Time to read: < 1 minute Months ago, I saw this excellent photo project “Millenials and everything they own“. It consists of a series of photos of people, next to all their stuff. Like this. So when I started to look for flats, after seeing the first place, my first reaction was to try and figure out what I would need […] continue reading »
Tag: Flat-hunting
Foxtons
Time to read: 2 minutes Did you know Foxtons is so beloved it has earned itself a tribute twitter account? It’s called @HateFoxtons, and it collects tweeter’s grievances with the renowned agency. Let’s give it a new morsel? Funny story… As you probably already know, I’m flat-hunting in West London. When I got in touch with Foxtons, the place I’d […] continue reading »
Flat-hunting: an iterative process
Time to read: 3 minutes The shortest blog post ever. I have a canned reply for adverts of flats. And I realised today that I’ve edited it nearly every other day a little bit. I’ve also edited my original “I’m looking for a room” post. Here is the updated version. If you’re bored enough, you can compare it to the […] continue reading »
Flat-hunting stories: the audition
Time to read: 3 minutes I saw my first properly large double room today. I love it. As in really love it. It can actually fit all my clothes and books and things! first reaction But the experience of walking into a room where 5 people were sitting around a table, with a chair very blatantly set up on the […] continue reading »
Flat-hunting technique No.1: Carpet-bombing
Time to read: 3 minutes Last weekend I had to traipse across town, spending more then three hours in transit to go see two flats. It made me think about where I want to live rather strongly so this week I am using a new technique. last week I learnt that I don’t want to share with couples It would […] continue reading »