Hi everyone,
I just came across this forum for foreigners who are currently living or planning to live in the UK and I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask about.
We are a married couple, without children, from and currently living in Bulgaria, EU planning to move over to UK and settle down in London by the end of the year and we were wondering what the requirements/procedures would be like for us to have a house rented before we actually arrive in UK, so that we have a place to go to when arrive there.
We are interested in having things organized and settled, if possible, before our actual arrival in the town and we hope that things like rental/letting agreement, deposit, first months' rentals, any additional paperwork and beyond, which might be required from us, can be arranged in advance before our arrival.
We've spent quite a lot of time these past weeks browsing through the different real estate and property portals in the UK without much success in getting to know those things.
Also, while it is getting clear for us that there seems to be no cap on the rentals in London and one can easily see a house for letting to be priced in the £5000-10,000 range per week/month, we were really wondering what is considered to be the average or lower end rental in London, for example. Is, for instance, £1000 per month considered the lower end or it is more close to the average for London?
We'd really appreciate if someone can answer some of the questions above.
Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.
Sincerely,
S & O