Shortly before Christmas we reported on a growing stand-off between Balham residents and Foxtons estate agents regarding residential parking and brightly painted Minis. The Rat and Mouse got a little psychological and suggested some SW12-ers were using Foxtons to vent... a safety valve for other frustrations in their lives. Well, turns out the story was a little more complicated that we thought. The original Wimbledon Guardian piece was followed by a series of comments purportedly from Balham locals, mostly in support of the agents' right to park where they like... as long as they pay at the meters. Now it seems that a good proportion of the comments have been traced back, via their IP addresses, to Foxtons agents. Some were "so offensive they had to be removed from the site". Ouch.

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