So. Another week on and still no keys! I have today been told that the consent to let has been granted so there's nothing stopping it going ahead, but apparently I still have to wait another week before I actually get the keys...
I could use this opportunity to reiterate how frustrated I am, but frankly it's gone beyond that. From the start I've been through excited, nervous, disappointed, angry, very angry, back to (slightly less) excited, to anxious to frustrated, angry again, frustrated once more to where I am now which is fed up and just wanting it all to be over.
I have a long list of people to contact once I'm in, which is a positive to focus on. I can't help thinking about the even longer list of people I know I've lost over the summer while this fiasco has been playing out.
I am starting to get a bit more excited. I've been disgruntled for too long now. It's time to get a bit more gruntled...
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Showing posts with label rant. Show all posts
Friday, 9 September 2011
Monday, 29 August 2011
New Studio. The Story So Far...
October 2010. That's when I first found a studio! Almost a year ago!!!!!!! And I'm still not in... I'm more than a little frustrated.
So I found a place advertised with Lovelle Bacons in Grimsby. Had a look around and decided it was perfect! Big space, little office, kitchen area, toilet, parking. Perfect. I negotiated a deal with the landlord to fit some shutters and went ahead with the planning application for change of use. OK, that process took a while but I got there. I asked the estate agent (Lovelle Bacons if you missed it) if I needed to sign anything or pay a deposit to secure the proerty and was told no, get the planning approval then we'll talk lease. At this stage you can probably work out the end of this little chapter but let me fill in the gaps anyway...
So I put my (expensive) application in and waited for it to be approved. Naturally I was in contact with the estate agent throughout. Once it was all granted I contacted Lovelle Bacons once again to get moving with the lease only to be told that the person I was speaking to had left the company, hadn't written anything down and that the landlord had instructed them to let to someone else. That brought the mood down!
Apparently what Lovelle Bacons did wasn't illegal, but in my opinion it was unethical and definitely unprofessional. Still... you don't get a reputation like theirs by accident.
So I started again. I looked at a few and found one. Not quite as good as the first, but in a better area and with a reputable agent. I agreed a rent and started the process. This time I got the lease sorted first and arranged for an agreement to lease subject to everything going through smoothly.
I won't labour the point, but the process officially started on 9th May. I was told it would take 4 - 6 weeks to sort the lease and agreement. It's now nearly 4 months. I have no idea what has been taking so long or why it has been delayed, but solicitors are now on my naughty list along with estate agents.
All being well, I get the keys tomorrow. I'll believe it when I have them in my hand though. Watch this space...
So I found a place advertised with Lovelle Bacons in Grimsby. Had a look around and decided it was perfect! Big space, little office, kitchen area, toilet, parking. Perfect. I negotiated a deal with the landlord to fit some shutters and went ahead with the planning application for change of use. OK, that process took a while but I got there. I asked the estate agent (Lovelle Bacons if you missed it) if I needed to sign anything or pay a deposit to secure the proerty and was told no, get the planning approval then we'll talk lease. At this stage you can probably work out the end of this little chapter but let me fill in the gaps anyway...
So I put my (expensive) application in and waited for it to be approved. Naturally I was in contact with the estate agent throughout. Once it was all granted I contacted Lovelle Bacons once again to get moving with the lease only to be told that the person I was speaking to had left the company, hadn't written anything down and that the landlord had instructed them to let to someone else. That brought the mood down!
Apparently what Lovelle Bacons did wasn't illegal, but in my opinion it was unethical and definitely unprofessional. Still... you don't get a reputation like theirs by accident.
So I started again. I looked at a few and found one. Not quite as good as the first, but in a better area and with a reputable agent. I agreed a rent and started the process. This time I got the lease sorted first and arranged for an agreement to lease subject to everything going through smoothly.
I won't labour the point, but the process officially started on 9th May. I was told it would take 4 - 6 weeks to sort the lease and agreement. It's now nearly 4 months. I have no idea what has been taking so long or why it has been delayed, but solicitors are now on my naughty list along with estate agents.
All being well, I get the keys tomorrow. I'll believe it when I have them in my hand though. Watch this space...
Friday, 22 April 2011
Their Are To Many Apostrophe's Around!
So this is just a little personal rant. I'm a bit of a grammar freak so it probably affects me more than it should, but it really bugs me to see spelling and grammar mistakes all over people's marketing materials.
I'm not talking about silly little typos, we all make those. And I'm not talking about the complex syntax of our unnecessarily complicated language. I'm talking about basic grammar we should all know from school. My top 3 are:
there/their/they're
where/were/we're
apostrophes
Seriously... there should be no excuse! Whenever I see them it makes me cringe!
It's bad enough to see it in personal Facebook feeds, but basic errors in marketing materials are unforgivable. And I do count Facebook business pages in that. I see loads of leaflets, brochures, flyers, websites and blogs with these basic mistakes.
I might be over sensitive, but I think it reflects badly on the owners of the business and the business itself. As a photographer, I get paid to take photos. And I'm chosen (or not) by the quality and style of those photos and not the grammar used on my adverts. But getting it wrong implies (to me at least) a certainly lack of attention to detail.
Just my thoughts...
I'm not talking about silly little typos, we all make those. And I'm not talking about the complex syntax of our unnecessarily complicated language. I'm talking about basic grammar we should all know from school. My top 3 are:
there/their/they're
where/were/we're
apostrophes
Seriously... there should be no excuse! Whenever I see them it makes me cringe!
It's bad enough to see it in personal Facebook feeds, but basic errors in marketing materials are unforgivable. And I do count Facebook business pages in that. I see loads of leaflets, brochures, flyers, websites and blogs with these basic mistakes.
I might be over sensitive, but I think it reflects badly on the owners of the business and the business itself. As a photographer, I get paid to take photos. And I'm chosen (or not) by the quality and style of those photos and not the grammar used on my adverts. But getting it wrong implies (to me at least) a certainly lack of attention to detail.
Just my thoughts...
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