I live in London and want to move out what do I do?
I'm 30yr old male and living at home in London and I don't have the best job. I would like to know step by step what I need to do and if it is even possible. I mean I can't share with anyone I don't think since my anxiety is quite bad and I generally prefer to be in control of when I get to be around people. The job I have pays only about £1000 so I'm not sure. I have nobody to guide me on these situations, even though I see single people manage to get their own place. So sick of wasting my life living at home. I'm sure that I will get a better job soon but I still want to know how to get a place all to myself with no one sharing?
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Search for a room in a shared house within reasonable commuting distance to work. Realistically that's all you can afford.)
Move the stuff you need in. Leave the stuff you don't immediately need at your parents (if they let you).
Sharing a house does not necessarily mean living with them, going out together etc. Some just have a communal kitchen/bathroom with no communal living room so you're not expected to sit and be sociable with your housemates.
I've lived several years by myself working and as a student and afforded it no problem, in Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with London briefly, I found Edinburgh the most expensive (aside from London,.which was shared accommodation) as a single person but I got paid ok at that time... If you're not happy, make a change, it's a bit daunting but can be very exciting, New people, New environment and new opportunites! Life's too short for regrets!
http://www.spareroom.co.uk/
http://www.gumtree.com/flatshare-wanted/london/flatmate
http://uk.easyroommate.com/
http://www.roombuddies.co.uk/
https://www.housepals.co.uk/
There's also a whole world outside of London.
Alternatively, get a rich boy/girlfriend and become a kept man
Things is I can't share. Even the toilet/kitchen situation would be awkward as hell for me.
I'm guessing the £1000 you earn is after tax, so you earn around 14k. You will really struggle to find a decent share on that, let alone something by yourself.
To take home £1500 you would need nearly a 10k payrise. Is that realistically going to happen? Even on £1500 you would likely still not be able to afford your own place. You would get a reasonable share though.
You have 4 options.
1. Get a massive payrise and get your own place.
2. Get a smaller payrise and move into a house-share
3. Move out of london
4. Stay where you are now.
I chose Birmingham, the most difficult thing will be finding a job took me over a year, but now 4 years down the line i'm all set.
I rent a 2 bed house, in an ok area ( better then Edmonton where i used to live ) the cost is £450.00 per month, with bills, food, petrol etc i spend around £685.00 per month. ( my take home is around £1500 )
My rent alone in London was £750.00 per month.
The downside to life outside London = useless public transport, so you will need a car, wages are lower, there is no Tottenham Ct Rd, in fact variety is very poor if you need to buy something, if you like nights out, stay where you are;-)
For me the benefits outweigh the negatives, YMMV.
I will only tell you one thing to do for fun, there are loads. Get up early on a Sunday and go to a golf course. There are quite a few municipal courses in Leeds. It's cheap and great. After a while if you can get a promotion you will be able to scrape a mortgage loan and buy a place. The buses in Leeds are sensational, but as soon as you get outside the city boundary they aren't. In digs keep your room clean and tidy, don't make a nuisance for the lady.
You are making it sound like everywhere else in the UK is backwater dullsville, there is no need for a car in Manchester and there is plenty to do socially. I'm surprised Birmingham isn't the same, apologies if i have misunderstood.
Pick a town and go.
I wouldn't want to live in London on £3000 a month never mind £1000.
Start looking for jobs all over the country. If you are a city person then the likes of Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol all have good job opportunities and a lively social scene.
The OP should also look at improving their qualifications
It is not possible to hold a job with a service like that, most of my fellow workers that don't drive rely on taxis @ £8.00 a pop.
Nothing to do with being dullsvile, as i said the benefits to moving out of London far outweigh the negatives.