Typical

It erks me to no end to know that suddenly the Landlord has taken an interest in the property that he owns, enough to come and cut back all the threes, look after the drive way and make the general look of the four apartments far more appealing to the eye. Having been in the place 11 months and become increasingly aware of all the faults with it, I'm now wondering if potential renters know that they are in for.

Yep, I came home from work last night to see the place all spick and span. Funny what the onset of new interest can spark. Now all he has to do is get all the taps to work, fly screens on all the windows, all the doors square, the roof repairs, the possoms gone, the carpet replaced and the floor evened out and it'll be somewhat more livable for the next tennant. Remind me in the future to make a good look over the places I see and not settle for something that I think can be easily lived in. A note to all renters out there: Look a hell of a lot closer than you think you need to!

At least the new place seems far grander. We went over to complete the inspection report and looked a lot closer and it all seems brilliant. All the doors open, there are no crawling things in the walls (not that there is room considering it's double brick), the floors are even, the carpet is in near new condition, all the taps work, all the fly screens are on all the windowns, no major holes and guess what? It's a bit cheaper too!

Better still its just a short walk to a store which sells both American and British food products of the sweet nature. How perfect!