 Bond lives in a flat off the King 's Road in Chelsea . His flat is looked after by an elderly Scottish housekeeper named May . May 's name was taken from May Maxwell , the housekeeper of Fleming 's close friend , the American Ivar Bryce . In 1955 Bond earned around £ 2 @,@ 000 a year net ( equivalent to £ 47 @,@ 000 in 2015 ) although when on assignment he worked on an unlimited expense account . Much of Fleming 's own daily routine while working at The Sunday Times was woven into the Bond stories and he summarised it at the beginning of Moonraker : 
