Good references to find a flat:
Check the following to help you in your house hunting:
Newspapers
The Loot. It is published several times per week and has a good classifieds’ column.
Websites
You can find good house renting and house-share ads on the following websites :
Gumtree
Moveflat.com
http://www.nestoria.co.uk/london/flat/let
www.studios92.com
Student Houses
You have to apply very early as available rooms are rented out very quickly.
International Student House (Ask your application from 6 months before your arrival)
229 Great Portland Street - London W1N 5HD
Tél : 020 7631 8300
Christian Alliance Center (cac.accom@cwcom.net)
2 Secker Street (Waterloo) - London SE1 8UF
Tél : 020 7450 4601
London Hostels Association
97 Queens Gate - London SW7 5AE
Tel : 020 7373 4180
Youth Hostels Association
14 Southampton - London WC2 E7HA
Tel : 020 7836 1036
Piccadilly Backpackers
12 Sherwood Street Piccadilly - London W1F 7BR
Tel : 020 7434 9009
Astor Hostels
HousePals
LondonNet
Of course, you can also find accommodation through renting agencies.
Transports
There are different types of transports available to you in London: the Tube, buses, trains and taxis.
Transports are very expensive but SUPINFO have a deal with TFL (Transports of London). You can benefit from the student rate when you buy your OYSTER CARD (the equivalent of the French Carte Orange et Carte Intégrale). Please ask SUPINFO UK in London for more information.
SUPINFO is located at the following address :
7-8 Henrietta Street,
Covent Garden,
WC2E 8PW
You can use either the Tube or the bus to get to school.
-On the Tube, take the Picadilly line and stop at the Covent Garden station.
You also can take the Central line and stop at Holborn station ( a 10mn walk to the school)
- The following bus lines will take you to SUPINFO: RV1, 6, 9, 13, 87 or (1, 59, 68, 91, 168, 171, 188, 243, 521, X68)
Administration in London
For any question about being a French national living in Great Britain, please go to the French consulate website.
http://www.consulfrance-londres.org