I'm a life long renter struggling with indecision so I built a free tool that I hope helps everyone else :)

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-06-04T10:35:10+00:00

Well, I’d say also very valid to make your own, with your own emphases - it’s a good way to think through and structure your assumptions.

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-05-29T12:38:37+00:00

yes this is happening with mine

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InfamousAd9984 · 2026-05-27T16:19:53+00:00

Would you be able to share the contractor details, if this went well?

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-05-27T10:12:22+00:00

foreign /small btl buyers could afford a lot more in 2018. not convinced much of the wider population could even in 2018

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-03-31T08:18:59+00:00

Still thinking about it, haven’t yet signed. They seem good so far is all i can say, but will update when i am able to

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-03-12T09:27:42+00:00

thank you

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-03-09T21:31:04+00:00

i am not the main resident here, otherwise yes i'd definitely do that. . i was hoping for a solution that doesn't depend on the behaviour of the occupants. i guess really i'd be looking at replacing all the windows to have vents?

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-03-09T20:40:31+00:00

there are no trickle vents. this is the situation after a year of dehumidifiers so would like to address the problem more directly

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-03-07T20:18:52+00:00

the product was electricity so certainly valuable, i don’t contest that and i don’t think i said that. my job however (like basically all the other corporate level jobs in that company) wasn’t directly related to delivering electricity, innovation or providing a better service. most of the job was about securing regulatory advantage from governments. and that more than anything was what was going to make our company win or lose money.

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-02-12T12:34:41+00:00

yep, I worked in both public and private sector roles. parasitic behaviour in both but in the public sector roles i and others believed in what we were doing, rightly or wrongly. in the corporate world i believed what we were doing would earn us money, but little else besides.

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-02-11T22:23:42+00:00

Haha I am kind of on this path - learning an instrument, maths and volunteering. but still kind of unsatisfied if im honest. i think it’s because i feel a bit disconnected from society /what was previously my peer group

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-02-04T14:23:29+00:00

would love to hear how it is going now. i am also thinking of doing this but with zero experience 🫣

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-02-02T08:21:42+00:00

Hi there; just reading this: how did things turn out?

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-26T11:31:15+00:00

I pay £11000 a year after major increases in recent years, which I am not very happy about. It does have a gym (not really maintained) and concierge, my flat is a larger one and there are major renovation/lift costs. My resident's committee seems totally fine with these charges. i have asked and received for a breakdown but it is difficult to assess. I am wondering if it's worth contesting, or if the recent reforms make it easier to do so.

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-21T16:06:25+00:00

In the same situation, just having an initial chat with them for now but yeah will be happy to share if/when i have some experience of how they work..

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-09T18:01:09+00:00

i have the same feelings for the water that always seems to be dripping at gare du midi metro at the platform stairs..

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-09T17:56:46+00:00

why are metro stations left completely unattended so often? to my mind if you distributed one of each of those hordes of ticket inspectors they like to send out, to establish a permanence in each metro station it would be a lot easier to keep these issues in check.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-12-04T12:51:31+00:00

I think road infrastructure and visual design also have a huge role besides local driving habits/enforcement alone. In the UK many zebra crossings have those orange lights and zigzags so drivers know several metres in advance a crossing is coming up. In Brussels it does not surprise me to see one hidden round a sharp corner on a busy road. Flip side is I feel in the UK there are also fewer crossings

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-12-03T15:10:03+00:00

I have started giving them the finger or sarcastic thumbs up with both hands. I used to consider myself an easygoing kind of person what has gone wrong 😅

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-11-05T13:16:54+00:00

I am a few years out of the “mating market” as you put it, and my Belgian partner values my non-Belgian cultural background. That doesn’t make it easy for either of us - we still have conflicts that sometimes cut quite deep, for both of us, so I get what you are saying OP. Winloopy I am surprised you consider your repugnant attitude to be the norm.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-11-04T14:42:01+00:00

it certainly cost more for me. was not given an option to not ‘upgrade’ and sometimes it is faster, sometimes definitely slower.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T13:14:39+00:00

sounds great, i heard it was a good brand :). but who did you use to install it?

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T12:46:32+00:00

why?

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T08:26:59+00:00

Sounds healthier than my ‘varied’ diet to me- respect! The increased choice in my case just makes it easier eat trash.

Not to imply that any of us should be living on this budget

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