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  • Slithery
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    humey86 said:
    After a heated comversation i believe they are draughting up an agreement with the person regarding rent to stay there.
    Do not let this happen, they then have legal rights to the property if the sale doesn't go ahead.
  • greatcrested
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    lincroft1710 said:
    Let's hope they don't want to bury their late lamented dog in the garden!
    Too late I suspect. The original plan was to store the dog in a freezer in the garage, but now that they've moved in......

  • zagubov
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    How incompetent does an Estate Agent have to be to let this happen? It sounds beyond belief.
    There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker
  • Comms69
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    humey86 said:
    So i have spoken to her. They went down to the property and let themselves in which was a shock to the person living there! Turns out the estate agent had given them the keys to move his possessions into the garage (still without owners consent). After a heated comversation i believe they are draughting up an agreement with the person regarding rent to stay there. She has today changed all the utilities out of her name. Ive recommended a formal complaint to the estate agents at the least
    F'ing awful idea!
  • m0bov
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    Wind up, summer hols.
  • eidand
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    I don't know, this feels highly unlikely. An EA can be in huge trouble for stuff like this and I find it very hard to believe that this is real ....
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