Price difference between furnished vs. unfurnished room vs. flatshare?

Well I dont believe you are allowed to sublet without permission and I'm sure you will find that either landlords wont want it or will hike your rent up - brits are rather greedy on the housing market. You are rent that renting is not cheap at the moment. But I think your best bet is to just share for the time being ... If you are renting a three bedroom house that 15oo pounds you earn is not going to get you much further than paying you bills ... what are you going to do about living costs if no one is renting your property or you only fill one room for three months. .... I think asking for more trouble than it is worth on that salary im afraid.

And there is not a great deal of difference between furnished and unfurnished from what I have seen anyway.

I agree with the above; if you take out a tenancy, then sub let the rooms, then you would be immediately in breach of your contract and could be evicted.  One way round this is to try to take out a joint tenancy (you and one or two other people).  However, finding a landlord who will agree to this is difficult.  Many landlords use agents to find their tenants and the rental contract is generally between one person, or a single family.  Landlords like to get references from previous landlords, so any known breach of contract could make it more difficult to rent again.

The lowest cost of renting accommodation is to rent a room.  You should expect to pay approximately £80 - £100 per week, including bills (except telephone).

Renting unfurnished accommodation is the next cheapest option.  The minimum term is 6 months and you pay one month returnable deposit, one month rent and any agency charges, before you move in.  Prices are likely to be from around £600 per month, upwards, plus bills and Council Tax (often around £100 per month).

Furnished accommodation is generally far more expensive - often £250 per week upwards.  However, minimum terms are shorter, often a week.  It is generally inclusive of bills,  so the 'hidden' costs of bills and taxes does narrow the cost difference.

The UK is quite an expensive country, unfortunately.

Longonot62 wrote:

I agree with the above; if you take out a tenancy, then sub let the rooms, then you would be immediately in breach of your contract and could be evicted.  One way round this is to try to take out a joint tenancy (you and one or two other people).  However, finding a landlord who will agree to this is difficult.  Many landlords use agents to find their tenants and the rental contract is generally between one person, or a single family.  Landlords like to get references from previous landlords, so any known breach of contract could make it more difficult to rent again.

The lowest cost of renting accommodation is to rent a room.  You should expect to pay approximately £80 - £100 per week, including bills (except telephone).

Renting unfurnished accommodation is the next cheapest option.  The minimum term is 6 months and you pay one month returnable deposit, one month rent and any agency charges, before you move in.  Prices are likely to be from around £600 per month, upwards, plus bills and Council Tax (often around £100 per month).

Furnished accommodation is generally far more expensive - often £250 per week upwards.  However, minimum terms are shorter, often a week.  It is generally inclusive of bills,  so the 'hidden' costs of bills and taxes does narrow the cost difference.

The UK is quite an expensive country, unfortunately.

I totally agree that UK is very expensive and rarely do you have anything nice to show for you outgoings but I think you are looking at quite expensive appartments... 250 a week plus bills??? What does this get you??

Granted I have never lived in central london and only on the outskirts but I would never pay 250 a week for a room even if it was furnished and bills included. You can rent a reasonable 2/3 bedroom house in Slough for this  price and travel is easy to london, fast train to Paddington 15minutes