First moves in the move...

[caddyman]

As little as I like the thought of moving, it has to be done - the Athenaeum Club is much too big and expensive for just Furtle and me and it does need a lot of work doing to it that the landlord does not seem inclined to pay for.

But ohhhh, the space. Unless you've lived for any length of time in a tiny garret as I have, you won't fully appreciate the luxury of having so much space, but there we are, needs must when the Devil drives and all that. As luck would have it the letting agents phoned the Colonel this morning before he left, asking if we wanted to extend the lease. That led to me going in there this afternoon to explain the position. Despite all the work that needs doing and the lack of any sort of service, the landlord, magnanimously, was willing to extend the lease, but wanted to raise the rent by £100 a month. The letting agent had apparently negotiated that down to an additional £50 a month. How nice.

I'd love to see his face when he realises that he is actually going to have to pay out some geld; he won't be able to re-let until all the stuff we wanted sorting has been sorted. It is going to cost him a packet - though probably not the packet it should since he will hire a bunch of cowboys to paint over the cracks. Not that I care.

Anyway, I have asked the letting agents to forward details of any two bedroom flats that come up in the Whetstone area, even though we may not end up staying here. It seems that rents are likely to be in the £800 to £900 bracket. I leave you to decide which is closest to what we end up paying...

Comments

[littleonionz.livejournal.com]

Between £800 and £900 a month for a two bedroom flat?
*swoon*

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

That's London for you.

There may be cheaper places in the metropolitan area - Whetstone is a nice area, so likely to be on the expensive side. We have a couple of months to look around.

[littleonionz.livejournal.com]

Yes, I shouldn't be surprised, it's goldfish syndrome, put it on your LJ tomorrow and I'll prolly be shocked all over again:)

[trav28.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell, rent at £900 is over double our mortgage payments per month!!!!

This post really opened my eyes!

[bluesman.livejournal.com]

Lordy! You're paying twice the rent we pay for our mortgage per month. And the bugger wanted to raise it? Clearly, you both need to come and live here.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

The commute is a killer, though.

[agentinfinity.livejournal.com]

It's going to be weird that no one I know lives there anymore - it's had many combinations of persons I know. Including me for 6 weeks once upon a time.