OK
*fucks off*

Morning Monty, how are we? Aside from the huge foot-in-mouthness, of course.

I'm fucking shattered.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:40, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Knackered but OK.
Friday is here. But a Friday preceding levels of skintness I have not experienced since I was a student. Hey ho.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:41, Reply)

I'm in the same boat, only a few quid to my name
I'd budgeted fairly well this month, but one night and one purchase sent it all sideways. The night in question, I went a little (£25) over the budget I'd set myself.

And the purchase was a razor, as the cleaner knocked my one into the bath, breaking the handle on it. Bitch.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:45, Reply)

You should have docked the cost from the cleaner's wages.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:50, Reply)

Wages?
She's an illegal immigrant he keeps locked in a cupboard, whose only remuneration is the crumbs from AA's plate when he has finished eating.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:54, Reply)

Cleaning agency hired by the leasing agency
Absolutely fucking useless.

They'll spend 45 minutes tidying up a bathroom that only one person uses, and they'll still manage to do a shit job of it. If you've left a little mess in the kitchen, they'll move it into the dining room. That's an improvement from when they used to move it into the cellar.

And I don't mean shitloads of stuff all over the place, I mean if I've cooked my breakfast, had to leave in a hurry, but left my stuff in soak, they've taken it out and moved it before.

Add to that the fact that quite a lot of stuff has gone missing in the time they've been cleaning, and we're not too fond of them. I'm alright, I only lost a poker set and Twister, my housemate has just had his iPod and dock stolen.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:01, Reply)

Cleaners are always shit
It is a shit job.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:08, Reply)

Comes with the rent
Mentioned it to the leasing agency, they said they'd have a word. In other words, "Shut up and fuck off".

They're fucking useless there, it's why another tenant and I have organised a meeting with the owner of the house and leasing agency.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:54, Reply)

100% of leasing agencies are unhelpful useless cunts. FACT.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:55, Reply)

It started well when the new girl started there, she was really helpful, and would always reply to any queries, let us know what was going on with the house, etc
Then she changed our Sky and Broadband package without asking. Now, I'm aware it sounds pissy, but considering that Sky TV is promised as part of the house, and they had no good reason to change it, this was a pisstake.

Turns out she'd not actually bothered to look into the changeover at all, her Dad had just swapped to BT broadband and TV, she liked the look of it, and so changed the houses over without asking anyone.

Fortunately, a couple of us convinced her to change her mind, but still, to go ahead with a change that would conflict with their own contract without asking us is a pisstake.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:05, Reply)

We used to use a management company to look after the shared parts of the building, grounds, payment of service charges etc.
Trying to get any response from them to do anything was a joke and they were charging £400 a month to basically do fuck all. We fired them and now we manage it between the residents.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:10, Reply)

Don't blame you!
I'm not too happy also, as my rent has just gone up. It's not a shock, I knew it was coming, but it's always a bit irritating to know you're a little more out of pocket for the exact same product.

My concern now is when they'll raise it again.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:14, Reply)

Check your contract. They should only be able to increase the rent once a year and by no more than a set %

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:17, Reply)

Last time I checked, I noticed they wouldn't raise it in the first year, and they raise it according to rate of inflation
So mines just gone up 5.3%. However, they've said that's the rate from 1st December, and as I pay earlier than that, I'm considering just paying my old rate for this month.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:40, Reply)