May be moving to London - Canary Wharf - where to live?

[Integroo]

I have been offered a job in London, based in Canary Wharf, that I am likely to accept.

Where should I look to rent a flat? It would likely be me alone for a bit until my partner got a job down here and joined me. I would therefore want something a bigger than a studio, but a one bed would still be fine.

Also, how much should I expect to pay? Salary on offer is good, but obviously don't want to overpay. I would also likely have to continue paying rent on current flat until partner was able to join me.

Hours are likely to be long so ideally wouldn't be more than a 30-45 minute commute. May cycle if appropriate.

[Integroo]

Cheers chaps. The new employer would put me up for a month in a serviced apartment which would give me some time to investigate. £1-2k is easily affordable. I suppose question two is whether or not to sell my car - wouldn't really need one, would it make sense to keep it? The third question is also where will my partner get a job - we may need to move when she comes down so as to have a sensible commute for both of us. This may suggest a flat share but in all honesty I think I am past that and can easily afford not too (though paying two rents would sting for a while).

Edited by Integroo on Monday 10th December 14:55

[Integroo]

designforlife said:

It would also make vastly more sense to bring her down with you straight away and just rent the one flat in town..

plenty of work around for those who want it, she would probably have something inside 4 weeks, even if it's just to chip in with bills until the right job pops up.

It would, but she is a professional as well, and it is much easier to get a job when you have a job. It wouldn't be ideal if she moved down and wasn't able to get a job that would move her career forward also.

designforlife said:

I wouldn't bother owning a car in central london personally, it's a considerable added expense that probably won't get used.

Job wise, plenty of opportunities and most of london is commutable one side to the other and top to bottom once you live down there.

Good luck to you, couldn't pay me to live in central london!

Sounds like selling the car may be sensible. I'm 6 months into a PCP, but the WBAC valuation is only 20 quid off the finance balance so can't complain!

I don't particularly want to live in London, but the salary is about 2.5x what I earn currently, and anyway it isn't about the money, working at this sort of firm and having their name on my CV will pay dividends in the future.