I KNOW it’s a long shot and I’ve checked out tonnes of places online but i haven’t seen anything that strikes me. I’ve got a budget of 200 quid to spend a week, and I work in South Quay so somewhere around there would be great. Alternatively Canada Water, Canary Wharf, Swiss Cottage, Paddington or Primrose Hill would work too.

I’ve lived in a few places in London over the years and have been mugged twice so I’m looking for somewhere safe and relatively close to a Tube station.

I just figured, what the hell, put a question on here. You know when you hear of these people in this amazing apartments and you ask em where they got it from and they say “Oh, a friend knew the owner” or something’ or other.

So that is the basis for my query. I’d be monumentally grateful for any advice anyone would give me or links or contacts you could send my way

Is gumtree.com any good?

Should I go to an agent?

Or are classifieds in newspapers the best way to find a flat?

I would really appreciate your opinion

am looking for a 1bedroom flat in anywhere in london, but am looking to pay all of the first 6 months in advance,not just a 6 months contract, where can I find something like this

i dont want rent of more than £100 per week.

i already know of gumtree. what are other good websites? i’m looking for a fairly cheap room in zone 1-2 to rent for 3 to 6 months. a google search came up with many websites, but i want to know which are the good ones.

also, as a general rule, which areas are definitely bad places to live in? i heard the north is quite rough..

please help

You can save your time by not writing – ‘cheap’ and ‘London’ does not goes together. I know that.

am looking for a 1bedroom flat in anywhere in london, but am looking to pay all of the first 6 months in advance,not just a 6 months contract, where can I find something like this

Hi, Im looking for somewhere in central London and I don’t have a great deal of money to spend so I am not looking for anything too expensive.