It's chaos right now at the Rat and Mouse offices... a confusing hub of speculation and gossip as 95% of our executive-level directors have disappeared into a meeting room to discuss a response to an expected phone call from News International, who have just bought PropertyFinder for a reported £14.3 million. Full details, here. Regarding the Rat and Mouse, we'll keep you posted... but if you've any concerns whatsoever about our continued independence in the context of the current media feeding frenzy, let me just assure you... we'll sell out quicker than free trusses at a Cliff Richard concert.