He draws a swathe over the north edge of the site. “This area I believe belongs to the City authorities. If you offered them the right price, I daresay they’d sell. As to the rest….” He sucks the top of his biro…. “I’d have to check.” He eyeballs me. “What’s your angle on this? You want to buy the outlying plots too?”
“If they’re at the right price, probably yes. Just now, I’d like to know who my neighbours would be.”
“Understood.” He jots a note then, “Can I take it you are interested in the site?”
“You can. But I’m looking to reduce the price.”
“Of course you are,” He raises a finger. “Look, I can tell you, the vendors are keen to sell. It’s a family that owns it. They got greedy with the price to begin with and I know they’ve no takers. You’ll be able to knock it down by ten percent
