I am not alleging that any auctioneer in this country would engage in such behaviour. However, when I was 20 years of age I was faced with having to sell the family home. I went to a reputable auctioneering house. The person who was sent out was genteel – I knew his family – but it was his first day in the business and he was told he would learn the business on the job. In other words, he was learning at my expense. I still know him and he is still a decent fellow. He did not have any training. I showed that house to the people. I knew what to do and I had to do it, but it was awkward. I was bereaved because my mother had just died and that was the reason we had to flog the house. There was no bid at the auction and there were mistakes in the advertising. I was encouraged and harassed to sell it to someone afterwards who bid a good deal under the market value. I raised the price of the house by refusing to sell it. The person to whom it was sold was a solicitor who did business with that firm. I cannot say that there was anything wrong with that; it may have just been a series of coincidences. However, I was a vulnerable young person and I did not feel that I was protected.