Bl***y cheek of it
Jun 18th 2009, 1:40 am
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Bl***y cheek of it
We left our house in the UK in Jan and have a sale going through on it which should complete early in July. My parents who live close by have been keeping their eye on the place. On Tuesday they went to the house with my brother to cut the grass and collect some items we did not ship, when they got there they found the grass had been cut and a a petrol lawnmower in the playhouse. My brother phoned the estate agents to see if they knew anything about it and they had given permission to the purchasers to cut the grass so that it would not be too long when they moved in!!! How bl***y cheeky is that? Although it did save my parents from cutting it!! We have contacted our solicitor to ask his advice.
Jun 18th 2009, 1:47 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
You've contacted your solicitor beacause someone's done your mowing !!!! Jesus Christ, get a grip.
Jun 18th 2009, 1:53 am
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Jun 18th 2009, 1:56 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
What sort of advice are you expecting to get from your solicitor? Are you going to sue them for the return of the grass?
Do you want to upset your buyers so they pull out?
Just be thankful they're keen enough on the house that they want to keep the garden looking nice.
I'd have thought that most sellers would kill for buyers who not only want to buy the house - but to do the garden before they move in as well - I'd be doing everything I could to hang onto them.
Do you want to upset your buyers so they pull out?
Just be thankful they're keen enough on the house that they want to keep the garden looking nice.
I'd have thought that most sellers would kill for buyers who not only want to buy the house - but to do the garden before they move in as well - I'd be doing everything I could to hang onto them.
Jun 18th 2009, 2:18 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
What sort of advice are you expecting to get from your solicitor? Are you going to sue them for the return of the grass?
Do you want to upset your buyers so they pull out?
Just be thankful they're keen enough on the house that they want to keep the garden looking nice.
I'd have thought that most sellers would kill for buyers who not only want to buy the house - but to do the garden before they move in as well - I'd be doing everything I could to hang onto them.
Do you want to upset your buyers so they pull out?
Just be thankful they're keen enough on the house that they want to keep the garden looking nice.
I'd have thought that most sellers would kill for buyers who not only want to buy the house - but to do the garden before they move in as well - I'd be doing everything I could to hang onto them.
Jun 18th 2009, 2:24 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
unless it is some sort of metaphor for the guy shagging your wife I don't see the problem
Jun 18th 2009, 2:38 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
Haven't people got 'mower' important things to worry about?
Jun 18th 2009, 3:00 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
What sort of advice are you expecting to get from your solicitor? Are you going to sue them for the return of the grass?
Do you want to upset your buyers so they pull out?
Just be thankful they're keen enough on the house that they want to keep the garden looking nice.
I'd have thought that most sellers would kill for buyers who not only want to buy the house - but to do the garden before they move in as well - I'd be doing everything I could to hang onto them.
Do you want to upset your buyers so they pull out?
Just be thankful they're keen enough on the house that they want to keep the garden looking nice.
I'd have thought that most sellers would kill for buyers who not only want to buy the house - but to do the garden before they move in as well - I'd be doing everything I could to hang onto them.
It's not like they've got the keys to the house and started moving in. I'd be grateful they're wanting to keep the place in great shape, and would see it as a positive sign that they really want the house.
Jun 18th 2009, 3:01 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
Id have thought somebody would have grassed them up sooner.
Jun 18th 2009, 3:07 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
We left our house in the UK in Jan and have a sale going through on it which should complete early in July. My parents who live close by have been keeping their eye on the place. On Tuesday they went to the house with my brother to cut the grass and collect some items we did not ship, when they got there they found the grass had been cut and a a petrol lawnmower in the playhouse. My brother phoned the estate agents to see if they knew anything about it and they had given permission to the purchasers to cut the grass so that it would not be too long when they moved in!!! How bl***y cheeky is that? Although it did save my parents from cutting it!! We have contacted our solicitor to ask his advice.
We got back to find out that, lo and behold, our prospective purchasers had mowed our front lawn and back lawn, as well as pruned our front hedge into shape !!
You can imagine that we were understandably furious, so we contacted our solicitor and set about threatening legal action. In the end, we settled out of court for GBP50k, and the buyers also agreed to re-turf our lawns with long grass ! So it was really a good outcome all round.
best of luck.
Jun 18th 2009, 3:10 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
My bird pruned her front hedge,mmmmmm kinda kinky,no sign of any compo as yet.
Jun 18th 2009, 3:12 am
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Re: Bl***y cheek of it
as a tenant I had a similar problem. I took a carpet shampooer around to a place just before I moved in. The landlord was frustrated because he was saving the dirt for a special occasion.
I offered to filter the outflow of the shampooer and give him that, but he relented and said not to worry.
I offered to filter the outflow of the shampooer and give him that, but he relented and said not to worry.