Urgent

[XFool]

UK, 2024: Just tried to contact the local council on the phone.



Does anyone know the best way to quickly find out the landlord or agent for a closed down shop in a high street.

TIA

[DrFfybes]

Ask the shop next door who owns theirs?

[Gerry557]

Yours has a phone

I've found X was twitter usually works especially if you included embarrassing photos

[XFool]

Yours has a phone

Yes! (The police don't - apart from 999, one presumes...)

With a voice recognition bot that asks you to say why you are calling. But it can't understand the request - which is likely outside its field of response. So it leads you to:

7 menu options - none of which apply. Pushing any at random leads you to:
5 menu options - none of which apply. Pushing one at random leads you to:
6 menu options - none of which apply. Pushing one at random leads you to:
3 menu options - none of which apply. Pushing one at random leads you to:

Screaming "I want to speak to a human being!" and repeatedly pushing 5 or 0 on the phone in desperation. Which leads to the call ceasing...

I've found X was twitter usually works especially if you included embarrassing photos

I don't do Twitter.

[XFool]

Ask the shop next door who owns theirs?

Thanks, a good idea. I might try that later. Am currently waiting for a call back (Um...) from the property business guy in a local estate agent.

[Grumpsimus]

The local council will not always know the name of the property owner. What they will have is the name of the person who pays the Business Rates for the shop. However, this is often the tenant rather than the owner.

The best way to find the legal owner is to do a Land Registry search, this will cost you. The information is sent by email, usually within a day.

[XFool]

This is now a time expired query.

Thanks folks! Somebody beat me to it... the sad looking pigeon trapped between the shop window and the window shutters has gone. As too have the notices on the shop door and windows:

"Help! There is a bird trapped between the shutter and the window..."

Presumably not written by the pigeon - they were on the outside.

[monabri]

The local council will not always know the name of the property owner. What they will have is the name of the person who pays the Business Rates for the shop. However, this is often the tenant rather than the owner.

The best way to find the legal owner is to do a Land Registry search, this will cost you. The information is sent by email, usually within a day.

For £3.50

[Nimrod103]

This is now a time expired query.

Thanks folks! Somebody beat me to it... the sad looking pigeon trapped between the shop window and the window shutters has gone. As too have the notices on the shop door and windows:

"Help! There is a bird trapped between the shutter and the window..."

Presumably not written by the pigeon - they were on the outside.

Do you need a pigeon? I have hundreds of the Wood variety. You can have one of mine. Never seen so many as this year, and so bold. A right pest.

[Lootman]

This is now a time expired query.

Thanks folks! Somebody beat me to it... the sad looking pigeon trapped between the shop window and the window shutters has gone. As too have the notices on the shop door and windows:

"Help! There is a bird trapped between the shutter and the window..."

Presumably not written by the pigeon - they were on the outside.

Do you need a pigeon? I have hundreds of the Wood variety. You can have one of mine. Never seen so many as this year, and so bold. A right pest.

Yeah, pigeons are flying rats. So who would care, let alone "urgently"?

[csearle]

Yeah, pigeons are flying rats. So who would care, let alone "urgently"?

Buddhists would. C.

[servodude]

Yeah, pigeons are flying rats. So who would care, let alone "urgently"?

Buddhists would. C.

They tend to make a bit of a smelly mess when dead and decomposing behind glass
- pigeons that is... Buddhists one would hope could self mummify

[Lootman]

Yeah, pigeons are flying rats. So who would care, let alone "urgently"?

Buddhists would. C.

Is that a "every living thing is God's creature" thing?

Or an "every sperm is sacred" thing?

Personally I discriminate with extreme prejudice between cute critters and nasty vermin.

[csearle]

Buddhists would. C.

Is that a "every living thing is God's creature" thing?

Or an "every sperm is sacred" thing?

Personally I discriminate with extreme prejudice between cute critters and nasty vermin.

I knew a very religious German bloke once who despised all violence against creatures but had no qualms about splatting mosquitos. That was his red line. C.

[didds]

no qualms about splatting mosquitos. That was his red line. C.

especially if they have just gorged.

[Nimrod103]

Is that a "every living thing is God's creature" thing?

Or an "every sperm is sacred" thing?

Personally I discriminate with extreme prejudice between cute critters and nasty vermin.

I knew a very religious German bloke once who despised all violence against creatures but had no qualms about splatting mosquitos. That was his red line. C.

Just rank hypocrisy. Followers of the Jain religion, particularly the priests, will go around naked and carry a brush which they use to sweep even the seats where they sit, so that they do not inadvertantly crush a creature. I guess if you believe in reincarnation, even a mosquito has hope of salvation in the next life if they gain enough merit, though I'm not sure how a mosquito gains merit.

[dionaeamuscipula]

Buddhists would. C.

Is that a "every living thing is God's creature" thing?

Or an "every sperm is sacred" thing?

Personally I discriminate with extreme prejudice between cute critters and nasty vermin.

Nasty vermin can be cute too.

DM