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It is impossible to talk in general terms about whether or not ED is 'worth' the premium. It depends entirely on your circumstance, a subjective judgement of the area and how much that premium represents to you.

If you walk around east dulwich, you'll see it's all big hair, white teeth and gold. Absolutely

I agree with Owen: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/10/housing-hysteria-home-ownership-tories

yep, 3 bed on Heber has droppped price pretty quickly too.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > which is what it will almost certainly become. > Costa anyone? > > (given Nero and SB have a presence already?) Where's the Starbucks?

I agree with Jeremy.

Guess it depends whether you would see racism in the following post: Evening all - just had a white male on bike knock on our front door. All lights were off. By the time my partner got to the door, the man had started the cycle away from the house and shouted back 'wrong house'. Anyone else had a knock close to Colwell this eve?

That's a real shame. Depressing

Grade II only effects the outside appearance of a structure, so wouldn't effect a change to the inside. I really like this idea. Maybe it's one for cleaner, greener, safer funding?

Fair enough, my bad.

@ numbers - You have quoted my post and then paraphased an arguement (not made) that people should have 'known their place'. You are inferring that I have criticised those taking up the Right to Buy. I have explicitly stated the opposite. That is not engaging with the arguements made.

Like a lot of people, my parents got married and moved into a council house. The cheaper rents allowed them to work hard and save a deposit for their first house. It's not true that council housing somehow locks the 'working class' out of property ownership and that only right to buy offers them this opportunity. In fact it is the exact opposite. For many, council housing represented an essential leg up onto the property ladder. This no longer exists for the majority of people, who stuck paying huge private rents will never have the chance to save up a deposit. To suggest that Right to Buy encourages social mobility is nonsense. It only does so for those lucky enough to be given a this one time windfall - once the asset is gone, it's gone. The individual is given a leg up, but the ladder is kicked away for those below them who will never have the same opportunity. I wouldn't criticise those who take up right to buy (after all, you would be a fool to look a gift horse in the mouth), but it should be stopped as a matter of policy.

If you're going to be regularly flying back and forth from Spain, the farm ceases to be very 'eco' I'd have thought. Good luck to you though, sounds like a nice lifestyle.

Cheers Jeremy, sorry to have inadvertently duplicated a thread.

I think you're right (that it's not listed). I really like it though. Run down, but nice lines.

... think it was next door to Casa.

Cycling down Bellenden Road yesterday, there seemed to be a new bar / cafe close to the corner with Maxted Road. No sign up, but otherwise looked ready to open. Anyone know anything about it?

Thanks Londonmix. Sounds good to me.

From what I can make out from quickly perusing the planning app site, they want the ground floor to be retail (already approved), a shed loads of 'studio flats' above and then to construct a further level with a couple more 2 and 1 bed flats. It's a lovely looking building (though run down) and grade II listed. I really hope that the council take this into account before approving too many changes to the front.

There have been a number of planning applications against this property. This is the latest: http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=9553104

The area has a huge shortage of school places and there aren't many vacant sites large enough to accommodate a new secondary. I think this is good news. It's a big site, so I would think that there would be space for health care facilities too, but I guess we'll have to wait to see exactly what the plans are.

Oops, cross posted there PokerTime

I'm no expert on Right to Buy but my understanding is that you only have to resided in your council house for 5 years. Right to Acquire applies to Housing Association properties. Could be wrong though..

Discounts are dictated at national level.

The recent pension reforms will exacerbate the situation further, pouring more money into the buy-to-let market. Future generations pay for it all.