I'm so glad I stumbled on this forum -- anything I know about living in London I learned here or by listening to the Smiths as a disgruntled youth.
So it looks like my wife and I will be moving to London this Fall. I'm a baby lawyer (just graduated last year), and it's nearly certain that I'm going to jump over to my firm's London office. We're very excited about this move --- my wife and I each lived in Europe before we met, and we've always wanted to live overseas together.
The one hitch is that I've never been to London (other than passing through the airport). I'm not too concerned about liking the place --- I'm sure that the city will be what we make of it. I'm mostly concerned about where to live, as I think I'll have to choose housing later this summer during a very short trip by myself. As such, I'd love to do research now and get things narrowed down a bit before I go.
If I give you the specs, will you give me some ideas?
---There will be 4 of us next fall --- wife, myself, almost-3 year old, newborn---we probably need a 3-bedroom flat
---My wife will stay at home, so we want to be close to parks, places to walk, near other young families, good access to seeing the rest of the City (we'll be live-in tourists, since we've never been there)
---I'll be working in EC2, and I'd like to be no more than 20-25 minutes away.
---Probably something more "established" than "emerging." We lived in "emerging" for 3 years in Chicago (and LOVED it), but I think with 2 kids now, we won't have the same energy that is required to find all the hidden gems and really enjoy such a place
---That being said, we're not the types who value brand-name for the sake of
---It's all rough right now, but we could probably pay £1200-1800 per month
I'm dizzy from excitement just thinking about all of this.
