Hello! I am a male... and considering getting laser hair removal (on the back ).
I'm just wondering whether anyone on here has had it done, and if they could recommend a good place. Money is definitely an issue and I've found a few places to get it done that seem good value but it's hard to tell what's good and what's not and it seems all the online reviews are probably done by the clinics themselves.

Can anyone recommend a good place in or around the London area?

I had mine done at sk:n in Manchester, they have clinics in London too https://www.sknclinics.co.uk/clinics/london, fortunately they were offering 50% off at the time. it was around 8 years ago, I had 6 sessions and I still have hair free underarms! Bikini line wasn't such a success but they did warn about that, it apparently works best on very dark hair and pale skin, so no tan allowed! They have up to 40% off at the moment. It's quite uncomfortable, a bit like an elastic band pinging on your skin but worth it and not as painful as waxing. Good luck

I'm not sure if it'll work for you considering you aren't able to reach your own back that well, but if you have someone to help, I have heard many people singing the praises of the Phillips Lumea Precision Plus.

My friend who was very hairy spent thousands on professional laser hair removal which did very little - she has had far better results with the Lumea, and the bonus is that when the hair grows back (apparently it does always come back but just far less thick, plus grows at a slower rate), she can just simply treat it again with no extra cost.

Good luck whatever you do