Well, GFPs, there I was, furiously typing away at your latest dispatch from the frontiers of the data gap when who should call but the estate agent, to inform me that our vendors have decided to pull out just before exchange (as in after I've shelled out £££ in fees). There go my dreams of being out of my tiny London flat and into a house with the A[merican]B[eefcake] by Christmas. Gutted isn't the word. F*cked [hello BMA] off is closer to the mark given the amount of money I've burned. I feel like a total mug, but I guess that's the English property market -- all the risk is on the buyer and the vendor can just change their mind with no financial penalties whatsoever. Oh well, on with the show I guess because the data gap waits for no $!**!&@&£@R*@£(&! you get the picture.Here is the original introduction you would have got....but since I hadn't finished the original newsletter, you may notice a slight change in tone halfway through. And this is also why the newsletter is late. 🤷♀️