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Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »Sorry, my current country uses imperial units. I usually remember to switch to UK equivalent terms but forgot this time!
I still use imperial units after 25 years in the States. Fahrenheit, pounds, feet and inches, etc. I figure it helps others to exercise their mental agility.(Nearly) dunroving0 -
Square metres x 10. [approx.]
I wondered what on earth that comment was about. People are entitled to operate in whichever set of measurements they wish.
Me - I operate in feet and there is a very handy "gadget" online (ie google "online calculator" and I've not bothered to buy a new calculator now that I've discovered that one).
Though I'll admit my main use for that "gadget" tends to be when someone describes the weight of someone in kilogrammes. At which point - out comes the calculator and I convert to lbs, then divide the lbs by 14 and think "Oh yes they are, for instance 11-12 stones and will be describing themselves as size 14 - but are actually size 18 (ie if clothes weren't all vanity-sized these days). Gotcha now - I know what the article means".0 -
...and that's why this country is such a godawful half-cocked messed-up mixture when it comes to units.moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »People are entitled to operate in whichever set of measurements they wish.
Apart from the UK, the entire world uses metric. Except one country.
That one country uses units with the same name as "ours", but some of which are a different size. They use different non-metric units for other things.
The UK's original 10yr programme to complete metrication came to the end of its time over 40 years ago - and here we still are... I can never remember whether it's 14 ounces in a pound and 16 pounds in a stone, or vice versa. And I really don't see why I should care, tbh, since they're both ridiculous divisions, and to have two inter-related units using similar-but-different divisions is utterly crazy.0 -
...and that's why this country is such a godawful half-cocked messed-up mixture when it comes to units.
Apart from the UK, the entire world uses metric. Except one country.
That one country uses units with the same name as "ours", but some of which are a different size. They use different non-metric units for other things.
The UK's original 10yr programme to complete metrication came to the end of its time over 40 years ago - and here we still are... I can never remember whether it's 14 ounces in a pound and 16 pounds in a stone, or vice versa. And I really don't see why I should care, tbh, since they're both ridiculous divisions, and to have two inter-related units using similar-but-different divisions is utterly crazy.
I think you will find the US uses imperial. They even still record their track and field records (sorry, athletics) in feet and inches. Living there since the 80s allowed me to stay in an imperial bubble, until I returned to the UK.(Nearly) dunroving0 -
If you'd read on just three words after the bit you emboldened...0
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I interpreted it as meaning the one country was the UK.(Nearly) dunroving0
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NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »The concept of buyer beware also applies to buying services, such as paying an EA to market the most valuable asset I own. When I sell a property I'm inclined to avoid those EAs who routinely produce shoddy, unprofessional listings which don't convey the basic information a potential buyer would be interested in.
In which case you are utilising your free market right to spend more money purchasing a higher quality product. Will you get a better return on the money you spend? Who knows. Your purchaser might not care a jot about glossy EA presentations and only be interested in the price and getting their own surveys done.
Forcing everyone to get a grade A+++ EA service will result in people having to pay more, without any gain for them."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
I have recently accepted an offer on my flat.
I made sure they used floor plans, stated it was leasehold and stated what floor it was on.
While not on the add I told them (and they noted down) the remaining length of least as well as ground rent and maintenance fees so they could answer the obvious questions that would arise (though forgot to mention the council tax band or I would have mentioned that too). I always intended to tell them that but they asked first :T. That confirmed to me that I had chosen the right EA. Seems easier to me to put a few people off if it gets you an easier sale.0 -
We went to look at a property about 6 weeks ago - we did a drive by ahead of booking a viewing.
Beautiful end terrace with big garden, freehold, 2 parking spaces but room to make a 3rd. In a very rural area. Advert on Rightmove suggested room to extend - I spoke to the agent etc and agreed to call back on the Tuesday to book a viewing (it was easter weekend and I called on the Saturday as it went on on the Friday)
On the Tuesday the price dropped from £250,000 to £185,000 suddenly had an open day for the following Saturday and was shared ownership with a 74 % share - the other 26% owned by the Parish Council. It was advertised as a "Reduced Today" property.
It needed work - windows/doors/some attention to the roof/ heating system. The PC would have had to contribute towards those things, i expect and there would have been no chance to own 100% or buy the freehold (Parish councils keep their properties when they are built in conjunction with them)
The advert (even when updated) failed to say that it has a S106 on it that applicants had to have a local connection. It is currently still missing from the Rightmove advert. We found out via another advert on English Rural who are also advertising it.
Complete farce of an advert. Very lucky we didn't both with the official viewing as we could quite easily have pictured living there.0 -
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