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My nasty neighbours
Those of the wall and drop kerb disagreements seem to have disappeared over
the last few days. There are always five cars there. Zilch. No cars. I suspect they have gone to India for a while (I hope so) or maybe their house has been repossessed (which would be even better) but I don't think I'll be that lucky. They are awful neighbours who tried to make me sign over a bit of land to them with a contract they had written out. I said "I'll just slip that one past my solicitor" ;-) The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. They are very unpopular though. always arguing and raising their voices so the whole street can hear. I hope they are gone for ever. |
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Christina Websell wrote: Those of the wall and drop kerb disagreements seem to have disappeared over the last few days. There are always five cars there. Zilch. No cars. I suspect they have gone to India for a while (I hope so) or maybe their house has been repossessed (which would be even better) but I don't think I'll be that lucky. They are awful neighbours who tried to make me sign over a bit of land to them with a contract they had written out. I said "I'll just slip that one past my solicitor" ;-) The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. They are very unpopular though. always arguing and raising their voices so the whole street can hear. I hope they are gone for ever. I'm not sure what the economy is like in the UK, but there are still a lot of "underwater" mortgages in the U.S. (When I was growing up, the idea in buying a house was that you would own it free and clear when you retired - then came the "housing bubble", people saw how much equity they had and borrowed against it.) When the bottom dropped out of the market, they couldn't meet payments, owed far more than the original purchase price, and the banks stepped in to repossess. Let's hope that's the case with your nasty neighbors! |
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:05:17 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: Those of the wall and drop kerb disagreements seem to have disappeared over the last few days. There are always five cars there. Zilch. No cars. I suspect they have gone to India for a while (I hope so) or maybe their house has been repossessed (which would be even better) but I don't think I'll be that lucky. They are awful neighbours who tried to make me sign over a bit of land to them with a contract they had written out. I said "I'll just slip that one past my solicitor" ;-) The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. They are very unpopular though. always arguing and raising their voices so the whole street can hear. I hope they are gone for ever. I remember the drop kerb thing. Sad. GOOD things can happen though! The people who had an illegal grow-op next door have moved, their eyesore duplex will be demolished and 2 new houses built in it's place. I hope the same or better happens with you. Be patient and outlast them. |
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"The Other Guy" wrote in message ... On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:05:17 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. They are very unpopular though. always arguing and raising their voices so the whole street can hear. I hope they are gone for ever. If they paid cash, maybe not. But if they are in any way involved in anything illegal, it's VERY possible they have 'cut and run' to avoid going to jail. No, nothing illegal at all as far as I know, they are just bad neighbours. |
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Christina Websell wrote:
The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. Wow, I didn't realize housing was that expensive in the UK! I'm not sure what the exchange rate is right now, but last I checked, one GB pound would get you one and one-half US dollars. So in US money, that house would cost about $465K. In urban areas, houses can cost that much or possibly a lot more, depending on size, neighborhood and so on. But in most rural areas in the US, I don't think it's that bad. We are in another housing bubble, though, so who knows. (I'm not sure how far-reaching the bubble is, but it's pretty bad in the San Francisco area.) -- Joyce |
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"The Other Guy" wrote in message ... On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:05:17 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. They are very unpopular though. always arguing and raising their voices so the whole street can hear. I hope they are gone for ever. If they paid cash, maybe not. But if they are in any way involved in anything illegal, it's VERY possible they have 'cut and run' to avoid going to jail. No , not at all (what sort of neighbourhood do you think this is?) I think they've gone to India for a holiday and I hope they stay there. For ever. |
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The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it.
Wow, I didn't realize housing was that expensive in the UK! I'm not sure what the exchange rate is right now, but last I checked, one GB pound would get you one and one-half US dollars. So in US money, that house would cost about $465K. In urban areas, houses can cost that much or possibly a lot more, depending on size, neighborhood and so on. But in most rural areas in the US, I don't think it's that bad. She's in one of the most upmarket regions of the UK. Probably every house for miles has an Aga. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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"Jack Campin" wrote in message ... The house cost 310,000 GBP to buy so I doubt they've abandoned it. Wow, I didn't realize housing was that expensive in the UK! I'm not sure what the exchange rate is right now, but last I checked, one GB pound would get you one and one-half US dollars. So in US money, that house would cost about $465K. In urban areas, houses can cost that much or possibly a lot more, depending on size, neighborhood and so on. But in most rural areas in the US, I don't think it's that bad. She's in one of the most upmarket regions of the UK. Probably every house for miles has an Aga. What's an Aga? |
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She's in one of the most upmarket regions of the UK.
Probably every house for miles has an Aga. What's an Aga? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA_cooker In popular cultu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA_Saga ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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"Jack Campin" wrote in message ... She's in one of the most upmarket regions of the UK. Probably every house for miles has an Aga. What's an Aga? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA_cooker In popular cultu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA_Saga Jack Campin Given the first URL, I guess I'm not even 'upscale' enough to know anyone in the US who has one, not meaning that they don't exist.... I'll send the URL on to a couple of friends who might entertain the thought of having it. I don't cook enough any more. Sylvia M |
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