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not quite true, if the branch dont get to the phone quick enough their head office pick it up up till 10 pm if I recall.

I would highly recommend Jeoff the Joiner. He is not only a joiner but he does practically everything. From initial text to him, he was friendly, polite, reliable, professional and did a fantastic job. He did a great job fitting six internal doors that were very heavy, he is coming back to do more jobs and he has a whole network of other tradesmen he can liaise and recommend . many thanks !!

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I used to work for Halifax Estate Agents and because they confirm to the Banking Code, Ombudsman, etc etc I found there to be so much admin work to do as well as sales pressure that I took the fun out of negotiating and offering my vendors good customer service. Now that I have now moved to another agent who are just an Estate Agent and not a Bank, I can really get on with enjoying my job. I believe that anyone can have a bad experience with any estate agent and a lot of it has to do with the branch and staff that you deal with. Has anyone had any experiences good or bad with Halifax Estate Agents on Ecclesall Road?

I might pop i nto Safeway and have a look. Thanks for the info!

Does anyone remember Ice Magic and if you can still buy it anywhere?

Yes that's the one

Has anyone seen Channel 4's quiz show called 'Your Face or Mine' on 6-6.30? I think it is the biggest pile of crap! Basically is about couples who have to say whether another person is better looking than they are, then the audience vote and if more than 50% agree then the couple money. The main aim of the game is to basically slag other people off by judging them how they look. The contestants/presenters are in my opinion very shallow and need to get a life!!!

If we ever move again I will seriously consider selling privately and cutting the agent out of the whole sale.

Hi, I totally sympathise with you. My partner & I recently bought a house and we had so much trouble with the agent. They were very rude on the phone, didn't co-operative with us and worst of all didn't even pass on our offer to the vendor of the property. We were then accused by the agent of guzumping even though our offer was never passed which legally the agent must do. The agent wrongfully told the other party that their offer had been accepted but they should have gone back to us to see if we would like to increase our offer. We worked out our finances and decided to put in way over the asking price as we fell in love with the house and didn't want to loose it. Luckily we had regular contact from the vendor from the start and when we spoke to them about our offer they knew nothing of it and were equally as furious as we were at the agent for not passing on the information. This situation would have been avoided had the agent communicated and given us the respect that we deserved as decent honest customers. People from where I come from cannot believe it. The issue will be taken further with the agent SM.

Thanks for the info and f_g for the quick link. I will be going there soon so I will let you know

Does anyone know the nearest place to cable ski? I am new to the area and used to go to cable ski near Thorpe Park in Surrey. What with the weather getting better I would like to get out there this Summer and cool off!

Sheffield Council are going to fine people £50 who drop litter from now on. Check it our on: http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=443437

Yes I also had problems with S----- M--, I discovered that they did n't even forward our offer on to the vendor even though it was a substantial amount higher. If you are planning on selling your house do not use the Banner Cross office

Whatever you do try not to use Saxton Mee as they have treated us very badly I have discovered that they are very rude and offer a poor service.