Ouch. News reaches us that Christopher Taylor and Harunur Rashid of Lawsons & Daughters estate agents in Hammersmith have just been banned from estate agency work by the OFT. They were convicted, at Blackfriars Crown Court last year, of pocketing money from sublets without the official landlord's consent or knowledge, and the OFT have decided they can't be trusted to continue working in the profession. Now, this is a story that happens to be of particular interest to the Rat and Mouse. Why? Because we've had reason to deal closely with Lawsons not too long ago, and... (how best to put this?)... whenever you leave that office you somehow feel like you need to take a shower. More here.