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Home Sweet Home 3: What to look for when you are looking at a flat?

First of all if the flat is dirty when you come to see it and the agent or landlord say that it will be cleaned or fixed when you move in then believe me it won't be. That is what the agents usually say when they want you to move in faster. Of course there are some who will keep their promises but that's a very small amount of agencies.
Check the flat for any mold, rats or anything like that. Be very careful when you look for it and take your time. I know it might be uncomfortable when the agent is standing next to you all the time but you don't want to live in a place with rats. Do you now?
Check out if all of the windows are opening and closing properly.
Check if the bathroom and shower are working.
Before going to see the flat make a list of questions that you want to ask.
If you see something broken but you still want to move in try to lower the price.
READ THE CONTRACT THROUGH!!! This is very important.
Always google the agency or landlord that you are working with.
Research the area where the flat/house is. Is it safe there? What transportation is available? etc.
Finding place to live is a serious task so don't worry if it takes time. Be patient.
When communicating with the agency/landlord try to not only phone them but email them as well. So then if anything goes wrong you will have proof of something they promised you.

I know everything that I wrote is common sense but sometimes we need to be reminded of the common stuff)))

Home sweet Home 2 : Where to find it?

So my little ones, I already explained about how London is divided and how different parts of London are different.
Now I want to help you out with where to find flats, houses etc.
First of all where most people would start their search is http://www.gumtree.com
It is a website where you can pretty much find anything. It can be very useful to find jobs as well, I found my summer job. When you are looking for a place to live choose Flats & Houses and for rent. Then put in all of your preferences like city e.g. London prices per week private or through agency.
I would recommend to try to do it private, that means that you are directly renting from the landlord.
If you choose agency then you will have to pay an agency fee later for their work. As much as I know that should be more safe, but all of my friends who have rented directly through landlords were satisfied and did not find much difference from working with an agency, only the agency fee was the difference.
Also always check all the adds, some of them are fake!!!! If you contact the person who is offering the place and he is not in the country right now or he cannot meet you but you can still transfer him the money then is a LIE!!!!!!
Here are some other websites :
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property/London.html
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/property/london/
http://www.moveflat.com/
http://www.spareroom.co.uk/

This websites have the cheapest flats that you could find. All of the others websites that I looked at have nice flats but they are  a bit expensive. If you have the money to live in a nicer place I highly recommend that. Flats/houses in London are probably nothing that you are used to. In Estonia most of the flats are the same but not here. Because its a big city there are a lot of not so good places but they are cheap but then problems like broken boilers may occur
Always be careful and double check everything If you have friends who already live here ask them because maybe they can actually recommend someone. Looking for a place to live may take a while so don't give up and keep going.
You can also find Flat Shares , it means basically someone is already living in a flat or house and someone moved out of the accommodation and they have a spare room. If you don't mind living with strangers then it could work for you, and perhaps those strangers can become one of your best friends.
If you are looking for some one to live in a spare room that you have then you can  post an add on those websites managed above. If you find people who would like to live with you always interview them. See if you like them, don't just go with the first choice.
I hope this could at least be of some kind of help for you guys.

Home not so sweet Home

Hey there,
So I thought today I would post about something that is a big problem for everyone who is moving to London. Finding a decent and affordable place to live.
Well good luck with that!
I've been in London for over a year now and I have had sooo many problems with finding a place to live that  I probably have grey hair now.
First of all remember London is divided into WEST, NORTH, SOUTH and EAST.
WEST is really beautiful but its super expensive and posh but its safe, there are loads of parks there and mainly white people (no offence).
NORTH is less expensive then west but still expensive. In terms of safety in depends on the exact erea where you choose to live. For example Camden is where loads of alternative, indie etc people hang out and go out but to actually live there is not that safe.
SOUTH is affordable but there are mostly different colored and poor people. It does depend on the area because I used to live in Clapham Common which is South and it was a lovely place but that was mainly because only people with good incomes live there. All the areas around where .. well.. dirty and looked unsafe.
EAST is where I live now. Its not too bad. I live at Canning Town which is zone 3. the transport access there is pretty good so I cannot complain about that. The people who live in east London are usually colored people, white people with low income, students and people who came from Baltic countries or Poland to work in London. East used to be the most dangerous part of London but as far as I can tell its alright. Probably better then South.
I will post later about things like Council Tax, where to find flats/houses etc, tips on what to look for, what problems may occur.

Thursday

So I am sitting in the library and trying to study but I would rather sleep. Who wouldn't?
I never imagined that second year is sooo much more time consuming. I find it very easy to pass every essay and project but I want to get good grades so because of that I have read, read, read and research, research  research.
For anyone who already is at Uni or is going a recommend every day to make To Do List.

I know, I know what you would all say, that you make them and never follow through but when you are at Uni and you want to have a social life and good grades you'll just have to follow your To Do List.
Its pretty simple and when you are done with it you will feel good about your self.

Anyway just wanted to share a little tip with everyone, even though I think every one knows this already

Back in Business

Hey my lovelies. I am back. Its been a long summer so here is my twitter if anyone is interested:
https://twitter.com/nass_K

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Internship

So it's been a while since I last made a post but in my defense I was super busy.
This term is super interesting. First of all I have to make a short movie for my applied studies class. I will post it here when it's done.
Also I have to make a 15 min presentation about London. Luckily I am in a group of  people so it's gonna be alright. Lastly I need to wright an essay which I hope will not be too hard.
Most interesting news is that I got an internship, so now I am an intern. For those who don't know internship is when you work for free and get work experience, so that in the future when you finish your course you can get a good job.
In London internships are very important and right now it's the "internship season". To get an internship you have to send your cv with a covering letter to a lot of firms and organisations. Then some of them will respond and they will arrange an interview after which they will decide if you're the right candidate.
Currently I'm an intern at a model agency. My duties are simple but never the less I need do my best. It's a bit scary experience but fun at the same time.
For my course I need to do an internship in year 2 but I decided to start early and do it in year 1.

I 've talked about museums in London and how they are mostly free. My friend came to visit and we went to a couple of them. The geology museum was perhaps the best one because you can touch stuff there. Thats me at the entrance, being a happy little tourist.

Social Media for Fashion

I'm taking a short course in social media for fashion at London College of Fashion. It's super interesting and everything I learn there I can use for other businesses, not only fashion.

Our teacher is a very interesting guy and he knows a lot about social media and how it can be used for marketing purposes. He himself works at London College of Fashion(LCF), more specifically marketing department of LCF.

I thought that maybe someone would be interested in doing something similar so I would give a small summery of what I have learned and discussed there so far:

6 Step Strategy

1. Set your objectives

2. Do your research

3. Listen to what's happening

4. Set up your social media presence

5. Respond/join the conversation

6. Control and evaluation

Every lesson our teacher shows us different web pages that we could use, like for example Twitter Sentiment, Socialmention etc.

We also discuss different fashion bloggers like Susie Bubble for example.

Most importantly our teacher shows us real life examples of how fashion brans like Burberry, Topshop etc. use their social media and he shows us good and bad examples.

So far I only had three lessons, four to go but I don't this course to end.

If any one is thinking of taking a short course I highly recommend, they are a bit expensive but they are worth it.

London

Hey there!

So I decided to talk about the fun things you can do in London. Well there is a lot of them but they cost a lot but there are some things that you can do for free.

For example art museums and galleries. They are all free, only some special exhibitions require ticket purchases.In London they are very interesting because there is a lot of modern art (Britain is very famous for its modern art).

I decided to go to Tate Britain. I took some pictures there to share with you guys.