Saila

not sure it's just DIY

http://www.cityam.com/1403280687/focus-peckham-only-fools-wouldnt-invest-se15

Promeris - prescription only does it

this is actually turning into a fascinating and amusingly blatant thread.

Mother - edf's version "yummy mummy"

Whore - edf's version "tart"

Bitch - edf's version "guardian-reading-feminist"

which box is it to be 'girls'?

:)

.. another dismissive, derogatory phrase for a woman, with no equivalent for a man. yawn. boring sexism at its best.

found this survey quite therapeutic, made me think that the choices I've made are actually right for me and I need to realise that and be grateful!

If it was me, I would have found an Evian bottle.... and left it with all the others, to prevent featuring on EDF.

... oh

I have a son exactly like yours, I fell pregnant with boy 2 (sex determind early on due to CVS). Booked straight onto the raising boys course (which btw is highly critical of the book!)

I found it super helpful but now that son 2 has arrived, I've been surprised by the difference in him w/out using any tricks from the RB course. He runs up to me wanting to read books, whereas son 1 thinks everything is 'boring' if it's not climbing or running.

So I think it's a lot to do w personality.

Son 1 walked at 7 months, legging it around by 1 year. Son 2 only just starting to walk at 1.5yrs... It's been a dream this time round!

It'll just take more patience and prob more hands on help/tutoring to support your more active son...

Ps my sister has 4x kids and her girl is like my son 1. So it's not just a girl/boy thing, but personality. She literally can't sit still :/

DVIS was 571M

Agree - and they come under the category of 'crazy-price'

Supply still feels low..

What will swing it though imo is a strengthening pound

Which will come w an interest rate hike

The houses that aren't selling may be 'dud' ones.

There were houses last year that hung on the market for ages. Woodwarde road, desenfans (in dulwich).

Often becaue of grelims like small garden, on a main road or subsidence problems or just wrongly priced properties etc

The market seemed to cool in autumn last year, then just picked up again. Fits and starts.

oimissus Wrote:

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> do we yet know which schools will be bulging for

> Sept 14 intake?

Anyone heard which schools are having a bulge class?

not long now...

us too - 60:40 for the hours with 3x kids and 50:50 when there are just two kids

Sure - done (agree with how time flies and actually finally being involved for real this year!)

So it's that time of year again...

Anyone have a date as to when we'll find out our school allocation?

Approximately two weeks time I guess?

if we are to believe in "supply and demand" dictating house prices, then East Dulwich clearly is not one of the most desirable place to live in London. In fact it lies quite low on the list versus other boroughs.

a lot of journalists live round here, of child bearing age... so it fits their criteria

I personally like the area as it suits my own personal needs, but to say it's the most desirable area makes me question their judgement.

it's a relatively 'cheap' area.

entertaining read though.

also, anyone who wants prices to go up is kidding themselves. Unless you're living in your forever house (which most ppl aren't) then we're the fools...

moreover, if you're in your dream home and you have kids... your kids are unlikely to benefit as they'll struggle to match their upbringing when you divide with your siblings and after tax

it's a false economy. nothing is good about house prices going up imo

... but in the short term, it's making the rich (asset owners) richer and the poor poorer

What we're experiencing is the direct result of government and central bank intervention.

Had the government or government appointed central banks (not just ours, but globally ie the Fed etc) not pumped the system with SOOOO much liquidity, I doubt this asset bubble would be happening. It's not just East Dulwich, it's not just London (New York, Singapore), it's not just house prices (equities).

Governments around the world sent a message out that they would underwrite the 'markets' when the capitalist model failed in 2008/09. They have made debt almost free and printed money which has thrown petrol on the fire.

It's unpredictable how this will all end

I row

Ie 'lean-out' as much as I can get away with, then 'lean-in' but only when I absolutely have to.

But you're looking at things on an absolute basis

When you look at the stats, borrowing levels are still lower than 2007.

Current house prices are showing a sort of catch-up trade.

Governments around the world have been printing masses of money. There's nowhere to put it.

Equities are flying and could go much higher. It's not just london. Its sydney, singapore, new york etc.

Money is cheap

Debt is cheap

This is the result

I agree. Most ppl couldn't afford anything like these prices, if **they weren't selling in the first place**

What worries me is that we're getting to a stage where there are 'haves' and 'have nots' ie Land-owners and non-land-owners. Like olden times!

Scary. Even if youre on the ladder now, chances are your kids won't ever be... Sad.

All this is really only London

I'm still in the hope-camp that it pops soon

Perhaps that's because london schools are so much better, relative to 20yrs ago. Family life in London is hard to match. Much less lonely being a mum here, tons to do and great schools. Plus its so much easier for the mother to go back to work.

This might be compounding things for family friendly areas?

I've had similar problems. Was told to come back last friday for a follow-up appointment

Tried calling all week, so far no joy

Doesn't surprise me - truly terrible place. You just get used to it or end up in A&E

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Hello,

We haven't filled ours in yet as we're about to move house so we're not yet living at the new address currently - hence leaving it last minute.

Is the online application super straight forward?

Anything we need to watch for or mistakes people have made and can share on here.

We're selling up and moving for a school we love. Sods law I screw up the online application!

Slightly stupid request but wanted to ask.

i have asked for a list of my favourite songs of all time (list supplied by me) downloaded onto an mp3 player (that we already own but is not being used)

takes time and effort but costs nothing.