I would have thought that the estate agents are meant to carry professional liability insurance
to deal with catastrophic failures on their part like this.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:21, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Nah, they'll just blag it.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:22, Reply)

I'm wouldn't have thought they would have much of a leg to stand on if they have allowed keys that they are in possession of to be stolen
which resulted in theft and criminal damage.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:22, Reply)

You'd think so
but my bitter experience of life tells me that when you're certain that there's no way on earth etc you can be sorely disappointed.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:24, Reply)

Yes but that's because you're a monemental bell end and your problems are largely of your own making.
In this instance there is a clear case of someone else being at fault.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:26, Reply)

It's a fairly major fluff.
It'd be like you digging a big hole in a street you're not supposed to be digging holes in yet, but you wanted to get a head start. Next thing you know, council's pulled the contract, no holes needed and then some old doris falls into the one you dug.

Nightmare.
( Kroney, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:25, Reply)

We have a bit in our quotes about the person instructing us to do the works being responsible for any permits and permissions that are required.
And I often get people asking why that's needed since we're usually working on their land, but I have to point out that I have personally had it happen twice that we've been told to get on with the work by the client, turned up on site and had someone shouting at us that the person we are working for doesn't own the land yet and can we fucking do one right now please.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:27, Reply)

The amount of programmes there are about cowboy builders
They should do one about cowboy customers
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:42, Reply)

Yeah that would be really interesting

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:43, Reply)

You mean like one of your meals?

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:44, Reply)

Precisely like that.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:45, Reply)

Theyr'e fuckers.
About 10 years ago, my mate had his locks changed and his furniture put on the street for non-payment of mortgage. The bank instructed an estate agent to do this. Turns out they got the wrong flat, it was his neighbour they wanted.
(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Mon 20 May 2013, 15:26, Reply)