I'm finding that finding a flat in Aberdeen is turning out to be harder than I thought. For a number of reasons. Firstly, I'm working in Dyce. The only reason I moved to Aberdeen was for this job, so I figure I might as well get a flat that's handy to Dyce; on the bus route, the train route, or within walking distance. That limits my choices right there.
Secondly, and I hate very much to admit it, is the cats. Trying to find a flat, with the above criteria, that also have ground-floor access, preferably main-door, and even more preferably a cat-flap, is next to impossible.
I've also not had a permanent wage in the UK before, so I don't really have much of an idea of how much budget I've got. Some of the places I've found are either far too small, too far away, or too expensive.
I'm staying in a house owned by the company at the moment. It's quite nice, and 10 minutes walk to work. I don't have to leave - if I want to stay on beyond perhaps the first month all I have to pay is £350 a month, which includes all utility bills, internet, etc. Sure, I'd either have a fairly small room and my gear would probably have to remain in boxes, or I could ask for one of the larger rooms and possibly store some of my stuff in there, get some books out, get the PC out, things like that.
The trouble is, the company house won't allow me to have the cats here. They're in a fairly expensive cattery a couple of miles away. They're there temporarily whilst I find (or not find, it seems) a flat of mine.
Or I could find a flat in the centre of town, above the ground, which are more plentiful than flats that have ground access. Most of them don't allow pets, and I don't want another flat where I can't let the cats out anyway.
So...
Maybe I should re-home Fergus & Portia :(
