It's a race

It’s a very competitive thing to get an apartment in the location we were searching for: the heart of the city. Not only is it difficult to find something within our budget, but it's also a challenge to be comfortable enough to have people over on a consistent basis.
When we arrived the first day a few weeks back, we immediately went to see an apartment Tony had picked out for us. He was fairly confident we’d like it. The apartment was dreadful. When it came down to it, we’d live there if we absolutely had to, but the furnishings were that of an 18th century Victorian house. You think, that’s not so bad. The painting above the bed was that of a nude woman, so lets not go any further.

So we started searching for another option. Kate called a woman about a property for rent but wasn’t available to show us for a few days, but happened to have a viewing on High Street that afternoon if we wanted to go along. We said yes and showed up early because past experience had led us to believe that it was a mass viewing, and the first person to the letting agency following the viewing would have the apartment.

I just happened to have my camera on me:) Here’s a picture of Kate and Yvonne running to the letting agency after we viewed the apartment we’re now in because there were two other very interested couples at the viewing.

It was a great laugh afterwards because we literally ran to a taxi and begged him to speed to this place.

The Lord really opened up this apartment to us. The person who previously lived here had been here for 10 years and it went on the market that afternoon. Most places this time of year, if they’re nice are available for a day or two if that.

This will be so vital for small groups, meetings, and having the ability to be so close to where everything is happening. Simply put, I would be less motivated to walk to a bar or meet up with people if I had to take a bus or walk a half hour to meet up. This takes that issue out of the equation.