Olympic bargains galore as London's theatres and hotels slash rates
Jul 9, 2012, 12:44 pm
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I know this is annoying, but obviously your friend thought it was with the price he paid at the time, otherwise he wouldn't have paid it.
I, for one, am glad to see that many places are getting their just desserts for greed leading up to these games. Now all we need is for the Guardian to run a follow-up story in a few months about all of those greedy landlords who turfed out perfectly good tenants who'd been with them for years just for the (elusive) chance to make a couple of extra quid. Would be so nice to see what's gone around come back around.
I, for one, am glad to see that many places are getting their just desserts for greed leading up to these games. Now all we need is for the Guardian to run a follow-up story in a few months about all of those greedy landlords who turfed out perfectly good tenants who'd been with them for years just for the (elusive) chance to make a couple of extra quid. Would be so nice to see what's gone around come back around.
Jul 10, 2012, 6:45 am
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I know this is annoying, but obviously your friend thought it was with the price he paid at the time, otherwise he wouldn't have paid it.
I, for one, am glad to see that many places are getting their just desserts for greed leading up to these games. Now all we need is for the Guardian to run a follow-up story in a few months about all of those greedy landlords who turfed out perfectly good tenants who'd been with them for years just for the (elusive) chance to make a couple of extra quid. Would be so nice to see what's gone around come back around.
I, for one, am glad to see that many places are getting their just desserts for greed leading up to these games. Now all we need is for the Guardian to run a follow-up story in a few months about all of those greedy landlords who turfed out perfectly good tenants who'd been with them for years just for the (elusive) chance to make a couple of extra quid. Would be so nice to see what's gone around come back around.
I live in a complex of 200+ appartments. Our lease prohibits us renting out the flats for less than 6 months. However, the freeholder is happy to consider short term rentals for the Olympics for a fee. They've also forwarded us contacts that want places for £2000 per week for 4 to 5 weeks. Trouble is, you have to virtually empty your flat in that time.
Of course, not everyone is going to bother to do it the right way... We rumbled the people in the next flat as it had turned into multiple rooms with different people renting them out. Ok, it was just the lounge, but 6 people in a 2 bed flat was against the lease. Someone had signed the rental agreement with the agency and then sublet the rooms. They were given 2 weeks to move out and thankfully left without a fuss. I wouldn't be surprised if who ever signed the rental agreeement was planning to turf them out before the Olympics anyway.
Jul 10, 2012, 2:29 pm
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Ah - but I'd like to know if the scheme is going to backfire on any landlord and their greed has made them far worse off than they otherwise would have been. But thanks for the links anyway - very interesting (and disturbing) reads.
Jul 11, 2012, 7:08 am
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They already have! Here and here and here. There is one more, more on topic one that I've not been able to locate.
I live in a complex of 200+ appartments. Our lease prohibits us renting out the flats for less than 6 months. However, the freeholder is happy to consider short term rentals for the Olympics for a fee. They've also forwarded us contacts that want places for £2000 per week for 4 to 5 weeks. Trouble is, you have to virtually empty your flat in that time.
Of course, not everyone is going to bother to do it the right way... We rumbled the people in the next flat as it had turned into multiple rooms with different people renting them out. Ok, it was just the lounge, but 6 people in a 2 bed flat was against the lease. Someone had signed the rental agreement with the agency and then sublet the rooms. They were given 2 weeks to move out and thankfully left without a fuss. I wouldn't be surprised if who ever signed the rental agreeement was planning to turf them out before the Olympics anyway.
I live in a complex of 200+ appartments. Our lease prohibits us renting out the flats for less than 6 months. However, the freeholder is happy to consider short term rentals for the Olympics for a fee. They've also forwarded us contacts that want places for £2000 per week for 4 to 5 weeks. Trouble is, you have to virtually empty your flat in that time.
Of course, not everyone is going to bother to do it the right way... We rumbled the people in the next flat as it had turned into multiple rooms with different people renting them out. Ok, it was just the lounge, but 6 people in a 2 bed flat was against the lease. Someone had signed the rental agreement with the agency and then sublet the rooms. They were given 2 weeks to move out and thankfully left without a fuss. I wouldn't be surprised if who ever signed the rental agreeement was planning to turf them out before the Olympics anyway.
Very crazy...of course my family and friends coming over for the Olympics get the best deal going...FREE!
Jul 12, 2012, 2:49 pm
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not just the hotels. I live in Wash, DC and have received quite a few airline promotional emails for LHR flights for July and August. I spot checked pricing and found tickets for less than fall travel. Too bad we took our vacation in May. Maybe not too bad since we had two weeks of marvelous weather in Rome and Tuscany.
Jul 16, 2012, 9:14 am
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We moved our quarterly meeting next week to Manchester to avoid London, and suspect other groups are either moving meetings or not holding them in July. My flight to MAN was pretty much what I'd expect to pay during normal conditions, and an upgrade was easy to obtain.
Jul 16, 2012, 12:58 pm
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Many thanks to the OP for posting. I checked rates at my just-before-the-Olympics-stay hotels and have shaved 55+ GBP off my original bookings.
Jul 17, 2012, 1:09 pm
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I'm collating them into a blog (see my signature)
The Hoxton are offering the first few nights at £99 now, but they're the first decent property I've seen selling off during the olympics.
The Hoxton are offering the first few nights at £99 now, but they're the first decent property I've seen selling off during the olympics.
Jul 17, 2012, 1:38 pm
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Cheers
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Jul 17, 2012, 1:51 pm
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Ssssshhhhhhh...special offer just for our Fan Club.
We're bonkers! We have a handful of rooms just for our fan club between £49 and £99 for the rest of July...
Jul 17, 2012, 2:07 pm
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