London contracting, Travelodges etc.

[shelby68]

I got a flat share in Twickenham for £425 a month all in through http://www.spareroom.co.uk/

Not bad and no minimum period, stayed in a couple of "budget" hotels my first couple of weeks and wouldn't recommend either.

If your going to rent a flat try and barter the rent down its surprising how many times you will get something knocked off or they will let for a shorter term for a bit more a month etc (or so a friend of mine tells me and he’s been doing this for years)

[Lockhouse]

What about the YMCA, I know quite a few contractors working in London who stay there during the week. They get the own room and locations are good Euston area and Barbican. , you can do 5 nights for about £165.

If you're doing the sort of contracting that all you can afford is the YMCA you might as well be permie.

[Churchill]

I got a flat share in Twickenham for £425 a month all in through http://www.spareroom.co.uk/

Not bad and no minimum period, stayed in a couple of "budget" hotels my first couple of weeks and wouldn't recommend either.

If your going to rent a flat try and barter the rent down its surprising how many times you will get something knocked off or they will let for a shorter term for a bit more a month etc (or so a friend of mine tells me and he’s been doing this for years)

Barter is the exchange of good or services.

Haggle, shirley?

[Gold Dalek]

I got a flat share in Twickenham for £425 a month all in through http://www.spareroom.co.uk/

Not bad and no minimum period, stayed in a couple of "budget" hotels my first couple of weeks and wouldn't recommend either.

If your going to rent a flat try and barter the rent down its surprising how many times you will get something knocked off or they will let for a shorter term for a bit more a month etc (or so a friend of mine tells me and he’s been doing this for years)

That site is ageist it should be exter- min- a-ted EX-TER- MIN- ATE

References? Yes Min age 20 Max age 45

[MobileCheese]

If you're doing the sort of contracting that all you can afford is the YMCA you might as well be permie.

Not necessarly all the guys I knew that stayed there were £600+ a day, only reason they stayed there was they couldnt see the point in pissing money away on a place they only really use to sleep at Monday to Friday. YMCA's are a lot different these days, plus the Barbican YMCA is 3 mins walk from the city makes sense to me.

[dang65]

What about cracking one off though?

Yes, there you go, another plus point for Youth Hostels over hotel rooms. You know that no one's cracked one off, or indeed knocked one out, in the bed.