Back again with the last part of my London Calling saga. Tuesday was our last day in London and also the day of Craig's big interview. We got up early and Craig left leaving me to pack up everything in the room. I messaged Remelle, but they were already on their way back to the airport so unfortunately we didn't get to see them again. Anyway, I spent a few hours in the hotel lobby with all our luggage patiently waiting for Craig to come back. Brunel University was about an hour and a half's travel from central London, so after I had sat around for long enough I went to a shopping street close to the hotel and had a look around the shops. Craig came back and changed out of his suit (which looks soo great on him!) at the hotel and then we headed for the bus station. Bought some chicken and chips on the way, but never got to finish it. At the bus station Craig got a call from the university and they told him that he got the job. After that we were a little bit excited and a little bit worried because London is incredibly expensive and he won't earn that much more than he does here in Liverpool... I wonder how we will do financially. Hopefully I will get an all right job as well. In that case there probably won't be a problem, but if I don't... hmmm, that might not turn out very well. We'll se. We had a look at a real estate agent's window and the prices for renting an apartment were about £350 to £750 PER WEEK. HELP! Surely there must be cheaper places than that...? I really, really hope so... Anyway, I better go because we're going to the city to do some Christmas present shopping. Hurrah!
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Hi, thanks for that. Yeah, we actually don't want to share a flat or live too far out of the city, but I guess we have to choose one or the other...
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it depends on your needs. west london is most expensive, south a little cheaper. don't just trust those estate agents. get on the internet, advertise on the gumtree.com, check out spareroom.co.uk, there are places in zone 2-3 that are big enough and a little cheaper than cramped places in the center. but be careful not to be duped. another idea is to get a place thru word of mouth. yes it's expensive but u get used to it. it's just life, and im sure all the benefits will outweigh the worries about costs.
try and register with agencies now before you come down, that's half the problem gone. good luck-
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Hi, thanks for that comment and all the useful information! Unfortunately Craig's job is in West London, which seems to be the expensive part of the city... Maybe he'll just have to get used to travelling an hour to and from work...
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you can get to the city from there. places like ealing, sherpereds bush or north west like queenspark are reasonable. you will be fine.

svenska
If you are willing to live in a flat share with other people you can get the prices down, otherwise you'll have to live a bit outside of london, but then you'll have to pay more for travel cards... its expensive but somehow you get used to it