The fragile economic recovery of Moseley Village was in doubt this week with the realisation that everyone’s favourite estate agents, Dixons, was shut for “refurbishment”. This shock news clearly came as a surprise to aspirant house buyers, one told us:-
“It’s ridiculous, I only get one hour for lunch and in that time I’ve got to get five kilos of polenta and a house. I don’t even know what polenta is. Their sign says I can go to Kings Heath, well Woo Hoo let’s all go to Kings Heath. I don’t want a house in Kings Heath, they’re boxy and they all look a bit ill.”
Some concerned house buyers expressed doubt that all is as it seems, as we were told:-
“It doesn’t smell right to me. How long does it take to “refurbish” an estate agents? You get a new desk, probably brown, screw the legs on it and nail a picture of a big house to the wall. An hour tops. No, mark my words, they’ve got a big bag of loot and they’re making for the border.”
Once again this shines a light on the lack of retail diversity in our small village.
Dixon’s won a place in the hearts of Moseley residents with their cheery staff and their consummate professionalism in the buying and selling of houses.