The Rat and Mouse might be the kind of capitalist pig your mother warned you about, but we still like a happy ending. Here's one. What we have here, in the Times, is the tale of Annette Shaw... hardly the kind of evil, space-sucking property owner these people get all hating about... just a woman, with a flat, worth about £150,000, and a desire to sell it. And then along comes the the gazunderer, all pumped up with buyer power, and looking for a big discount on the day of exchange. If you want to know how not to cave in like a big old pussy (not the most elegant phrase I've ever written, don't dwell on it) read the article. And share her joy. (Just one thing, though. Get fixed quote conveyancing if you don't want your solicitors to get rich quick phoning each other to chat about the cricket.)