I will shortly be hunting around for a flat, possibly near the town centre. However is it wise to mention to the landlord/letting agency that I have a dark secret…I am a cyclist! And have two bikes. One I use for commuting so could be kept outside somewhere dry though but the other is quite valuable and used for off-road riding so I’d want to keep that indoors or in the special secure bike sheds that are in all new developments these days. Not!
Any advice on the best approach? Should I say nothing and just surreptitiously look around or be upfront about my habit?
I will shortly be hunting around for a flat, possibly near the town centre. However is it wise to mention to the landlord/letting agency that I have a dark secret…I am a cyclist! And have two bikes. One I use for commuting so could be kept outside somewhere dry though but the other is quite valuable and used for off-road riding so I’d want to keep that indoors or in the special secure bike sheds that are in all new developments these days. Not!
Any advice on the best approach? Should I say nothing and just surreptitiously look around or be upfront about my habit?
I will shortly be hunting around for a flat, possibly near the town centre. However is it wise to mention to the landlord/letting agency that I have a dark secret…I am a cyclist! And have two bikes. One I use for commuting so could be kept outside somewhere dry though but the other is quite valuable and used for off-road riding so I’d want to keep that indoors or in the special secure bike sheds that are in all new developments these days. Not!
Any advice on the best approach? Should I say nothing and just surreptitiously look around or be upfront about my habit?
I think it's worth asking.
My first council flat was two storeys up and when I mentioned to the council chappie that I had a bicycle and a motorcycle he showed me to the blocks row of lock-up garages, with their own security system etc. No extra cost, lots of extra space, result ... 😉
OTOH, if it's a private flat then maybe keeping schtum would be a reasonable course of action.
Thanks it will be a private one. I remember a few years ago the prospective landlord’s face turning blue when I mentioned I had a bike! And there is a lot of new housing recently built in this area with a conspicuous lack of bike sheds.
I will shortly be hunting around for a flat, possibly near the town centre. However is it wise to mention to the landlord/letting agency that I have a dark secret…I am a cyclist!
I recently[1] moved, and I mentioned a need for somewhere secure to keep a bike everywhere I looked. Not a problem. Well, except in those places where a bike would be inherently problematic due to lack of a suitable place.
[1] Got the keys to this place[2] March 14th. [2] No longer out in the sticks: I've moved into town (Tavistock).
