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Five Vital Tips to Find Your Perfect Room

Finding the right room, house-share or flat is essential; it’s somewhere you can relax, feel secure and enjoy spending time with your friends and loved ones. Searching for the perfect room in London or elsewhere can be challenging, so here are five tips that will make the task much easier.

Make a list of your ‘must-haves’ when it comes to finding a house-share

Before you begin searching bigrooms.net and making appointments, you need to know what you want from your accommodation. Make a list of the most important factors that will help you make a decision, which might include:

  • Ideal number of housemates and whether you'd prefer students or professionals
  • Fully inclusive or shared bills and other finances
  • Private or shared bathroom and amenities (dishwasher, washing machine etc.)
  • Location and access to shops, work, transportation, etc.

    • Work out how much you can pay for a room, flat or shared accommodation

    Running out of money can be stressful, that’s why you’ll need to make sure you can afford the room or flat-share. Work out your income and expenses to check that you’ll easily have enough money for rent. You’ll want to include:
  • Income from your job and any other sources
  • Cost of loans, credit cards, savings and investments
  • Cost of food, transport, clothing and entertainment
  • You should then add 10% to your outgoing expenses to cover any unexpected costs. The money you have left is the maximum you can pay for your rent and bills.
  • Ideally, you’ll want to find a flat or house-share where the rent is lower than that amount. Every penny you can save will improve your quality of life and reduce your stress levels.

    • Start your search for the perfect room to let

    Once you know what you want from an apartment, room or house-share, and how much you can afford, you can start your search. Bigrooms.net is the perfect place to find the right home. Go through all of the potential rooms, apartments and flats and make a list of any that meet your criteria and that you can afford.

    Make a good impression on your potential housemates and ask the right questions

    When you start visiting rooms, flats or houses you want to rent, make sure you look and act the part. If you want to move into a place with other professionals, you should dress and act professionally. If you want to live in a flat-share with other students, you can probably be more relaxed! You’ll want to ask questions to help you decide on the right accommodation to rent; this could include:
  • Confirming how bills are shared if they’re not fully inclusive and checking when rent is due and how it’s paid
  • Getting a feel for your roommates and seeing if there’s a cleaning, cooking or bathroom rota
  • Finding out about local shops and services and asking if there are any problems with the area (noise, crime, etc.)

    • Seal the deal and rent your room

    When you’ve decided on the right house or flat, you’ll want to seal the deal. This means you’ve done the following:
  • Made a good first impression and have any other information that your new landlord or housemates might need
  • Have your references, proof of identity, proof of address, etc. ready to hand, including enough money for a deposit and your first month’s rent in advance
  • If there’s a great deal of demand for rooms in your area (which there often is in London), you might want to think about paying a little more than the advertised rent, to put you ahead of other searchers. Because you’ve worked out your expenses, you’ll know how much you can afford to pay.
    • If you follow these five simple steps, it will be much easier to find the perfect housemates, flat-share or room for you. Good luck!