maddrew - reinvent & unleash

Renting a place to stay in London can be frightening. There are lots of cons out there and we need to be on guard. A lady is gaining a rotten reputation for asking deposit to be put into her bank account before anyone comes to see her too-good-to-be-true rooms. On the grounds of security because she got mugged by men who came to see the room, she claimed that she will return the £300 after someone has seen the room. Rule number one: never give any money until the landlord agrees to let the room to you.

Another case was a personal experience. A proper rented room comes with functional windows, doors with locks, working showers and pipes and the building is usually rented out fully to other tenants. Some people have spare rooms and they rent out for some extra income. Now, I suggest that it is best to avoid those that have family or the landlord staying in the same house with you because you will definitely cannot escape the family drama and the sticky trappings of living with the owner of the house or flat.

So, there is only one rule. Price aside, if you suspect or feel that something is not right, don’t commit yourself because unless you have the nerve of steel, you will be in a lot of mess and inconvenience. My former fucking landlady was a lose cannon, shouting and arguing late at night with her boyfriend and turns on the radio out loud at 3am while she was drunk. A lesson the rest of you do not need to endure.

~ by maddrew on August 19, 2008.