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How big is it then?

Gas explosions aside, if a tenant were to die of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a landlord's faulty installed/maintained boiler, the landlord would probably face manslaughter charges. That's not much comfort to the tenant whose snuffed it though...

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > a. Planning permission not required for internal > work - but usually Building Regulations and > approval is needed for any significant structural > change that might affect the building's integrity. > You could ask for a survey confirming that the > chimney breast works have not affected the > structure There should be a letter/certificate to say the works met Building Regs approval, if not then you should either ask the vendor to rectify the situation at their cost or get a couple of quotes and reduce your offer accordingly. > > > b. Public sewer - are you sure it's a public sewer > and not the waste sewer from the house - which > would be quite usual and, usually, helpful to have > access to in case of blockages. Most public sewers > are very large and run down the main highway, not > through the back yards of properties. Agree, it sounds like you are confusing a normal domesic drain with a public sewer. Domestic drains at the back of Victorian houses are common place, either running down a side passage or under the house to the main public sewer in the road. As TM suggests, you just need to confirm the route and find out if it's shared, and if so who is responsible for blockages/maintenance etc.

Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apparently they signed RVP so he could mentor > Welbeck and Shrek on how to deal with trophy less > seasons! No need, they've had plenty of trophyless mentoring just by looking across the city over the years. I didn't think RVP would pass his medical due to a bad back carrying 10 other players last season... eta: typo

Schoolboy error SJ, UDT doesn't make predictions :)

There's always a surprising result or two on opening day... Arsenal 2 Sunderland 2 Fulham 0 Norwich 2 QPR 1 Swansea 0 Reading 1 Stoke 1 West Brom 1 Liverpool 2 West Ham 3 Villa 1 Newcastle 2 Tottenham 0 Wigan 1 Chelsea 1 Man City 3 Southampton 0 Everton 1 Man Utd 2

This sort of theft has always gone on, easy pickings. Where possible, a builder friend always stores his building materials in the house or preferably a secure back garden...

Th old Wembley, sh*thole that it was, didn't want for atmosphere, same goes for the Stadio Olympico in Rome. Personally I think it's a great opportunity...to bring back dog racing to the East End :)

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you got the source of that 15 versus 22/24 > million breakdown? From the DT... Talks resumed between the two clubs on Tuesday and United, who had opened their bidding for Van Persie with an ?8 million offer in July, ultimately raised their offer to ?15 million, with further payments based on Van Persie?s appearances, goals and silverware won as a United player. While falling short of the ?25 million initially demanded by Arsenal, the North London club claimed last night the deal could ultimately be worth ?24 million, although United were adamant it was ?22 million. I'm not saying we should take the DT story and figures as verbatim, but their sporting journalism is not prone to hyperbole, and it's quite standard in modern day contracts to have all these add-ons. I'm fairly sure Liverpool haven't stumped up ?35 million for Carroll, probably more like ?20-25m so far...

SJ, the oft quoted figures of ?22-24 million include add-ons. These will be for appearances, goals amd silverware. If he returns to the sick note RVP of old then Arsenal won't get near that figure. In light of this, ?15 million is a fair sum to pay up front, and not such a big gamble by Fergie. I agree about Rooney and RVP not automatically becoming a deadly strike duo, instead I'm hoping with Kagawa we see a return of the triumvirate system we had with Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez, where they are constantly interchanging...we'll see :)

The signing of RVP is a big coup for Utd. I'm surprised Wenger sold him to us, but I don't think he was left with much choice, as RVP clearly wanted to join Utd over City and Juve. Had Barca or Madrid been in the running it probably wouldn't have happened. I think ?15 million plus add ons and a contract with Grecian 2000, is a fair price for both clubs, given his injury record. As I posted earlier in the summer, he appears physically to be a late developer, so I reckon he still has a good 2-3 years left at his peak. The thought of Rooney and RVP playing up front together is certainly a mouth watering prospect. But I'm equally excited about Kagawa who likes to play just off the front, so hopefully Fergie can get the 3 of them to gel. I just hope Welbeck gets enough game time to continue his development. I thought Cleverley had a very good game last night, which also bodes well for Utd's season providing he stays injury free. What Olympics?..I'm quite excited about the season kick-off now :)

...and who'd prefer to use the East Dulwich Forum rather than the Nunhead Forum...keeping it real

How many SueStars does Franklins get?..

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And you are right, otta has won zero titles. > > Otta is not a football team though. Tottanham Hotspurs...

UDT, you've done something with the 'bold' script command, probably put the slash after the b, needs to be before

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Again, you're showing your lack of football > knowledge once again. Teams like Barcelona and > Rodgers' do not change their style of play even > when they're losing. Speed of thought is more > effective than just lumping the ball forward to > the striker. Barca did try and change their overall attacking style and approach when they bought Ibrahimovic in 2009/10. He was only there for one season, but it was by no means unsuccessful on the pitch, with Barca winning La Liga by a record number of points. He cited a falling out with Guardiloa as the reason why he left for Milan the following season.

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is admittedly difficult to get enthused about > the annual cockfest after seeing such wonderful > examples of what can be achieved without agents or > feigning injury every five seconds. > Ask me in a few weeks when, for want of anything > else to pointlessly avoid acknowledgement of the > futility of existence with, I'll get sucked back > in despite my better judgement, x-factor stylee. It's fairly predictable that football will be everyone's whipping boy in the coming weeks. Were the Olympics a yearly 9 month slog with billions of ???? swilling in the trough, I think we'd see a different beast. It's a human thing rather than down to an individual sport itself. Athletics, with it's superstars, prize money, sponsors, and drug tainted history isn't exactly overflowing with Olympiad spirit. And it's only a matter of time before DNA doping becomes a problem. Football's problem is that it has lost it's connection with it's fanbase, and that's been caused by the money. Agents et al are a direct result of that money... ''IT'S TIME TO FACE THE MUUUUU-SIC!''

I love you too BR. Olympics over, now back to the beautiful game of snarling, overpaid prima donnas. It's dangerous to make predictions* before the transfer window closes, but what's everyone's tips for the forthcoming season? Here's mine... Utd regain title in what will be Fergie's last season. Gooners, most improved squad so far, to pip City to the runners-up spot, as City get distracted by the Champs League, but fall at semis. Gooners could be a good cup bet. Chelsea in fourth but comfortably ahead of Spurs, Newcastle and Liverpool who get distracted by Europa League. Going down, going down, going down - Reading, Southampton and Swansea... * UDT, as you don't make predictions, you're excused.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Daddy, I want to go to bed now" ''Not until you finish the Nitromorsing!..''

Bowie to sing Heroes?..hope so

Has this replaced the old greasy spoon at the far end of Cheltenham Road? This side of Nunhead is very quiet and residential. As well as houses there are lots of purpose built Edwardian maisonettes (flats with own front door), which tend to have larger, better laid out floor plans than the standard house/flats conversion by builders. Definitely an area for the long term...

Firing blanks Faze?..

Get yourself a proper dog*, none of this Chihuahua in a handbag mallarkey... *preferably before the EDF dog prohibition takes effect

UDT's first ever post always brings a lump to my throat... Well it seems Bic Basher hasn't thought this through about removing the route between Peckham Bus Garage and New Cross Gate. Travellers from New Cross and Peckham tend to use the route to go into Dulwich and Streatham. It also provides a link to the East London line at New Cross Gate for the residents of Dulwich. Who'd thought he would've gone onto such greatness. And where's Bic Basher now?...exactly!

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