Comments on: Mark Sawyer Of Property Association Has Threatened To Take Legal Action Against Me

By: phil

phil — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:56:40 +0000

The latest news from the FSA is that they expect to recover just 72% of the money put in by investors of ‘The Currency Plan”

The latest scheme from the team that brought you The Property Association is here:

http://www.land2build.co.uk

I wouldn’t really want to give them any free publicity, but the testimonials page does make amusing reading, quote:-

“I have worked with the L2B management team for many years and I have always found them to be helpful, trust worthy and dedicated to their business. I have no hesitation recommending them to others.

MB Cheshire”

Some of your contributors may disagree with MB !

By: Russell Holmes

Russell Holmes — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:02:03 +0000

Mark Sawyer and his company must be starting to feel the heat. He claimed to be a victim of ‘the currency Plan’ like all of his clients but since the FSA got involved and his association with Darren Upton has been revealed he is responding with some venom.
I was induced by Mark Sawyer’s company to invest in the currency plan. I am waiting for the FSA to give their decision before I embark on my own retribution.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:17:31 +0000

Mr Sawyer is involved in yet another scam, go to

http://www.singingpig.co.uk/forums/6/788233/ShowThread.aspx

Quote from site below:

I am also I victim of Mr Sawyer’s tricks. This also includes his son Austen Sawyer, for whom lying comes as second nature. As I wrote on the other site, the Sawyers are swanning around living a somewhat champagne lifestyle. This is all brought about by other peoples hard earnt money ofcourse. People like these need to be stopped. We all need to act together, and sooner rather than later.

By: Investment Property Rumours

Investment Property Rumours — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:30:28 +0000

We blog about the darker side of the overseas property industry and go to extensive lengths to remain anonymous, so much so that one particular company has thrown legal threats at all and sundry in a bid to have us remove content about them. As Google states in it’s Blogger platform, if you have a problem with what someone writes, contact them directly. (One would suggest also as you do, better with honey than vinegar!)

A fantastic blog – Keep up the good work!

By: Renthusiast

Renthusiast — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:45:09 +0000

Hey Landlord, your making this Mark Sawyer guy a lot bigger than he really is. you know the ‘no such thing as bad publicity’ saying is probably what he’s trying to capitalize on. If he had any kind of sense or was a decent professional, he would have responded in a more professional manner. all the more reason to follow the advice in your original article and to be leery of people like MS and the business they try to operate

By: MikeC

MikeC — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:49:30 +0000

Only a court can compel you to hand over potentially identifiable data held on your database (prolly IP address and email, if available and true).

Many people fake email addresses so he (the plaintiff) would then need to approach the commentor’s ISP to release account details containing name and address – again, via court orders.

Expensive.

As a publisher, you are responsible, to a degree, for the content, including that of your contributors. So you could, therefore, find yourself cited as a culpable party.

If the commentor (or yourself) has a reasonable and just cause to make a disagreeable comment – and is willing to substantiate it in court, if need be – then you don’t have to remove it (unless a court orders).

Courts are hesitant to subvert free speech without a very good cause.

Note: I’m not a lawyer, nor is the above an exhaustive statement of law, so the above should not be relied upon. I manage a busy forum which has received its fair share of legal threats – hence my unwilling knowledge.

As a rule, if the commentor is not willing to substantiate their statements when challenged, we tend to remove them, unless we believe there is a significant public interest (which is a defence in law).

Good luck.

By: lee

lee — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:50:39 +0000

The guy is acting like a 6yr old. I can’t imagine his company is doing well so he probably has a lot of time on his hands.

best of luck

To be clear this comment is my own personal view and not the expressed or implied view of the author of the original article.

By: Jools

Jools — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:10:10 +0000

Sorry – should have read livlihoods!

By: Jools

Jools — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:09:42 +0000

Dear Muggedup. How many properties do you own? just asking because you seem to have appeared on this site and have made some fairly sweeping assumptions about people and their lielihoods without atcually giving aninsight as to whether you are actually walking the walk or just speaking complete bollocks.

You dont know me so whilst I appreciate your concern about me looking silly – I really dont give a flying fuck! This blog is an excellent way for us over regulated landlords who strive to, hopefully, provide exceptional levels of accomodation and if I offend a few people then so be it. They can always stop visiting the site. I am sure it will make The Landlords life easier by reducing the amount of bollocks he has to trawl through.

Do I give a damn about The Landlord making a bit of cash with ads? Last time I looked this was a free market economy and not a communist state (yet)so no I do not. Have you heard the saying that opinions are like arseholes – everyones got one? I have actually done some research into the person concerned but will not go further in a public forum, and on someone elses blog.

The whole point of this is anonymity. I have hundreds of thousands of pounds invested in my properties and I am doing very well thank you. The majority of my clients – yes I have clients – are excellent but issues do occur that sometimes need a vent that only other landlords will understand. If you don’t like my attitude then don’t come back OR go any buy some properties yourself and see what kind of crap we have to deal with on a daily basis – then I will have a modicum of respect for you.

Are you going to give us the address of your blog then? Just for fairness and a comparison or is that a figment of your imagination too?

Jools

By: Sapna

Sapna — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:54:36 +0000

I understand to an extent what MuggedUp is saying. Censorship should definitely be considered when it comes to blogs etc.
However everyone has their own method of dealing with things though, and it makes absolutely no sense to impose their way of doing shit on others.

But I don’t understand why muggedup is talking about google adsense or whatever. It has nothing to do with anything, and I agree with landlord that the questions he asked were off beat.

The situation has been handled, and whatever comments were found to be offensive, no longer exist.
Everyone should be happy now.
Good luck Landlord.