Staying at Brendas place was really lovely. The house is very cozy and the kitchen has a very nice view on the garden. I enjoyed chatting with Brenda, she is a cool person also had some nice recommendations for places to visit in London. She was always ready to help me with my questions and even took me to the supermarket to help me find some british sweets for my family. I enjoyed staying in North Finchley as I got to see more of London than its central/ touristy part. It felt like an authentic british area to stay at, which was nice. You should be aware that it takes you some time (around 45 min?) to get to the city center but the connection to central London is really good so it's no problem at all. And Camden market is for example pretty close by underground.