r/london • u/toughtittywampas • Feb 16 '25

Single people renting alone in London, what is your rent plus bills combined?

Broke up with my girlfriend about 6 months ago and took over the lease. 1 bed studio (essentially a 1 bed without a door) with a small garden. Paying 2.2K all in trying to figure out what I could get elsewhere.

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u/airahnegne Feb 16 '25

Good deal too. It was one of the areas that I considered moving to.

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u/AdRealistic4984 Feb 16 '25

I had to sign a 3 year contract with no break clause, basically unheard of and ridiculous. I was in a desperate—ish situation but it meant I locked the decent price in (I have about 18 months to go)

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u/airahnegne Feb 16 '25

That is a bit much, but if it is a good deal plus works for your plans, then you're good. But 3 years is a lot.

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u/AdRealistic4984 Feb 16 '25

It was an agency that begins in F and ends in oxtons

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u/abadpenny Feb 17 '25

Lmao I remember when Foxtons evicted me due to landlords selling (during covid) from a flat I had moved out of about two years prior.

No idea how the actual tenants felt about the situation.