Moving to London SOS

Are you planning a move to London and don’t know where to start on the hunt for your new home? The big smoke can seem a little daunting but we’ve got the tools in place to make sure you find the right home in the right area for you! Follow our five steps to find out how…

• Get yourself over to Rightmove and make yourself an account if you haven’t already got one. Our site not only offers full properties, but also offers flat or house shares and student properties, so you can search for the property right for you.
• We have lots of handy apps to help you search. Use ‘Draw a search’ to map out exactly where you want to live and use our ‘Tube Station search’ to make sure you can get around the capital easily from your home.
• Set up your ‘Instant Alerts’ to have emails as soon as a new property in your area, to your specifications, comes to market. Things go quickly so get in fast to have the best chance of securing your new home.
• Our site may have many handy tools, but are you unsure on which area in London would suit you, to start with? Explore that in this handy app on Time Out! Search by what sort of property you need and what your priorities are for local amenities and the app will give you a variety of areas that fit the bill. The app will then tell you more about the area, what the locals say about it and – most importantly – how much it’ll cost you to get an Uber from Central London out to there (always handy!)

With these tools, moving to London doesn’t have to be daunting – we hope that by using them you’ll find your next happy home – good luck!