East London Apartment Tour ✨ (What £2300 Gets You in London | One Bed Flat Visit)

[@amr5388]

if anyone is wondering the flat already sold for £500,000 plus a £4,128 yearly service charge and £1,576.26 of council tax per year. So if one had bought it with a 20% deposit (100k) with a 5.5% interest you'd have a monthly payment of £2,456 + service and council tax = £2931.33 a month PLUS all the normal bills so you'd have to be two people both on a salary of about 60k (50% above the average in london) to live in a 517 sq foot 1 bedroom flat that needs to be fixed up :))))))))

[@isabellajim8093]

Bonkers 😢

[@asq4867]

Totally crazy!!! I lived in London from 2014 - 2018 and it was expensive even back then. Flats I was living in round the Finsbury park area were like 1300ish per month and they had major issues like this one. Many people in London back then only earned about 30K salary per year. Situation looks way worse now. Imagine paying a 2931 mortgage on this place and having to pay childcare

[@amr5388]

None of it adds up frankly! I think the only people with kids in London nowadays are either in council housing or have very healthy bank balances from generational wealth :( At some point it simply must collapse in on itself? Or in 2035 will the average shoddy 1 bed be 1 million and the average salary 50k?

[@asq4867]

@@amr5388 agreed it just does not add up. The only people I know in London with kids (and normal incomes) have free childcare (grandparents) or are in council housing. Others had inheritances enabling them to buy property.

[@amr5388]

@@asq4867 sigh*, I guess we'll see what the next government are offering though I'm not holding my breath

[@mirilil5185]

Definitely not worth it. You are lucky you are changing flat actually. 2300 with a mouse, plumping issues and toileting issues. No thank you

[@relaxingvibesambience]

I thought exactly the same. Like WTF?!?!

[@impamiizgraa]

Yeah but it's in a Georgian building in hip and trendy Hackney, less than 8 mins walk from Hoxton station - that is how it works, my friend! Pretty sure it'll sell for at least half a million. At LEAST.

[@relaxingvibesambience]

@@impamiizgraa at least? You sure? I bet It can be sold for £750k I Think It became really Crazy what people is willing to pay to live in the so called „central london“

[@impamiizgraa]

@@relaxingvibesambience it went on sale on 3 January 2024 for £500k and it is sold already, has been for a few weeks. This doesn't mean £500k is the sold price - that will show up in the Land Registry in a few months... Hold that thought 😆 and yes, many, many, many people are desperate to pay crazy amounts to live in zone 1-2 London and plenty more coming after them who want the exact same thing. The market reacts to demand vs supply -- that is the primary reason why these prices are crazy.

[@doodeedah6409]

@@impamiizgraa ​​⁠ Wow I thought your number was way off, but actually made me realise how cheap London flats are to buy relative to rents, compared to Sydney. (Or vice versa: how expensive London rents are relative to buying). Apparently typical rental yield in London is 4-6%, which is insanely high. Your maths actually checks out: if we take the middle yield 5%, you’d indeed expect it to sell at £550K. That sounds way too cheap for Sydney. Here the median yield is 2.3%. So for that amount of rent, you’d expect to sell it for £1.2m.

[@anikasharma5052]

Love the tour and your sense of humour about the typical uk rental issues ahaha

[@SophieNadeau]

Thank you! Yes, unfortunately these kinds of issues are definitely pretty common!

[@adastra79]

Despite the issues it has turned out to be a very sweet and cozy flat. You have really made it amazing! Thank you for sharing. However I do hope your next property is much better!

[@HappyBobcat]

You can also use a soft cloth with coconut oil on it that you mixed with peppermint essential oils . It really makes the leaves shine and keeps the pests away. Nice place :)

[@claudioluna7299]

After listening to you describe all the defects in that apt, I would mot pay $1 to rent there!!!

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Well, that's good because you're not paying $1 to live ANYWHERE, lol.

[@Linh-rv5dg]

I'd agree, there're flats in better condition, more space, some nice period features in zone 2 for much less. This flat is in zone 2 (not central central). The single glaze and pumbing issue is a no-no for me. I get it, the area is nice, close to large parks, cool hipster areas. But I wouldn't even live here even if I get paid for it, the living standard is way too low. (and don't tell me about not paying to live ANYWHERE, we own flats in London and I used to rent loads when younger so I'm familiar with the London property scene)

[@annettedelahunty3899]

Thanks for sharing ,love having a peek at other peoples houses♥️

[@slasherness21]

Errrr…

[@tomlengyelgb]

It would be a really nice flat, if there werent all these issues. People commenting on it being too expensive for the location: East London especially around Columbia Road is a highly sought after area, there is much more cool and fun stuff to do than in Notting Hill for example. I do find the flat slightly overpriced given all the issues…whoever buys it will have to sort those out.

[@superjarb7]

This flat is 1,800 pm maxed for me

[@caromurray6152]

I was in Paris last April, saw these these bears everywhere & wondered what the story was. The funniest one was a bathroom shop- the bear had his head down the toilet!😂 Lovely flat btw.😘

[@SophieNadeau]

Ah yes, a large number of them are in the 13th arrondissement and I know the one you're talking about- I took a few photos of it myself haha !

[@mabelnicotra2046]

So beautiful and charming.. i would have liked to see more about the decorations in the kitchen or where you work(ed) and not about the fridge and dishwasher but it's ok!! expensive and with issues BUT with a lot of space and a nice neighborhood !

[@TheconfusedIntrovert]

A lovely tour. Expensive :(. I just finished She and her cat :) saw the book and got excited hehe.

[@SophieNadeau]

Thanks for watching! Yes, I loved the book- my husband bought it for my Birthday :)

[@TanjilaFerdous-n5v]

It was very nice to see the room decorated with trees. I like trees very much.Nice flat also

[@docane6094]

Born and raised a stones throw from here. Native locals can’t afford the mice, bad plumbing, lack of space and poor heating you romanticise. As soon as I saw “East London” I knew it was Hackney. It’s as if the Hackney is the only place in East London nowadays. Every one is here.

[@teainortakoy]

Crazy amount to pay considering the bath and toilet doesn't work and most of the rooms are tiny. I'm 30 minutes by fast train to London Bridge and you can get a nice 80's built 2 bed house for £800 a month less. Plus its only 30 minutes to Brighton, a few minutes from the countryside and 6 minutes to LGW,

[@britishbachelor9820]

£2300 pm for a 1 bedroom flat ...

[@sriramcan]

...and they would call it a bargain!

[@Timon_216]

Modern serdom

[@Mightsketchlater]

With a mouse…🥲

[@naturewitch8687]

@@Mightsketchlaterand a dodgy toilet 🚽 😮

[@andreablamire5509]

Wow, we pay €1950 for 105m2 in Berlin. Two double beds, huge kitchen diner, big living room. I thought we had it bad, but London seems extortionate.

[@SophieNadeau]

Yes! It's super expensive- quite literally more than double what we paid in Paris!

[@chudchadanstud]

I used to pay 1.3k in Reading for a bigger place 2 years ago. Reading is 30mins from Paddington London by train. Madness.

[@MonkDave666]

I know you're only a small KZbinr now so probably no one cares, but you 100% doxxed your precise location in the first 30 seconds. Probably want to be careful with that in future.

[@hotgiial101]

I mean she said shes moving out that's why she's filming. So I would guess they are not living there anymore.

[@SophieNadeau]

Thank you for your concern. As I mentioned, I was filming as we were moving out. I waited until our tenancy was over and we got our deposit back before I published this so that we had no more ties with the flat (this actually delayed the publishing date a few weeks as our landlord unjustly tried to take money from our deposit and so we had to go through an ADR service to get our full deposit back).

[@schajaffar5792]

Spray them with a garlic, ginger, oregano or basil infused spray. Should work.

[@SophieNadeau]

Thank you, I'll try that!

[@paulstiefel1246]

try niemoil mixed with water or nematodes for your plants

[@clairezhangh]

Hi Sophie - I love your energy and your outfit. Where did you get your black skirt from? It's so cute!

[@SophieNadeau]

thank you! it’s from Sunday Best at Aritzia.

[@32446]

Not worth the money at all. Hope they get something good better.

[@peengoo]

Love your personality and house location..... but 2300 with issues like pest invasion , bad plumbing, single glazed windows. Not worth it 😑

[@Rose_Ou]

£2300 for one bed flat in, excuse me, East London ??? I wouldn't be shocked if you said Notting Hill or Kensington but s...hole East London???

[@KatharineOsborne]

Have you been to east London lately? Columbia road is definitely a nicer area (as well as London Fields, Hackney Wick, Stratford, etc).

[@AJ-kb9hf]

East London is a fantastic, fun place to live especially this part of East London and the transport links are great.

[@impamiizgraa]

I viewed a £475,000 a 1 bedroom flat in West Kensington on Gwendr Road on 8th January, it's still on the market. The flat in this video sold within 2 weeks of going on sale on 3rd January (search for it on RightMove). East London is wayyyy more sought after by young professionals people. Hackney is the most popular place for rental searches, followed by Clapham and Brixton. Notting Hill and Kensington are the stereotypical preserves of the ultra-rich and escorts, not as much going on there as the aforementioned among the young professional renters who make up a sizeable chunk of the London private rental market.

[@HouseOfJolene]

There was definitely shade in this hahahaha

[@Isabelle-009]

Nem oil for the plants

[@JustMyOpinion-]

If I were you I would think about ending the lease agreement and start looking for cheaper, 2300 a month? I couldn't be asked to watch the full video but thats just the rent, you have the utility bills on top of that including council tax closing close to 3000 a month lol, you're crazy you can find wayyy better in london for cheaper.

[@lukeg4324]

The window sounds like a turkey.

[@theironshiek]

Baffles me that people pay these craxy prices just to have the badge of honour of living in places like london and new york. Each to their own obviously but if i had the money to pay nearly 2.5 grand a month on rent i would much rather live in something outside of london and save for a year or so in order to get a deposit for your own place. As i said though..... each to their own

[@mrc0a124]

It's a really nice flat but it's definitely not worth 2.3k

[@lazyboyterry]

for 2300, I'd fix that window first.

[@SophieNadeau]

Unfortunately our landlord was advised to fix the windows as the sash was dangerously damaged but chose not to (she chose not to fix several things which we repeatedly requested for during our tenancy).

[@margaretpepper3550]

In my opinion you are wasting your money living there amongst the trendy set, who will probably rent all their lives. Move out of London to zones 4/5/6 & you might just be able to BUY a flat & not throw £2300 per month down the drain....

[@SaldanaZoe2]

11 million for this wow

[@keys6]

Crazy price... I only like the living room.. it was very cluttered.😢

[@daliaa5294]

I’m paying £950 in Salford Manchester and I am not happy bout it 😂. London is a joke

[@vladvld3433]

this is roberry. for 2000 a month you can get a central London 1 bedroom flat(Old Street ,Angel, n1 postcodes or even EC1). or 2 bedroom in Stratford wich is 10-12 min away from central London. Shoreditch is becoming a dump crap area anyway

[@lia_-uy7bg]

nothing about this comment is true

[@pats968]

£2300 a month for East London 😂😂😂😂

[@nelliebly6616]

Turkey Curtains😂

[@SamDi-ur9xe]

Im a simple guy, and that's so flat tour.....

[@HdHd-hp6qz]

You’re nuts you can get a mortgage for less than that on a two bedroom flat in London. Whoever has the poor credit out of the two of you needs to move back in with their parents and save up for that deposit rather than giving it to a greedy landlord.

[@mp7939]

This is insane😢

[@nameundefinedname5307]

too many plants

[@davidfoulkes9627]

Unbelievable waste of money! Sorry to be so blunt..

[@resicran3005]

This is so cringe to watch! Cant even bother to finish