Setting up your London Home on a Budget

If you are moving house particularly from overseas or moving from a furnished property to an unfurnished property than the chances are you are going to have to buy things for your new home.

So where are the best places to get what you need without bursting the budget.

Budget Stores that will help set your home up cheaply

The following stores are good value for money stores for products you are likely to require when setting up home, obviously make sure you do your own research when needing to buy new items.

Homeware: Ikea, Asda, Tesco Direct and Argos. Also try TKMaxx and Primark (home stores)

Bedding and Linen: Ikea, Asda, Tesco Direct and Argos. Also try TKMaxx and Primark (home stores)

Furniture: Ikea, Homebase and B&Q

Electronics: PC World or Ebuyer (online store)

Buying Secondhand Goods for your Home

Buying or scoring secondhand items for free is a great way of setting your home up on the cheap. The following websites and stores will help in you finding the items you need cheaply.

Free Stuff: Freecycle, I Love Freegle.

Online sourcing: Loot, EBay and Gumtree.

Charity Shops: Use our list of London's Best Charity Shops and also try the British Heart Foundation which has a number of excellent household good charity shops where a bargain can be found.

Decorate your New Home Cheaply

If you are looking to add character to your home thorough decoration, a cheap and easy way of doing this is sourcing art work cheaply. To do this try the following websites:

Art Republic and Art Gallery.