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Missing 3rd Party Loft Wall

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  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    Many years ago the wife of my, then boss, was in the bath when she saw an eye looking at her from the ceiling. Turns out the party wall was missing in their terrace and they had a visitor from further along the row.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    There was a story a few years back where a home owner thought that they had rats in their attic so called pest control in. They discovered that the 'rats' were actually people living up there. All the attics were open along the whole terrace and they had been converted into an extended attic bedroom/dormitory by the family at the end of the terrace.

    Urban myth maybe.
  • Mr_Ted
    Mr_Ted Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    :( nope, its true, usually immigrants for extended family, or greedy immigrant landlords for other immigrants :mad:

    Happened round my area :eek:
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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    So you'd be quite happy with people living in your loft, as long as they're not immigrants?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Mr_Ted
    Mr_Ted Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    macman wrote: »
    So you'd be quite happy with people living in your loft, as long as they're not immigrants?

    :rotfl:Depends if they had permission, from ME, and how much they are prepared to pay :rotfl:

    ;) Was just stating an ACTUAL case :p
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  • jee
    jee Posts: 288 Forumite
    Mr_Ted wrote: »
    :( nope, its true, usually immigrants for extended family, or greedy immigrant landlords for other immigrants :mad:

    Happened round my area :eek:

    Greedy landlord is ok as long as they are not of immigrant stock :huh:
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