Need accomodation in London

Hi ,
I am planning to go to UK by May 10th with my wife
Can someone please let me know some cheap and good accomodation for
couple nearby grace church street ,if not any other place in London will do.
Thanks very much in advance.
How much time it will take to get Broadband and SIM card ???


-Manu

Can someone please let me know some cheap and good accomodation for couple nearby grace church street ,if not any other place in London will do.

Once you have arrived in UK, you can find lot of ads in off license shops or you could also find at a specific place in one of the below links
http://www.rightmove.co.uk
http://www.findaproperty.com/
http://www.gumtree.com/

How much time it will take to get Broadband and SIM card ???

Sim card you will get in 2-3 days, Lebara/Lyca Mobile. Local calls are slightly expensive but calls to India will be much cheaper. Once you have some address proof you can get a connection with better tariffs from T-Mobile or O2
Most of the homes have Broadband connection included in the rent, unless you want a separate connection

Hi Light_tunnel,

Thanks very much for info.
I wanted to have temporary arrangement to have some stay when i
reach there.
Can we book any paying guest room or any flat online .Is it safe and
reliable enough?

-Manu

Manu,

As you guys are new to London, it may not really find suitable places to live temporarily. Suggest looking at the cheaper but really decent hotel chains like Premier Inn, Hotel Ibis and Travel Lodge - you can also bargain for a discount if you guys plan on staying for 2 weeks at a stretch....also note additional costs for food but you would have that in any temporary place you stay as you wont be able to cook (though you would have the use of a microwave)

Personal suggestion is not to move into places you have no clue of....unless members on this forum suggest some really good sites with reputable listings for temp accommodation

Best of luck
KP

Hi Kenfrapin,

Thanks very much for reply.
I guess hotels will be quite expensive out there.

I got links about renting of flat .

www.rightmove.co.uk
www.findaproperty.com
www.foxtons.co.uk
www.studios2let.com
www.primelocation.com/
www.intolondon.com
http://www.gumtree.com/london
http://www.indianroommates.co.uk/
http://www.roommateslondon.co.uk/London
http://www.indianroommates.in/London
http://www.accommodationforstudents.com/
http://www.accommodationlondon.net/

Can anyone from forum let me know which one is reliable link where we can atleast call to property owner and can give a chance.

Thanks in advance.

-Manu

Manu_here wrote:Hi Kenfrapin,

Thanks very much for reply.
I guess hotels will be quite expensive out there.

I got links about renting of flat .

www.rightmove.co.uk
www.findaproperty.com
www.foxtons.co.uk

Can anyone from forum let me know which one is reliable link where we can atleast call to property owner and can give a chance.

Thanks in advance.

-Manu

The first two are search portals which will list what letting agencies have on offer for a particular area.

Foxtons are letting agents, good;but you might find the properties they represent are on the higher side of the spectrum.

Try www.booking.com

they do have some cheap accomodations

Manu_here wrote:Hi Kenfrapin,

Thanks very much for reply.
I guess hotels will be quite expensive out there.

I got links about renting of flat .

www.rightmove.co.uk
www.findaproperty.com
www.foxtons.co.uk
www.studios2let.com
www.primelocation.com/
www.intolondon.com
http://www.gumtree.com/london
http://www.indianroommates.co.uk/
http://www.roommateslondon.co.uk/London
http://www.indianroommates.in/London
http://www.accommodationforstudents.com/
http://www.accommodationlondon.net/

Can anyone from forum let me know which one is reliable link where we can atleast call to property owner and can give a chance.

Thanks in advance.

-Manu

Thanks for sharing these links. I was looking for these as well.

I can remember when I first arrived in London a little over 4 years ago. Before coming over, I did book a room with http://www.accommodationlondon.net/. It was a large house in Willesden Green, about 10mins walk from the tube station.

Don't expect the rooms to look anything like the photos on the website; however, it was relatively cheap, flexible and gave me time to look for a more permanent accommodation.