There are certainly highs and lows to house hunting in this city. The highs have taken me to the 23rd floor, amazing views of the sea, newly furbished apartments with swimming pools and terraces.
The lows have mainly involved the revelation of $$$ price tags or otherwise sights like this…
But before I take this whole ‘hunt’ too seriously, I’m going to try and appreciate this great way to see the city…
My favourite viewing was being shown around 5 different flats, while our agent, I’d guess in her 50’s, swiped away at her phone to catch Pokemon. It made the depressingly empty building we were viewing irrelevant as she caught a Golbat and giggled that she’d made it to Level 28 (I hear in Pokemon gaming circles that’s, like, amazing). So, not a wasted visit eh!?
Amusingly, but I suppose unsurprisingly, everyone is ecstatic to hear that I’m dating an accountant! Being a designer hasn’t really been acknowledged as a career, so now I skip my job, drop in the chartered-accountancy-partner and wait for the accolades. It’s an amusing turn around from East London, where people don’t exactly regard the profession with such film-star excitement…
So for now, we are flatless, and I’m a little flat. But thank God I’m dating an accountant.
Em Royston Design 