{"id":2508,"date":"2015-11-26T21:16:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T21:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/5-things-to-know-about-renting-in-london\/"},"modified":"2018-10-05T09:51:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T09:51:27","slug":"5-things-to-know-about-renting-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/5-things-to-know-about-renting-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things to know about renting in London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><!-- \/* Font Definitions *\/@font-face{font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-font-family:auto;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face{font-family:Cambria;panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-font-family:auto;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} \/* Style Definitions *\/p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-parent:\"\";margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}@page Section1{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;mso-header-margin:36.0pt;mso-footer-margin:36.0pt;mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1{page:Section1;}--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">You almost certainly will feel ripped off<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">Oh, you&#8217;re paying 700 per month for a single <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> in a four bedroom <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> in Zone 3? So what. You&#8217;re not special. So is everyone else.If you think you&#8217;re going to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/rental-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decently priced flat<\/a> anywhere between Buckinghamshire and Barking, you&#8217;re wrong. You&#8217;ll live in a shoebox and pay handsomely for it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">&#8220;Double Glazing&#8221; doesn&#8217;t actually mean your house will be any less cold<br \/>\n <\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\"><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>&#8216;s weather conditions have drastically worsened every year since I moved here. Having moved house 3 times in the last 2.5years, and now in the midst of my third winter in the city, I&#8217;ll tell you now that &#8220;double glazing&#8221; doesn&#8217;t actually mean anything. Most <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Landlord\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/landlord\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/landlord;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02mx_6;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Landlord\" >landlords<\/a> will advertise a flat with &#8220;double glazing&#8221; but that doesn&#8217;t negate the need for heating, a snuggie, slippers, and <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"lot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-lot\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_lot;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gs32y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_lot\" >lots<\/a> of tea. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">If you don&#8217;t live near a tube station, you&#8217;re screwed<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">In the event that you get lucky and end up renting reasonably close to a tube station your first time around, congratulations! The next year of your life will be considerably easier. If you weren&#8217;t so lucky,please prepare yourself for half hour walks in the rain and snow during winter,and sweltering trecks in the summer that give Lord of the rings a run for their money. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">If you intend to have a social life be prepared to shell out a fortune on transportation<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">London&#8217;s transport system isn&#8217;t the best. There I said it. One journey can end up costing a fiver one way if you live in Zone 5 like Ido. If you&#8217;re itching for a night out in London be prepared to spend a tenner just getting to and fro&#8211;and that&#8217;s if you can manage to catch the last train home! If you can&#8217;t then, helloooo expensive cab fare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\"><b>Your first few flats in London probably won&#8217;t be &#8220;nice&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/b>Chances are that you&#8217;ve come to London either as a student or as a wide eyed twenty-something year old trying to make it in the big city. Well, in either case, let me cut your fantasy short. Your first flat will probably have leaky faucets, busted door handles, ugly curtains, and dirty walls. Your second flat will be a little better, but it will cost a fortune and you will barely be able to afford it. At some point, you&#8217;ll find a flat that is relatively cheap and nice to live in. It will be located in Uxbridge and transport into London will take you an hour. Congratulations, you&#8217;re an adult.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;\">Author <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.homesgofast.com\/blog\/author-nneka%20idika\/\" target=\"\">Nneka Idika<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Properties to Rent in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/brent\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Brent<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/bromley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bromley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/camden\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Camden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/chelsea\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/croydon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Croydon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/ealing\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Ealing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/enfield\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Enfield<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/fulham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/greenwich\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Greenwich<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/hackney\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hackney<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/hammersmith\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hammersmith<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/haringey\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Haringey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/harrow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Harrow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/havering\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Havering<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/hillingdon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hillingdon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/hounslow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hounslow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/islington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Islington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/kensington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kensington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/kingston\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kingston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/lambeth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lambeth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/lewisham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lewisham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/london\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/merton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Merton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/newham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Newham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/redbridge\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Redbridge<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/richmond\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Richmond<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/southwark\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Southwark<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/sutton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Sutton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/tower-hamlets\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Tower Hamlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/waltham-forest\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Waltham Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/wandsworth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Wandsworth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\/greater-london\/westminster\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property to Rent<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Westminster<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You almost certainly will feel ripped off Oh, you&#8217;re paying 700 per month for a single room in a four bedroom house in 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