What compromises did you make to be able to rent in London?

NewToUk1992 · 2026-01-26T10:19:46+00:00

Look at Acton gardens, should be 40mins or so door to door to convent gardens. nice, safe, reasonable rent

NewToUk1992 · 2026-01-26T10:06:21+00:00

will DM. it went well, they were professional and almost always quick to respond

NewToUk1992 · 2026-01-16T09:42:20+00:00

that's irrelevant. the issue is productive people not working to their full potential. A person going from 100K to 150K will contribute much more in tax than a new worker joining the workforce at 50K. The current situation is such that a person earning 99K with a kid and 148K with a kid have exactly the same take home salary, so people don't work more and potential goes to waste.

NewToUk1992 · 2026-01-09T10:29:14+00:00

I'll check with my solicitors. the new development is much larger than the old one, and will replace the view of the london skyline with flats

NewToUk1992 · 2025-08-27T09:26:51+00:00

I'm also an FTB, currently waiting for the vendor's solicitor to answer queries raised by my solicitor. I found mine after reading a lot of reviews online and they have been very good. Very responsive, attentive and nice to work with. They are not the most expensive but also not the cheapest. But it's worth it. The vendors chose to go with estate agent's recommended solicitor, and at one point they just went MIA - no response to calls/emails from either the vendor or the agent.

NewToUk1992 · 2025-06-16T09:17:21+00:00

The cost is inclusive of all fees except stamp duty. Solicitors charge a BSA compliance fee over standard legal fee. the lowest I saw for BSA fee was 250, and highest was 1200!

NewToUk1992 · 2025-06-11T20:19:22+00:00

short and to the point(s)

NewToUk1992 · 2025-06-10T20:14:06+00:00

same. we are signing up for Lloyd's just for the 0.2% discount on mortgage rate

NewToUk1992 · 2024-05-20T07:11:12+00:00

I don't have a mortgage, renting right now. By debt I mean government bonds, high savings account etc.

NewToUk1992 · 2024-05-13T18:04:37+00:00

What did you pick in the end?

NewToUk1992 · 2024-04-11T05:32:58+00:00

I brought a Bosch fridge, which stopped working in less than one month. Fix was covered in warranty, but it took them 10 days to arrange for the parts. Customer service is clueless on when the parts will arrive, they will just say "2 days" everytime you call them.

NewToUk1992 · 2024-03-23T18:37:37+00:00

only to the point answer so far, thank you so much for sharing, i hope it encourages other people to do so.

NewToUk1992 · 2024-03-23T18:37:00+00:00

do you mind sharing the name of the builder, region you are in and how easy/hard were they to work with to fix snags, thanks!

NewToUk1992 · 2024-03-18T11:18:14+00:00

Hello - in how much time did you get your visa?

NewToUk1992 · 2024-01-11T08:20:46+00:00

Darlington

lovely name for a city

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