Got a flat sorted (just about)

It could of course still go wrong in some cruel twist of fate, but Ken and I have pretty much got a flat sorted now. I went down to London on Tuesday night to spend the rest of the week flat-hunting and found one the next day that was pretty great. We've now got a holding deposit down on it and should get the rest tied up this week ready to move in next weekend. On Wednesday afternoon, I arranged to view a couple of flats in a brand new block in Ilford. The first agent I spoke to about them didn't call back for days though, so I ended up being shown the flats by another agent who was a bit keener. The first couple I saw (Ken, who I'm gonna be both working with and sharing the flat, had to be at work) were very nice, but slightly small and then we got to the third flat - on the 14th floor (last before the penthouses, lah-di-dah). As the door opened sunlight was streaming through the flat in a quite corny, but pretty cool effect whereas the other two had needed the lights turning on. This is good to get sunlight coming through in the afternoon. The flat is quite a bit bigger than the others, with a good sized main bedroom and en-suite with its own balcony and a really long second bedroom. The living room is a good size as well, with open-plan kitchen at the back and sliding door out onto a bigger main balcony. It took us until late Friday to sort out most of the details before putting down the deposit, but the flat looks great and should be good for the quick move I have to make for my new job as it'll be fully-furnished and everything's brand new. The location (although unfortunately technically in Essex) is pretty good for work - the train station's a very short walk from the flat, with a 20-minute overground journey into Liverpool Street Station (so no boiling/packed tube) and then another 5-10 minute walk to the office. I've also found out after the fact that the area the flat's in is supposedly the safest in London in terms of crime figures. Pictures will follow when we move in as I currently only have a seriously dodgy video I took on my IXUS.