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silverfox

silverfox

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Over the years the places Estate agents told me I was living in didn't match the reality


Shoreditch = Haggerston, horrible place

West Hampstead = Kilburn, you could hear the din from the legendary Biddy Mulligans

Stoke Newington Ladder = Tottenham, not far from the football ground

Canary Wharf = dodgy BNP enclave off Trafalgar Road on Isle of Dogs

Dulwich triangle = Peckham borders

sophiesofa

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I was shown a flat in Deptford (not a nice bit of Deptford either) that the Estate Agent said was in Greenwich.

Me: Isn't this Deptford?

Him: No this is definitely Greenwich.

Me: Hmmn. So it's SE10 then?

Him: It's SE8

Me: Yes I know i used to live around the corner and I hated it.

bignumber5

bignumber5

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Much better to avoid all this by exploring scenic Kent:


historic town centre = well preserved building fronts on a single street now home to thomas cook, superdrug and millets, all inside a ring-road being furiously lapped by 17 year old chavs in tarted up xr2's...


Actually, "East Dulwich = South Peckham" might not be so bad...

bigbadwolf

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I wonder if Estate agents make up these broad labels for the areas they're trying to con you into living or they have a pre-recorded tape that they play whilst they sleep. I tend to think the latter is a more plausible explaination in the world of buying and selling property. Aside from that I saw a Winkworths 4x4 in North London recently with 'Property response vehicle' emblazoned on the side of it!
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