Thanks for the advice. I plan to fly over to get a flat share accommodation in London and then fly back to Ireland while the landlord gets things sorted out. The reason I was concerned was that I read most property to let in London is done by agencies but if you are correct I should have no problem ...

I am planning to move to the U.K from the Republic of Ireland, more than likely to London and apparently I need a bank account before I can do anything. I thought having a valid visa would make things easy but of course anti terrorist laws have made things more difficult for law abiding people. I ...