Living in London

When looking for property in London, it is always helpful to find a trustworthy estate agent who will be honest and upfront about their properties before you go and view. Luckily Living London provided a great service and found me a nice place which was exactly how they described it. They even managed to bargain with the landlord to reduce the rent!
The process was very simple from laying down a deposit to moving in — as with any estate agents, you do unfortunately have to pay an admin fee which was around £75 and does bump up the cost but the property and service was worth it. The only thing which concerned me was that I knew the person who had looked at the flat just before me (a work colleague) and discovered this in conversation with her when asking why she was so upset. Apparently the flat had been promised to her by Living London and she was about to pay the deposit when the next person who viewed put theirs down immediately and so got the property. I didn’t let on that the person was me but did feel bad for her.
Unfortunately estate agents are quite ruthless and the property will go to the person who puts their money where there mouth is first.