I did find an apartment on my first day out with my realtor last week! It is a super cute place not too far from Notting Hill. Big windows and a little balcony overlooking a tree-lined street - it really does feel like a movie! Unfortunately my biggest downer of the week is that even though I HAD a lease agreed with the landlord, it turns out that in London that isn't secure until the lease is actually signed. So while I had even paid a security deposit, he was still shopping it around with other agents and got a better offer. So I'm back out again!
The good news is that I had seen a good backup place. I can't even remember all the details about it except that I liked the feel of the living room, it had a dishwasher and an odd little bathroom with no separate shower - just a shower head on the wall and a drain in the middle of the floor! I hope I like it because I've agreed to at least a 6 month lease rather than starting over again looking! My dad liked that it came with an alarm system. :)
In the interest of keeping this post not TOO long, I'll wrap up with a few things I encountered over the weekend...
