me buy.

[publicansdecoy.livejournal.com]

Man, that is really quite staggeringly expensive. I live in a shared flat with my girlfriend in Lewisham, which is in Zone 2. We have a bedroom, livign room, bathroom and separate kitchen. It costs £600 pcm. I suspect your Hampstead lady will struggle to find anyone to take that room. But then, north Londoners do seem prepared to may much more crazy rents than us in the south.

-x-

[pinkshifter.livejournal.com]

we must meet up soon :) or make that actually meet :) I'd offer the guided tour of Cowley Street but they're really isnt anything that interesting there. :)

[pshtaku.livejournal.com]

£300 pw is taking the psh. That's more than my mortgage and a 1st class travelcard from MK!

Glad you've found somewhere! How's the job hunting going?

[davidnm.livejournal.com]

Aaahm you've found somewhere! Congratulations! Did you see any really odd/weird properties while you were viewing?

[malkavelli.livejournal.com]

Grat son a place you like, what are the other tenants like? Any danger of a flat warming ?