London $$$$$
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- jevad0
Great city...so much to do...bloody expensive...crap weather and miserable people.
as a snr web designer with 5 yrs exp I was making inside the 28-35K bracket...most of which was going to rent!
- reaction0
damn... there goes my dream :(.. I as planning for a carreermove to the UK, as the Netherlands seems to be stuck too....
any advice?
- Bottlerocket0
Don;t listen to other people and go for it
- mirola0
get in a houseshare in north london with some students so it's cheap.
- rasko40
you're in your 2nd year and earning £40k?!
you're talking in dollars there tho right?
- hUtCh0
He'd bl**dy better be Rasko!!!
- rasko40
WHY I OUGHTTA!!!
- reaction0
or else it would be really promising... :) howz the work doing rasko? check ur email... cheers!
- moth0
i hate threads like this.
makes me realise how poor and shite my situation is.
- Gordy220
I live in a place called bethnal green; shitty area but good location for social stuff. Nice house (share with 2 others) but nothing sepcial. That in mind, it cost me, including rent, utilities and a travelcard (a london must) £600 all in. That is however before any other bills / debts etc are taken into account...
- esp_0
what can someone expect to earn freelancing in London? Either artworking or designing?
- reaction0
Heard today some good stuff about Sheffield etc.
- Gordy220
esp_, Not too sure - I guess it depends somewhat where you're coming from. If yer from some small town / village / country it's gonna be a whole new word. If yer from somewhere already vast and cosmopolitan such as NY it's not gonna be all that different.
London is however, in my opinion, the hub of the UK design world. Most of the big agencies are here. You also work with people from all walks of live, every colour, every creed.
- -_MU_-0
North London rocks it hard!
2-bed nicely furnished flat in edmonton - £800 p/m.
I'm living in Enfield and love it - easy access to City!
- reaction0
how is the government and the rules of employers? Is there a social security? etc etc.?
- jevad0
yeah but enfield is frickin miles away from anywhere!
- snowtrooper0
rent in uk can be from £400 month up (i pay £1000+tax a month). stay with some buddies while you get sorted, or hook up a place before you arrive or those NZ$ will disappear quicker than you can imagine
- Chimp0
Go to www.loot.com
Its good for cheap flats
I got a 1 bed place in N1 islington 5 min from h+I tube for £410 a month
- reaction0
Any job offers or carreer opportunities in the UK lately in the field of graphic design?
- rasko40
jaysus you got a 1bed flat for £410? I pay more than that for a room in a flat.. boohoo :(
is it a good place?