phew.
what a weekend man!
talk about your drama!
well we were all set to move into the house on saturday, when phillipa, one of the girls that was moving in- starts stressing out and getting all worked up...
it seems we had to supply a bank statement that showed the last three months of transactions.
this is easy to obtain if you do internet banking- which nether i or laura the other girl do- and we could only get "mini statements"
so we spoke to the real estate agent who was like " yeah look they are fine- we just need to see that you have an income coming in basically. the mini statement will do for now, and just fax us over the three month ones when they arrive in the post."
so cool, right?
WRONG.
phillipa some how had it in her head that the real estate agents were just after our money and were going to not let us get the house and not return our bond money-
i tell you what- it was surreal-
does anyone remember when Mariah Carey had her nervous break down? THAT is what phillipa was like.
she was saying stuff like "oh! i have to drive over to the other side of london and they wont let us get the house"
"phillipa, i have spoken to the real estat agent- they are fine- they are waiting for us to go and get the keys"
"oh but i have to drive to the other side of london to get there!!!!"
"yes phillipa. thats where the real estate agent is remember- we were there yesterday. you already know that we have tp pick up the keys for the house. what is the problem"
she was just HYSERTICAL. IRRATIONAL. it was a full on freak out.
Her sister and mother rang me up trying to tell me that "phillipa is very upset. you dont understand owen, if you and laura dont get a three month statemnet to them on monday you will loose all your money."
i was trying to explain that i had actully spoken to the real estat agent who assured me that this was not the case. it wouldn't belegal and no-one could work out why phillipa was carring on. bu ther mother was pandering to her instead of slapping her face and saying "SNAP OUT OF IT AND WAKE UP TO YOURSELF"
i mean, th e agent even rang us and said "tell phillip to calm down."
and so she rebooked the picking up of the keys to monday.
me and laura were left flabbergasted.
you think i would be used to "phillips" carrying on but it seems i havent!!!
lol.
anyway- the whole bloody expereience just made me and laura look at each other and go
"you know what? i dont think i want to live with her now."
so we arnt.
i am a 23 year old man and i havce plenty of experience renting property and i didnt appreciate phillips mother and sister on my phone talking to me like i was a child.
i mean how would she carry on when we left our wet towels on the floor?
or we wanted to listen to music intead of watching tv?
or someone used the last bit of milk for a coffee?
it means we loose the holding deposit for the house, and the real state agent called me again to day and wanted me to explain what was phillipas problem.
which i couldnt because she was just being an irrational head case.
i told the agent me and laura were no longer comfortable moving in with her to which the agent replied " i can complately understand"
it sucks that we lost about £100 each but when i think of the drama it will save us- me and laura consider it a bargain.
i am having trouble explaning exactly how hyserical she was.
at one stage said " look we have had to calm phillipa down because she is quiet distressed."
and the whole time i was thinking "who is this woman? why is she talking to me like this?"
so yeah....#
back to where we began.
me and laura are going to get a place together instead.
we are looking at a place tommorow that sounds o.k
but we are more excited about a place in Elephant & CAstle ( yes that is what the suburb is called FOR REAL!!! "elephant and castle" how bloody wierd)
anyway is a two bedroom place on the seventh floor of an old council estat buiding and it includes counicl tax and electricity and it is £185/week. it is right in the middle of the city and in zone1 which will save us heaps on transport.
( isnt that funny hailea- it sounds just like the place in surrey hills doesnt it?!)
so yeah.
the worst thing is i guess that i will be stying at a hostel for christmas.
:-(
not to worry.
if it all goes well we can move into this place on th e3rd of jan.
love you all.
have a merry christmas.
xO
what a weekend man!
talk about your drama!
well we were all set to move into the house on saturday, when phillipa, one of the girls that was moving in- starts stressing out and getting all worked up...
it seems we had to supply a bank statement that showed the last three months of transactions.
this is easy to obtain if you do internet banking- which nether i or laura the other girl do- and we could only get "mini statements"
so we spoke to the real estate agent who was like " yeah look they are fine- we just need to see that you have an income coming in basically. the mini statement will do for now, and just fax us over the three month ones when they arrive in the post."
so cool, right?
WRONG.
phillipa some how had it in her head that the real estate agents were just after our money and were going to not let us get the house and not return our bond money-
i tell you what- it was surreal-
does anyone remember when Mariah Carey had her nervous break down? THAT is what phillipa was like.
she was saying stuff like "oh! i have to drive over to the other side of london and they wont let us get the house"
"phillipa, i have spoken to the real estat agent- they are fine- they are waiting for us to go and get the keys"
"oh but i have to drive to the other side of london to get there!!!!"
"yes phillipa. thats where the real estate agent is remember- we were there yesterday. you already know that we have tp pick up the keys for the house. what is the problem"
she was just HYSERTICAL. IRRATIONAL. it was a full on freak out.
Her sister and mother rang me up trying to tell me that "phillipa is very upset. you dont understand owen, if you and laura dont get a three month statemnet to them on monday you will loose all your money."
i was trying to explain that i had actully spoken to the real estat agent who assured me that this was not the case. it wouldn't belegal and no-one could work out why phillipa was carring on. bu ther mother was pandering to her instead of slapping her face and saying "SNAP OUT OF IT AND WAKE UP TO YOURSELF"
i mean, th e agent even rang us and said "tell phillip to calm down."
and so she rebooked the picking up of the keys to monday.
me and laura were left flabbergasted.
you think i would be used to "phillips" carrying on but it seems i havent!!!
lol.
anyway- the whole bloody expereience just made me and laura look at each other and go
"you know what? i dont think i want to live with her now."
so we arnt.
i am a 23 year old man and i havce plenty of experience renting property and i didnt appreciate phillips mother and sister on my phone talking to me like i was a child.
i mean how would she carry on when we left our wet towels on the floor?
or we wanted to listen to music intead of watching tv?
or someone used the last bit of milk for a coffee?
it means we loose the holding deposit for the house, and the real state agent called me again to day and wanted me to explain what was phillipas problem.
which i couldnt because she was just being an irrational head case.
i told the agent me and laura were no longer comfortable moving in with her to which the agent replied " i can complately understand"
it sucks that we lost about £100 each but when i think of the drama it will save us- me and laura consider it a bargain.
i am having trouble explaning exactly how hyserical she was.
at one stage said " look we have had to calm phillipa down because she is quiet distressed."
and the whole time i was thinking "who is this woman? why is she talking to me like this?"
so yeah....#
back to where we began.
me and laura are going to get a place together instead.
we are looking at a place tommorow that sounds o.k
but we are more excited about a place in Elephant & CAstle ( yes that is what the suburb is called FOR REAL!!! "elephant and castle" how bloody wierd)
anyway is a two bedroom place on the seventh floor of an old council estat buiding and it includes counicl tax and electricity and it is £185/week. it is right in the middle of the city and in zone1 which will save us heaps on transport.
( isnt that funny hailea- it sounds just like the place in surrey hills doesnt it?!)
so yeah.
the worst thing is i guess that i will be stying at a hostel for christmas.
:-(
not to worry.
if it all goes well we can move into this place on th e3rd of jan.
love you all.
have a merry christmas.
xO
posted by Owen D'Arcy-Taylor at 11:11 AM
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