Argument I heard every time while in Germany "some people like to take the kitchen with them"... apparently they take all these fitted furniture and do something with it. Then yeah, lightning and sometimes even the flooring.... first days in new place in absolute darkness. Still the deposit is three months in case you damage... what exactly? ADSL internet from Vodafone or some other scum is the ultimate blow.

Germany must have inspired whoever wrote the Richard Pryor film, 'Moving' when he arrives in Boise to find that the sellers of his new house were not kidding when they said "we're taking everything with us"...

And yes, darkness, there was literally no light whatsoever in either of the bathrooms unless our next-door neighbour helped out with some basic light fittings he had kicking around...