As we were flying over I had a list of flats that I managed to book viewings for a few weeks in advance but this then meant many of them were cancelled before we arrived due to a let already being agreed.
The other issue was that we were over in May and I wasn't looking to move in until August at the earliest. When a flat becomes available for a new tennant it is customary for there only to be a few weeks between a viewing and moving in. This obviouosly did not suit our timing :S
By the end of day one I felt extremely disheartened by the whole thing and really believed I wouln't ever find anywhere to live :( It was a huge worry! I mean I needed somewhere to live considering I was moving to NORTHERN IRELAND for a year!
During my search I was only booking viewings for flat which had photographs of the inside on the estate agent websites. As we didn't have a great deal of time to find somewhere I didn't want to waste time going to ones which could end up being really horrible, at least photographs give you a rough idea.
In the end we were viewing two flats in the same building and whilst we waiting for the viewing time I contacted an agent about a flat that looked amazing but did not have any inside photos...
The two flats were lovely and jumped straight to the top of the list of possibilities. However, by the end of day one I still felt extremely disheartened by the whole thing and really believed I wouln't ever find anywhere to live :( It was a huge worry as none of the dates for moving in were fitting in with what I needed! We began day two with a visit to the titanic exhibition. It was great. An amazing attraction perfect for all the family with interactive areas for younger children and a lot of interesting history for adults going from the beginnings of Belfasts industry all the way through the building and eventual sinking of the titanic. It was extremely interesting and a great morning out.
After having a cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate and massive slices of cake in the cafe we proceeded to the flat for our viewing I had booked the previous day. It was surprisingly close to the two already on the possiblities list but closer to the train station to get into town for work.
Once inside I loved it! It had a bit of work needing done due to careless tenants but looking past all that it was perfect! I could see myself living there. We went away for lunch and within a few hours we were back at the estate agents office handing in an application form and then there was the wait!...
