London Summer Internship Accommodation - Advice

Hi!

I'll be interning in London over the summer and will need a place to live for 8 weeks from the end of June to the end of August, more or less. I'm not really sure what channels to use for this - can anyone who's done an internship before give me some advice?

Thanks!

Reply 1

Ziffachan

P.S. I'll be working near Bank tube station if that makes any difference...

Reply 2

cognito_08

First stop is the accomodation provided by the University of London! Over the summer they rent out their halls for people like yourself.

http://housing.london.ac.uk/cms/
http://www.london.ac.uk/accom.html

Reply 3

Origami Bullets

In addition to what's been said above, some people sublet their private halls over the summer, and advertise on TSR. This is just one example http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2315310

You can also look on Gumtree and SpareRoom to see about finding someone who is looking to take on a lodger.

As a somewhat more offbeat suggestion, backpackers hostels typically take on people who work a certain number of hours a week in exchange for free accommodation at the hostel. When I did it (not in the UK) 10-15 hours was a fairly typical number of hours to work, and they were very good about fitting shifts around any other work you might have.

Reply 4

nick87

Hey all,

I've moved to Amsterdam with work and have an apartment available for rent during the summer.

Was working in Canary Wharf which is only 10-15 mins by bus from the apartment (277 or D7).

Dead easy to get into Liverpool st too by central line (about 10 mins).

Would be for 3 people though. Let me know if you're interested!

Website here: http://rhonddagroveflat.wordpress.com/