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Another recommendation for Kate! I?ve attended her postnatal yoga class from 13 weeks and it?s been brilliant for stretching out all those aches and pains that new mums get and rebuilding my strength. It?s a really friendly class and Kate is super supportive. Come join us! X

Thanks James

Does anyone know if they are collecting garden waste during lockdown? We?re also trying to keep busy in the garden so we don?t go out!

Another +1 for John. He rendered our outside porch. He was also prompt at responding via text and arrived when he said he would. We chose him as he offered a thorough approach to the job to ensure the render didn't crack and he protected our front door (which we were concerned about) and tidied after himself. Overall the quality of the work was excellent and I would recommend him again.

I have the Honeywell Evohome smart heating system installed and recently it has started playing up. I was wondering if anyone has any persons they'd recommend for taking a look at it. Thanks in advance. Rob

Hey, Just been following this thread and I was hoping to ask a question to anyone who has used a van at the RRC. The permit asks to bring a driving license and 2 forms of proof of address. My driving license has my old address (still in Southwark) so just wondering if anyone has encountered a problem with this? Would rather find out now than when I arrive at the RRC. Thanks in advance :)

Hey, Just a quick message to say I think this is possibly the last day to comment on this application if you wanted to. Thanks

Consultation on this finishes on the 14th August.

So an update on this for those going through the process as we have just done. The contact details AyngeG1 is the same one I ended up getting. We served the notice to him (saved us a little money) and he passed it on to his contact (Sau Phong Nhin). To be fair they were pretty prompt at responding etc. If you want his email address then I can pm' you this. Their default position is to dissent to the works so be aware, which basically means they want their own surveyor to do a schedule of condition (basically photos of the property) and draw up the award. Sometimes they may agree to use an agreed surveyor or may ask them to be independent. The latter option will cost you a lot more money to already an expensive process. Southwark appoint their own surveyor (William Martin Property and Construction Consultants) and thankfully Southwark agreed for us to him too. They work on a time basis and the estimate for the work was about 13 hours and typically charge ?195+vat for the senior surveyor and ?125+vat for the junior. The total cost is unknown but I estimated it to be about ?2000 for just dealing with Southwark. One thing to note/watch out for, is that if the council tennants have lived their longer than 1 year then you need to get their consent. By rights they could also ask for an independent surveyor (more cost) so you need to make sure you speak to them get consent. We had great council neighbours and both consented and thankfully it didn't add any cost - just more paperwork. Our non-council neighbours have been great and consented to the works, but we took the decision to get a schedule of condition (i.e. photos) for their property to cover us both in case anything goes wrong. I would seriously recommend this as it protects you both from issues down the line - consider it an insurance policy. It costs about ?450+vat for this and I think it is worth it. In total, I would say this process has taken just over a month from the point of the notice being served to an award being drawn up. Not long really and to be fair it has been pretty straightforward. Hope that helps anyone in the future and if you need any help then don't hesitate to PM us.

Thanks Adam. Just checked the deeds and it is indeed Southwark who own it. Worth doing because we could have wasted weeks down the council route so thanks for the headsup. Robert

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James, Thank you for your response. Do you have the name for this department? Any contact details would be appreciated. Under the PW Act the works can commence 1 month after the notice is expired (14 days after issue) so I am less concerned by their 6 month process time. It might be 6 months for planning applications which is different to a PW agreement. Kind regards.

Hi, We are looking to do some amendments to our property that involve a party wall agreement and one adjacent property is owned by Southwark Council. We are trying to speak to the right person at the council but struggling to find them. If someone has gone through this process, can you advise who the best department/person would be to speak to. Just to note that planning permission is not required. Thanks, Robert

Hi I've just sent you an email about booking a place. Thanks

Thanks all for your messages! I will definitely look for references before we start.