Young Freelancer + Phd Student Seeking a Room

I’m looking for a room to rent in London and am ready to move in immediately. Preferred areas are S/SE/N/NE/E.

I’m looking for a queer-friendly household, preferably with other MA or PhD students or creatives. The number of housemates doesn’t matter, as long as there are enough bathrooms to accommodate everyone and there is a rota for cleaning and household tasks.

My absolute maximum budget is £750, bills included, and I’m ready to pay on a monthly basis. I’m a legal refugee in the UK, currently in receipt of benefits as well as freelancing and actively seeking full-time employment. Part of my stable income from benefits can be allocated towards covering rent.

I’m Misha, a 29-year-old Russian-born person of Korean descent, and a pro-Ukrainian political and queer refugee in the UK. I’m a writer, film critic, curator, and community organiser, as well as a Film and TV PhD candidate at the University of Warwick, currently at the final stage of my thesis.

I value my own privacy and that of my housemates above all, and as a rule I am quiet and clean. I usually spend my days working from libraries and cafes, and I try to dedicate at least two evenings a week to exhibitions, screenings, book launches and gigs. I occasionally commute to the Midlands to teach at Warwick and may also be away for weeks at a time to attend conferences or film festivals.