Info from the house

[stanthorpe]

Its... been recovered, albeit in a fairly poor state. They've smashed some windows, and done some random damage to the ceiling in the main room (as far as I can tell), but aside from those 2 items, the rest of the property is in a renovatable state, though the first thing it needs (aside from the window being repaired) is a damn good clean.

The kitchen appears to be in a fairly good condition, which is a huge relief: again, it needs someone to spend a day cleaning it up, but - crucially - it doesn't need stripping out and being redone. Also, the garden needs a major overhaul.

Anyway 'could be worse' is the conclusion that I reach. And they're now gone. Let the renovation commence.

S

Comments

[rosie-t-riveter.livejournal.com]

I'm glad they're gone, and that the house is relatively unscathed.

I do hope you do get at least some of your money back, but as whollyrandom indicates, it's not likely. (I nearly said "probably not likely" but thought that was a bit woolly, even for me!) If I was you, I would chase them as long as I had the funds/energy, but would expect to cut my losses before I got much out of them. Good luck.

[carolejo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thats pretty much where we're coming from. Its not so much a question of the money as a question of the principle; giving up before we've even started is wrong.