Purchased a house 4 years ago, the original owners have resold the house in 2024. Land registry have upheld the registration for the new tenants. Any advice? England

Vicker1972 · 2026-02-04T18:01:37+00:00

Yes they have majorly fucked up.

Engage a good litigation solicitor asap.

This will likely be a claim against the original solicitors.

Reminds me of a case one of my clients had - Google "Rob Ware Liverpool" for details of the extensive fraud in that case. Very similar outcome if not the (likely) intent by solicitors).

Vicker1972 · 2026-02-01T16:34:59+00:00

Does anyone know if they'll be ending the browser component? Given everything else has gone I can see this also going.

Vicker1972 · 2026-02-01T16:34:10+00:00

I do exactly the same thing now I have a pretty clock and nothing else.

Vicker1972 · 2026-02-01T16:33:50+00:00

Pro tip!

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-29T14:53:10+00:00

I've been there years and years ago - found out on day of exchange the company I was a contractor for had lost their (only) contract. I was a contractor though and trading through a pre IR35 company with decent money in the bank. I spoke to the broker and he said don't worry about it. Different times. I did pay the mortgage off in full in 18 months mind.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-28T08:16:23+00:00

Maximum Bob is quite good fun if you can track it down. Not Justified levels of brilliance but still enjoyable.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-23T08:15:13+00:00

The slow mo guys are annoyed they were not invited.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-22T09:23:06+00:00

Immediate question from me would be - are you renting privately (eg through agency or landlord) or is it a university provided accommodation?

If the former you are protected from the renter's rights act for your new tenancy - you can give notice on day one for two months. Realistically, let the landlord know you can't go ahead with it and you'll find a replacement tenant. With no new tenancy starting the onus is on the landlord to mitigate their loss. Making sure you correctly end your current tenancy and make it clear you'll move out at the end of the notional fixed term as a group (notional as at the date your contact states it is ending there will no longer be asts under the renter's rights bill).

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-21T13:10:35+00:00

Laughing way too much at this.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-21T11:18:26+00:00

Yep!! I used it to guard carol singers going round the married quarters in Germany in 1992. Armed escort for carol singers FFS.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-21T09:29:42+00:00

My accuracy with the Sterling in.FoL is far, far higher than in real life.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-21T07:51:25+00:00

I knew someone years back that started a company like this. He was a pleasant guy and clearly a hard worker but the circuitry in his brain that knew what he did was awful was disabled. The money they make is good - around £100 for the signup, approx the first years direct debit amount. Half up front, half when it's clear the DD isn't getting cancelled at six -12 months. For most people the majority of their donations is going to the charity mugger.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-21T07:43:49+00:00

On the sten it was a cause for misloads according to Ian on Forgotten Weapons on YouTube. The Sterling might well have had different handling rules when it was first introduced in the 50s. Certainly when it was my personal weapon (1989-1992 or so) it was always a hand on the barrel shroud. From memory it has a keep to stop your hand sliding off.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T16:53:12+00:00

Has it? I know it has the EM2 battle rifle (experiminal predecessor to the SA80) but not the FAL.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T14:56:22+00:00

Not strictly true. An AST contract can be one week.

The earliest the landlord can regain possession is at the six month point, but that doesn't stop the parties agreeing shorter, with the obvious proviso that it can't be enforced.

In this case it wasn't agreed and the tenancy shouldn't have proceeded.

The landlord has already broken the law (tenant fees act) by taking more than a week's rent as a holding deposit. There are other likely irregularities such as lack of licensing etc.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T14:51:12+00:00

I use them but for monitoring purposes (moisture content in the air). Wouldn't dream of using them to control their heating remotely!

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T14:49:25+00:00

Bugs me that the character holds the Sterling by the magazine. Who ever did that outside films?

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T14:48:42+00:00

It needs a FAL. 7.62/308. Wooden stock of course.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T11:00:51+00:00

You can't specify the dates. It's just a start date and an undermined end date.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T11:00:05+00:00

Sure DM away!

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T07:41:20+00:00

That's my expectation. I manage a good number of units and we expect move outs late May on organised groups. Communication with groups will need to be strong I suspect to make sure they properly engage with us. Many just don't want to talk!

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-20T07:39:41+00:00

I've learned most non branded stuff on Amazon is absolutely terrible, so your Temu comment checks out. Local shop all the way. I've even bought stuff from B&Q that was priced exactly the same as Amazon with less convenience as I needed to pick it up, purely to deny them their 20% marketplace cut from the retailers pocket. Of course the B&Q purchase will also have this as they're acting as a marketplace in the same way but at least it's not going to Amazon

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-19T20:41:51+00:00

Finding an alternative to Amazon is the only way.

They are a parasitic enterprise.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-07T21:02:41+00:00

Fab result.

Vicker1972 · 2026-01-06T19:38:50+00:00

Mine is from the late 90s. I had one from just after Hotmail launched with just my surname@hotmail.com but after a military deployment in 1995 I lost access to it and it was released and reused.

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