Cleaners Threw Away All My Possessions ; It Happened to Me...
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When Lauren Lantz returned to her flat in London after a weekend break in the country, she was horrified to discover that it had been cleared of every single item of her worldly possessions, from her grandmother's jewellery down to the food in her fridge, following a mix-up by a cleaning company. Here, Lauren, 26, an immigration lawyer, tells how the devastating loss left her rebuilding her life... The memory of that day will haunt me forever: the moment I walked in to my flat to find a completely empty shell staring back at me. My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach and, bemused, I was rooted to the spot as hundreds of thoughts raced through my mind. Maybe I'd got the wrong flat; maybe I'd been burgled; perhaps it was a sick prank. Everything moved in slow motion as I drifted through the flat on a wave of adrenaline, opening every draw and cupboard to try to find just one hint that this was the same flat that, less than 48 hours previously, had been packed with all my clothes, books and treasured possessions.
But it was bare. I felt numb as I realised that everything had gone - my bedding, CDs, photographs, jewellery, beauty products in my bathroom, my passport - even the food in my fridge! My calm disbelief soon turned to panic.See the full content of this document
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Cleaners Threw Away All My Possessions ; It Happened to Me...
As I wracked my brain for a logical answer, my eyes looked down to the gleaming floors and spotless skirting boards - no burglar cleans up after themselves. That's when it dawned on me; my neighbour had moved out that Friday and had mentioned that t...
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