While finding a job here in London has proven to be a fairly painless experience, I cannot say the same for my experience with finding a flat. When I first got here, I was looking for a flat for two and determined to live in either one of the über-hip Shoreditch or Spitalfields neighbourhoods. After seeing a lot of duds, I manage to find a flat that was below our price range, located 2 minutes away from Spitalfields and a 2 minute walk from the Liverpool Street tube stop. No sooner had I put down an offer that had been accepted did my circumstances change. I was now looking for a flat for one.
As I was walking over to pay my deposit on the Spitalfields flat, I realized that I didn’t actually want to live there and started all over again. This time though, I only had to consider what I wanted and it turns out that what I want in a neighbourhood couldn’t be found in Shoreditch or Spitalfields. Instead I had fallen in love with West Hampstead and started searching for a flat there. Another 2 weeks of intense searching began and up until last Friday, I became so frustrated that I wanted to cry. Then I saw a flat on West End Lane this past Saturday. 10 minutes later I was at the estate agent’s office paying my deposit. I move in on December 22.
The last bit of my move over from Toronto is almost complete. I finally have my own flat!
For those of you who are planning to visit, West Hampstead is filled with bakeries, restaurants, wine bars, gourmet food shops and boutiques that will keep you more than occupied. It’s also a 15 minute walk to Hampstead and about 5 minutes away from Nautilus Fish, one of the best fish and chip shops in London. Best of all it’s 5 tubes stops away from Bond Street (one of the busiest bits of central London.)
Can’t wait to welcome some visitors!
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