Nice / Strategic areas to live in London area

[farout117]

Ealing is a hole. It used to be better 20 years ago but has downhill big time. Transport links are OK but you're still the best part of an hour away from the square mile.

I now live further out West, not far from Heathrow but with overground links to Waterloo. I can make it to Bank/Moorgate in just over an hour, and the area I live in is so much nicer than Ealing. (I've studied and socialised in Ealing for years some time ago).

As said by others here you need to know where you might be contracting, to get the journey planned properly.

I reckon (North) East London is best for commuting into the City, when you consider reasonable rental/purchase prices for properties. You can go from Chigwell or Ilford to the Wharf in like 30 minutes.

Stratford to City is damn quick too.

I would have loved to have lived in the City when I was working there, but it's not for family life and rentals/purchases are expensive.

Ah ok, another different opinion on Ealing then.

As said by others here you need to know where you might be contracting, to get the journey planned properly.

Aren't most of the contracts in the centre? Or I have the wrong idea?

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Yeah, I know. And CM actually seems fairly normal from what little I've seen. What she sees in an embittered, misogynistic, homophobic anti-Semite like Spod I'll never know. One can only imagine she'll wake up and come to her senses at some point.

Not getting enough (or any)?

[farout117]

Your guess is as good as ours. What do you do? How are we supposed to know where your next contract is going to be? We don't even know where our next one is.

Yeah fair comment. I am into .NET development. Well from the countries I have worked in, normally contracting would be more based in the centre or in financial districts, maybe its different in London? I see lots of adverts (fake or not) in CW and Central London, that was my assumption.

[sasguru]

I've told you before, Spod: I'm not interested. Now stop flirting. CM's more your level.

That's your one response for today: I hope you enjoyed it.

I beg your pardon?

What I see in him is none of your business.

I do not know you, have no wish to know you and I would appreciate it if you would not presume to know me.

So whatever your issue is. Leave me out of it.

If you're going to have a fight can you do it naked and post pictures?
Bazza and Gentile, you can use cod-pieces

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I beg your pardon?

Has spud promised you a rose garden.

[doodab]

Has spud promised you a rose garden.

Potato garden, shirley?

[eek]

Potato garden, shirley?

Well Yes but

[fullyautomatix]

Pimlico's fairly central. Like most of London, it's got posh bits right next to less-desirable areas (e.g. Dolphin Square sandwiched between two of the roughest council estates out). However, there were some affordable flats there for rent and for purchase when I was last looking (three years ago).

The employer I was engaged with at that time ultimately ended up finding me a house share in Streatham (South London). Again, posh bits next to not-so-salubrious areas.

Foxton's estate agents' website is quite a good resource for getting a feel for what's out there in London. They're a pain in the backside to deal with, though. Best just to use their site to get an idea of what's on the market, then approach sellers/landlords direct.

Streatham and posh, are you having a laugh ?

[FiveTimes]

Yeah, I know. And CM actually seems fairly normal from what little I've seen.

she is normal

What she sees in an embittered, misogynistic, homophobic anti-Semite like Spod I'll never know. One can only imagine she'll wake up and come to her senses at some point.

You lost me there with all those big words.

[fullyautomatix]

What I see in him is none of your business.

I do not know you, have no wish to know you and I would appreciate it if you would not presume to know me.

So whatever your issue is. Leave me out of it.