London move
Hi everyone!
I'll be moving over to London in the new year for a job opportunity. The job is near victoria station and I have the following plan:
- come over in January and try to find a place to rent before I start work - I expect this to take 2-3 months.
- Spend time looking around for about a year to see which areas I'd like to live in permanently and buy a house.
Me and my wife are a relatively young couple, no kids and no plans for any.
I'll be on about 350k total comp, wife nothing since she won't be able to work for 6 months or so.
Our budget for rent is 2.5-3k. Our priorities are:
- extremely connected / 20-30 minutes from work, no transfers and with backup options in case something doesn't work along the way
- close to some green space
- safety
We are not really the kind of people that enjoy being social and prefer things like reading, cinema, camping, etc. As long as amenities are close we're happy.
What areas would you recommend both from a rent perspective and for buying? Buying wise we're probably in the 600-800k range tops.
Thanks!