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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 02:19
Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

You think you have a sale and the so and so's pull out. After that experience I think that as soon as an offer is accepted both parties should deposit say £10,000 with a third party. If the seller or the buyer pull out then they lose the ten grand.


I'm not sure, but I believe the law in Scotland states as soon as the offer is accepted, both parties are then committed to completion - if this is the case, sounds like a better system than the English one.

When Vicky and I bought our place 18 years ago, we were in a relatively short chain, but even then we had major hassles, resulting in the estate agents being cut out of the loop by most of the people involved & we all just made the arrangements ourselves - useless s still got their commission cheques though.

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I feel for you El Dingo!   I come out in hives, get cronic nausea, and a unpleasant fainting feeling just thinking about house buying/selling. It's such a stress laden process.  Like you say Jim a lot more straight forward in Scotland though.

Hope it sorts out for you all soon.

On other important business..............anyone know a fail safe (and preferably harmless) way to get rid of moles?  15 mole hills just this week, my lawn (and I use the term loosely) is beginning to resemble a WW1 trench..................
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Points: 2081 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 02:49
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The only fail safe I know Rach is a professional.
 
You can dictate how you want them removed and they guarantee their work.
 
 
 
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Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

anyone know a fail safe (and preferably harmless) way to get rid of moles?  15 mole hills just this week, my lawn (and I use the term loosely) is beginning to resemble a WW1 trench.


Well as Mr Carrott said in the 1970s...

"Blow their bloody head off!"

Alternatively, buy a couple of ferrets.

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Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

On other important business..............anyone know a fail safe (and preferably harmless) way to get rid of moles?  15 mole hills just this week, my lawn (and I use the term loosely) is beginning to resemble a WW1 trench..................


This might do the trick.

http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/mole-repellent-lawn-treatment-p-2017.html?cPath=104

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Points: 2696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 05:17
^ I've got one.

It beeps surprisingly loudly every 40 seconds.

The moles are having a rave down there, on average 4 mole hills a week prior to installation 3 weeks ago, after installation averaging 4 a day!!!! They must be breeding, and they must be DEAF!!!! I can hear it here sat at my desk!!!

Is napalm safe for the little blighters?

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Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

^ I've got one. It beeps surprisingly loudly every 40 seconds.


Beeps loudly?





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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm those teeth look a bit sharp (cross off "try to grab the buggers" from the list!)  4 new hills since this morning!

They are definitely breeding.

buggers.


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Points: 7456 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 08:30
Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

^ I've got one. It beeps surprisingly loudly every 40 seconds. The moles are having a rave down there, on average 4 mole hills a week prior to installation 3 weeks ago, after installation averaging 4 a day!!!! They must be breeding, and they must be DEAF!!!! I can hear it here sat at my desk!!! Is napalm safe for the little blighters? W x


Beeping? It's a powder that you sprinkle over your lawn or WWI trench...

'Mole Repeller :

'Holey Moley's Mole Free a PestBye Product

Simply sprinkle this powder into the mole hill.
No water needed unlike similar products
It will discourage and move Moles from your garden, without harming them.Children and Pet friendly 100% Environmentally Friendly

Ideal for lawns or garden borders.

Fully biodegradable. One application will treat up to 100m2 '



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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 08:49
Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

I feel for you El Dingo!   I come out in hives, get cronic nausea, and a unpleasant fainting feeling just thinking about house buying/selling. It's such a stress laden process.  Like you say Jim a lot more straight forward in Scotland though.

Hope it sorts out for you all soon.

On other important business..............anyone know a fail safe (and preferably harmless) way to get rid of moles?  15 mole hills just this week, my lawn (and I use the term loosely) is beginning to resemble a WW1 trench..................


They mentioned this on Spring Watch and I forget what their advice was. LOL  I think the consensus was to leave them be.

However, bad smells apparently may work.

And no, noise doesn't work on them.  It won't scare them off at all.


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You could also try one of these:



As Lee says:

Quote It will discourage and move Moles from your garden, without harming them.Children and Pet friendly

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Is that a mini-crash helmet for Moles? LOL
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Is that a mini-crash helmet for Moles? LOL


Yes. It's the Anita Harris model.

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Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

Buying and selling a house is the way to bring out all the morons. We sold our old house ten years ago at the third acceptance of offer. You think you have a sale and the so and so's pull out. After that experience I think that as soon as an offer is accepted both parties should deposit say £10,000 with a third party. If the seller or the buyer pull out then they lose the ten grand. This way would remove the time wasters. Watch out for the solicitors too. We weren't told about the buyers putting back the moving date a couple of days until noon on the originally agreed day. Good job we weren't in a chain or there could have been a major problem. Anyway I made sure that they didn't bank the sale cheque over the weekend. As soon as I knew they had the money I was down there in a trice and banked the money into my account. Useless gits Angry


Morons? Yes indeed.
When we sold our previous house, we had an offer from a couple about £5000 below the asking price. We said no, we weren't considering anything below asking price. The couple then raised their offer by £500 (yes that's five hundred pounds). We said no. They raised their offer another £500. We said no. And so this went on.
The estate agent was going mad but she was obliged to pass on their offer to us. Eventually they reached the asking price, but what a waste of everyone's time.
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Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

I feel for you El Dingo!   I come out in hives, get cronic nausea, and a unpleasant fainting feeling just thinking about house buying/selling. It's such a stress laden process.  Like you say Jim a lot more straight forward in Scotland though.

Hope it sorts out for you all soon.
 
Thanks for that. When all you mole hunters have finished with the napalm and child/pet friendly Gatling Guns, send them to me and I will use them to strafe the offices of my local branch of W*ll**m H Br*wn estate agents.
 
On a brighter note, it's good to see that a few Estate Agencies have gone bust round these here parts.My Heart positively bleeds for the poor blighters.
 
PS I agree with Steve - them there moles are best left to the professionals.


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Just make sure you only get the moles guys, and not your friendly gardeners:

http://www.molehillempire.com/

(b.t.w. my 7 year old daughter calls this game moslim empire....Ouch)


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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Morons? Yes indeed.When we sold our previous house, we had an offer from a couple about £5000 below the asking price. We said no, we weren't considering anything below asking price. The couple then raised their offer by £500 (yes that's five hundred pounds). We said no. They raised their offer another £500. We said no. And so this went on.The estate agent was going mad but she was obliged to pass on their offer to us. Eventually they reached the asking price, but what a waste of everyone's time.


Classic behaviour patterns of those who watch too many TV programmes with titles such as 'Location Location Location'; such people are likely to describe a room as a "good space", a knackered cornice as a "wonderful original feature", a run down terraced house on a sink estate as "prime investment potential" and a price of £650,000 as an "absolute bargain".

You'll notice the one word such people do not use for a house is the most important of all - Home.

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We exchanged contracts this week, and as of the end of this month I will be stepping belatedly onto the bottom rung of the property ladder. It hasn't been an entirely stress free experience, but from what I've read over the last couple of pages I think we've been pretty lucky so far. Bishops Stortford here we come!
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This is a great novel about moles.
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2009 at 05:20
Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

We exchanged contracts this week, and as of the end of this month I will be stepping belatedly onto the bottom rung of the property ladder. It hasn't been an entirely stress free experience, but from what I've read over the last couple of pages I think we've been pretty lucky so far.


Nice to hear it can go relatively smoothly occasionally - nice one Chris

Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Bishops Stortford here we come!


Merely a hop skip & jump from Stevenage Methinks you guys could be introduced to 'Our Mutual Friend' sooner rather than later

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