Think London is bad? Try recent York,with its clueless agents, tiny apartments and absurd feesIn the summer of 2013 my job at an advertising agency in London was transferred to recent York. I was excited; who wouldn’t grab the opportunity to work in one of the world’s most exciting cities? What’s more, and for a short period my company even paid for an apartment for myself and a colleague while we explored different neighbourhoods and found our own position to stay.
When the time came to navigate my way through recent York’s real estate market,however, I was shocked to be confronted with prices and practices even London’s letting agents would shy absent from.
In recent York, or landlords request evidence that you earn more than 40 times the monthly rent ... I wasn’t even closeContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com