Don't switch bedrooms yet
Moving to another room feels like the obvious response, but it usually just gives bed bugs a second room to establish in. Keep sleeping where you normally do while you assess how far things have spread, and avoid carrying loose bedding or clothing between rooms in the meantime.
Confirming what you're seeing
A bed bug is small and reddish-brown once fed, roughly the size of an apple pip, and it crawls rather than jumps. Small dark spotting along a mattress seam, tiny shed skins, or the insects themselves are more reliable evidence than bites alone, since reactions vary hugely between people.
Shared and multi-let housing
A large share of Camden's rental stock near King's Cross and Camden Town is let room by room or shared between flatmates, and bed bugs travel easily along shared hallways and between rooms in that arrangement. Telling other occupants as soon as you find something gives the whole household a better chance of catching it early.
Who to tell
Tenants should notify a landlord or agent straight away and check what the tenancy says about pest issues. In a block of flats it's worth telling the managing agent too, since bed bugs can spread along shared walls between units without either household realising at first.
Getting ready for a visit
Most preparation is straightforward: washing bedding on a hot cycle, bagging clothing that's been near the bed, and clearing floor space around the bed frame and skirting boards. There's usually no need to throw the mattress out.
Booking bed bug treatment in Camden
Bed bug treatment in Camden runs £220 for the first room and £120 for each additional room, and because around Hampstead, where georgian and Victorian houses around the Heath, it is worth mentioning which rooms you have checked when you book bed bug treatment, with what a visit involves set out on the Camden bed bug treatment page.
