PHOTO: Murray and Emily James left Sydney and moved to London earlier this year. Photo: Sam Buckingham-Jones

When Murray and Emily James moved to London from Sydney three months ago, they knew renting in London would be hard.

“I had some people telling me you’d have to pay one year’s rent up front,” he said. “We expected to do it tough for a little bit.”

Adding to that, the Sydney couple moved to Great Britain months before it was due to “Brexit” the European Union. For those looking to rent in London, property experts say, it remains expensive and the city is caught in the grip of political and social uncertainty.

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