I know there is a buying and selling section but no one relevant to this item would see it there so here it is. 2 Tickets to Krafty Kuts at Cable on 5th November. £12 each. May have more if I choose not to go.

Pretty sick line-up and Cable is always rocking.

Hey All,

I am moving to London on Jan 4th (although I am there for 9 days in Dec) and will be looking to meet some others keen to go to gigs. Also still looking for a short term lease if anyone has anything available.

Cant wait to get there and soulwaxmas is going to be awesome

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Originally Posted by daysofourlives

I know there is a buying and selling section but no one relevant to this item would see it there so here it is. 2 Tickets to Krafty Kuts at Cable on 5th November. £12 each. May have more if I choose not to go.

Pretty sick line-up and Cable is always rocking.

Are these tickets still available? If so, I'll take them!!

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Its just so expensive in London I could never imagine me living there, there are so many more interesting and beautiful cities you could live in for almost a quarter of the price. Eastern Europe has a lot going on the moment.

All depends on how you plan to earn cash.

Thinking about moving after school with maybe one or two guys. I was there until I was six and lived in Ealing, but I think that would be too upmarket for a freshman without many qualifications...
But are there any areas that are decent for a few youngs guys? My mate lives up in Harpendon up North, but that's too far away.
Just confirming about the postal areas - NW4 is the 4th postal area north-wet of the city centre, and E1 is the clostest postal area east? And once you get into the city centre (is that where the toll is?) there are even more areas? Am I right?

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Thinking about moving after school with maybe one or two guys. I was there until I was six and lived in Ealing, but I think that would be too upmarket for a freshman without many qualifications...
But are there any areas that are decent for a few youngs guys? My mate lives up in Harpendon up North, but that's too far away.
Just confirming about the postal areas - NW4 is the 4th postal area north-wet of the city centre, and E1 is the clostest postal area east? And once you get into the city centre (is that where the toll is?) there are even more areas? Am I right?

Harpenden? I mean I might move there when I'm 55. Nice enough village town but you're not living in London. No hang on, when I'm retired, I wont be living in Harpenden - more like San Sebastian.

As for postcodes, it's not quite how you think. If it worked as you describe, E1, E2, E3, etc.. then the postcode map would look like a big circle with concentric bands for postcodes. I live 100 metres from the boundary of N1, N5 and N7.

The congestion zone falls well outside of EC and WC postcode boundaries.

This will help... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._postcodes.png

Your budget will dictate where you can live. Being straight out of school, I can't imagine you're going to have truck loads of coin because jobs for people in your position aren't exactly abundant, so I'd get used to the idea of you and your mates sharing a 4 bedroom house with 8 people unless you have some other way of getting by.

'My mate and his family' I should have said.
Yeah true last paragraph. I might do some tertiary work, but then I'll have to start saving again. Ah well, better in the long run.
Are there any cheap areas that are liveable though (even though I don't have a budget yet...)?

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'My mate and his family' I should have said.
Yeah true last paragraph. I might do some tertiary work, but then I'll have to start saving again. Ah well, better in the long run.
Are there any cheap areas that are liveable though (even though I don't have a budget yet...)?

Cheap? In London, compared to Australia. Not really. So many factors.

Work out a budget then come back. You'd be mad just moving over without an idea of what you can spend weekly in your situation.

I'll finish off school first, then work out where I'm heading with this idea.
I got a few things in between A and B to worry about though.

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/dalston-su...ton-superstars

classic!

6 months till i leave.

hoping to follow HBomb over there

I know you've probably got plans but if you can bring your arrival forward then you'll hit the British spring which is arguably better then the summer and you get to see how the whole nations mood changes with the seasons.

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I know you've probably got plans but if you can bring your arrival forward then you'll hit the British spring which is arguably better then the summer and you get to see how the whole nations mood changes with the seasons.

so, so, so, so, so true.

yeh ideally we were hoping between march - april. but we just cant afford it till at least June. which is a shame, but, we are moving indefinitely (me and my gf both have british passports) so we'll have to watch London got from this happy go lucky city, then turn to shit when the olympics comes round, then turn fkn miserable once the colder months kick in

i was over there in May this year for a week and absolutely fell in love with the place.

cant wait.

I just hope we get a bit of luck with work and find a decent place to stay relatively quickly so the money we save, can actually go to a weekend in Paris or something rather than paying for rent/living

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yeh ideally we were hoping between march - april. but we just cant afford it till at least June. which is a shame, but, we are moving indefinitely (me and my gf both have british passports) so we'll have to watch London got from this happy go lucky city, then turn to shit when the olympics comes round, then turn fkn miserable once the colder months kick in

i was over there in May this year for a week and absolutely fell in love with the place.

cant wait.

I just hope we get a bit of luck with work and find a decent place to stay relatively quickly so the money we save, can actually go to a weekend in Paris or something rather than paying for rent/living

Seriously, it isn't that bad. If you want hardcore misery, then fuck off to Moscow during the winter months and even then it's not the end of the world. There's plenty of great things to be done and yes, some people get grumpy, but the way some of you flaccid folk talk about it, would make you think everyone had Chlamydia or something.

clapham, shepherds bush area would be my fav place, alot of aussies so making friends is easy,

there are some good clubs central london such as picadilly institute pascha etc, but even better clubs out toward hackney, brick lane hardly no tourists

The 1 thing i miss about london is the public transport, tube system through the day and constant flow of buses through the night

question.

can you use your aussie drivers license as id for pubs/clubs over there. or do you need to bring your passport everywhere you go

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question.

can you use your aussie drivers license as id for pubs/clubs over there. or do you need to bring your passport everywhere you go

Can def use your Aussie drivers license as ID anywhere...most of the time they don't even check it unless you really look 15. To the contrary, I've seen 15 year olds in the clubs off their heads anyway.

i have a question about guarantors for letting agencies.

i've just been offered a room in Brighton (not London I know), and i'm curious if there's any chance to arrange a guarantor who is not living in the UK.

i'm looking online and it seems the general consensus is they need to be based/living in the UK - but perhaps there's a way around it?

if anyone has some information on it or experiences in the past, this would be a great help

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i have a question about guarantors for letting agencies.

i've just been offered a room in Brighton (not London I know), and i'm curious if there's any chance to arrange a guarantor who is not living in the UK.

i'm looking online and it seems the general consensus is they need to be based/living in the UK - but perhaps there's a way around it?

if anyone has some information on it or experiences in the past, this would be a great help

They normally want someone who owns a house in the Uk and can prove they have the income to cover your rent in the case you dont. So its a pretty big ask for someone to go guarantor. We didnt have a guarantor when we got a lease on a flat, so we had to pay 6 months up front. Thats the only other option we were provided with.
I'm surprised that they are asking for a guarantor for a room rather than a whole flat. Is is arranged through an estate agent?
Brighton is great, not a problem to live there, its quite easy and takes around a hour to get to london - just as long as you arent planning to commute to london from Brighton, then it might get a bit expensive

Find a private landlord. Or better yet, find a room for rent where you dont have to sign anything.

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I'm surprised that they are asking for a guarantor for a room rather than a whole flat. Is is arranged through an estate agent?
Brighton is great, not a problem to live there, its quite easy and takes around a hour to get to london - just as long as you arent planning to commute to london from Brighton, then it might get a bit expensive

it is arranged through a real-estate and they've mentioned they'll be liable for the rent of the house, not the room. my cousin has said he 'might' be able to help, but it is quite a big risk to fork out lots of ££ if something goes wrong (while i'm sure it won't, you never know and some things can't be helped).

brighton is great, i've been here two weeks and already found work and a place to live so easily - such a refreshing change from london.

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Find a private landlord. Or better yet, find a room for rent where you dont have to sign anything.

ideally this would be what i'd like to do, but the house is perfect and my new housemates are a good bunch.

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http://www.vice.com/en_uk/dalston-su...ton-superstars

classic!

That show is hilarious! My friend works from Vice UK and says they aren't like that at all IRL.


I miss living in London :lesigh:

Returning to the UK for a second stint in May and dead excited. Looking to move to the Fulham area this time - closer to Central London, Stamford Bridge etc.

Looks like I've got a job lined up too!

Can anyone recommend any websites that help with applying for the T5 working visa? Checked out Britbound keen to compare prices. Thanks

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Can anyone recommend any websites that help with applying for the T5 working visa? Checked out Britbound keen to compare prices. Thanks

Try Restless World or Fasttrack UK nate.

Cheers mate Fastrack looks like a good cheap option.

flights are booked, we're arriving 13th July!


cant fucking wait!!

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flights are booked, we're arriving 13th July!


cant fucking wait!!

How long you going for mate?

Recently stumbled across this site doing some research for accommodation in London.

http://www.capitalliving.co.uk/contact-us

Might help some of you guys!

According to me East London is the best place for leaving.

hotel en Orlando

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How long you going for mate?

indefinite.

we'll give it a few years at least.

if in 2 years or so we (me and the missus) dont like it, we wanna go and live in the states.


we leave in 2 weeks. sooo fkn excited.

9 day stop over in Koh Samui to relax on the beach, and then as soon as we land mad scramble to find a job as soon as possible

anyone know anyone letting a room out in the next month or so?

we've got a place for the first 3 weeks we land, but dont want to overstay our welcome at all.

With the Olympics happening soon, report back how that home hunting works out for you yeah?

We need progress report - weekly, if possible.

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indefinite.

we'll give it a few years at least.

if in 2 years or so we (me and the missus) dont like it, we wanna go and live in the states.


we leave in 2 weeks. sooo fkn excited.

9 day stop over in Koh Samui to relax on the beach, and then as soon as we land mad scramble to find a job as soon as possible

anyone know anyone letting a room out in the next month or so?

we've got a place for the first 3 weeks we land, but dont want to overstay our welcome at all.

PM me when you get in mate..been here two months now, found a place pretty easily in the end.

Can definitely advise as to best places.

Gumtree will be your best mate.

Just don't pick Clapham.

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Just don't pick Clapham.

I found myself living a few stops away from Wimbledon. Cheaper than the Don, 22 mins from Waterloo, close to shops, pubs and the like.

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Just don't pick Clapham.

my bro has just moved in in clapham. what's wrong with it?

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my bro has just moved in in clapham. what's wrong with it?

It's full of Aussies.

One of the worst things about travelling outside of Australia is the amount of bogan aussies you come across. For fucks sake.

yeh dont want to live in a place full of aussies. kind of defeats the purpose a bit dont it?

cheers Shooter, will hit you up fo sho

Leave in 8 days

BAM!

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With the Olympics happening soon, report back how that home hunting works out for you yeah?

will do!

My visa just took 8 days from posting it off to arrive at my joint which I thought was snappy!

(arrive in London September)

A friend and I are looking for a third person to find a place with in around a month.

We are looking around west because we are both sick of east, but north and south are options if you know of any cool places.

I'm 30, she's 25.
i'm Australian, she's local via Iceland.

PM me if you're interested or want to know more!

CHEEERS MAYTE.

Anyone done Damien Hirst at the Tate? Its quite an interesting collection. The diamond skull is worth a look as well as the cow cut in half. Runs until Sept.

Yeah, I went with my taxidermist friend so I got to hear about the bits they did 'wrong'

I liked the animals and the surgery stuff, but the circles stuff doesn't do it for me.

Land in London on Friday

Got an inspection for this place in E1 (Aldgate) on Saturday lined up. Will bring cakes. Hopefully it works out!

Mark Farina is playing East Village on 28th July.

Was hoping to avoid London during the Olympics, but will be up from Brighton for this, can't say no to Farina

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Land in London on Friday

Got an inspection for this place in E1 (Aldgate) on Saturday lined up. Will bring cakes. Hopefully it works out!

Bring your rain jacket

@mj86 How are you finding Brighton? Pretty keen on setting up base there tbh when I finish travelling around Europe. Sounds like my kind of vibe.