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You are being simplistic. Both house prices and rentals won't go down simultaneously unless nominal incomes drop dramtically and / or supply increases to meet demand. While there is still a supply and demand imbalance in the mainstream market, prices won't fall all else being equal. Getting rid of buy to let investors, will lower house prices but increase rents as its removing rental property from the market. A drop in house prices won't do much to shift total demand for rentals. All that happens is that people who were likely to buy this year anyway are able to buy for less or in a slightly better area etc. malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Probably be helpful if they did go up and/or > reduced availability. > > First time buyers would then be a bigger influence > on prices, rather than BTLs. > > Prices would drop, demand for rented accommodation > would drop as houses would be more affordable and > we'd have a massive correction to the market. > > Happy days or am I being simplistic.

Its entirely possible to do adequate sound proofing in a flat. Modern purpose built flats have very little noise transfer. When we lived in a flat we were in the top floor. The neighbor below us was an architect so when we approached them about installing engineered wooden floors in our flat, the only thing he stipulated was that we use a sound proofing underlay called the Isocheck Mat 200 which at the time (2011) met UK building regs for soundproofing flats. The area before had been covered in laminate which alongside carpet were the only things allowed under the lease. We needed our neighbors consent as joint freeholder to make the change. After doing some research we found an underlay that was thinner and higher spec: TimberTech HD Contract 5. We sent our neighbor the information on it and he agreed we could use that instead. After the underlay was installed and the laminate was replaced with engineered wood, he and his wife said the noise reduction between our flats was dramatic. Basically they were thrilled with the results. Given that, we've used this underlay under the wood flooring we've installed on the upper levels of our house to reduce noise transfer between the bedrooms etc. I have to say, it works brilliantly. If you are thinking of replacing your flooring anyway and getting an underlay I'd strongly recommend using a soundproofing underlay specifically. I'm sure there might even be better products on the market now as our experience of this was years ago. Good luck and its nice you are such a considerate neighbor!

That's not true unless the person in question is a minor (which can often be the case). If he is a minor he would get a referral order (which honestly is more appropriate than a custodial sentence for a minor with no criminal record). The police are actually trying to connect this man to a series of break-ins in the area though. Not sure what the point of posting about potential criminal justice outcomes is though. The courts have their rules for valid reasons. People were celebrating a neighbour preventing a crime and the police being able to apprehend the responsible party.

That's great!

This Guardian article is a little confusing (intentionally). 11,000 schools will gain extra funds and 9,000 schools will lose funding (with a high concentration of those being in London). However, they quote people who claim the majority of schools will lose out. I know the existing formula is unfair to areas outside of London which is unacceptable in a democracy. Like Saffron, I'd prefer to see the funding for other schools increased to London levels rather than have the existing money in the pot just split more fairly / evenly. However, when the largest voting block in the country elects a party promising tax cuts like increasing the income tax threshold the best you can hope for is that the most important public services are kept steady and not cut. I'd be more inclined to sign a petition to increase income taxes (via delaying the increase in the tax free allowance) that will be ring-fenced specifically for increasing education funding for schools that are currently relatively underfunded than simply insisting that the current unfair formula remains in place. editorialmoo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Everyone, > > My daughter goes to Edmund Waller Primary School > and a group of parents are considering what the > options may be for taking some form of action > against the recently announced school cuts. Edmund > Waller is set to lose ?233,027 over the next 2 > years and other local schools will have huge cuts > as well. You can see how it affects your school > and sign the petition here: > > http://www.schoolcuts.org.uk/#/ > > There is a good article about it here: > > https://www.theguardian.com/education/school-fundi > ng > > In the light of this I wondered if any other > schools were taking any kind of action. Would be > great to have some joined up thinking on this. > > Please share any knowledge you have. > > Thank you!

They have already said the notice was too short and they apologized for the notice being too short. They also didn't clear the design with them which they think provides less privacy. I don't get the impression the OP is trying to 'hide the truth'. They've said they made a mistake but don't know how to reset the relationship and stop the abuse they are no being subject to.

It depends. It will put some people off irrespective of the details however, it will depend on a few factors: 1. What subsided? If its just the bay window it won't put too many people off as that is actually fairly common around here as bay windows were built with no foundations. 2. What was done to fix it-- just removing the cause of the subsidence might not be reassuring enough for some buyers, particularly if the house itself was subsiding due to trees. As the roots decay, more problems can occur over time 3. What are the current insurance terms: can the next buyer get coverage and at what cost and with what deductible. Good luck and glad to hear the subsidence issues are all sorted for you now. I haven't owned a house that subsided but looked at buying one that had in the past (we pulled out for different reasons) but a lot of the legal advice you get as a buyer surrounds these issues.

I have no experience of it but I've heard Fairlawn has a Forest School type approach. The schools in Honor Oak and Forest Hill are all good as are all the ones in Dulwich. I wouldn't worry about avoiding any schools but for convenience sake it might be worth trying to avoid blackholes as it can be a bit more stressful come admission time. I live in ED and the 5 or 6 roads south of Whately have the greatest choice of schools. In any given year, depending on exactly where you are, you may be in the catchment of: Heber Primary, Goodrich, Harris ED and Dulwich Hamlet. The houses and gardens in that stretch can be on the smaller side of average for this area though so I'd just find a house that suits your needs as the schools are all generally good.

The order in which you put your preferences doesn't ever harm you. Basically, if you fill in all 6 preference slots, your interest in all 6 will be analyzed simultaneously. Whichever school highest on your list can offer you a place is the one you'll be allocated and your name will be withdrawn from the other schools. I'm simplifying, but that's the basic principle so just know that there is zero downside in listing your preferred school first even when its not your most realistic option. Good luck! LM

Either is possible. It all depends on what the school and parents think is most appropriate for the child. If your baby is born after April 1st and before August 31st there are a host of options available, including going part time, skipping reception and going straight into year one when they turn 5 (only if they are born in the summer) or starting reception at 5 (only if they are born in the summer). Here is the statutory guidance. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389448/Summer_born_admissions_advice_Dec_2014.pdf

That's not my take away from the article but I suppose different perspectives lead to different understandings! I thought it was a very good article though highlighting how different heads approach things and why all improvements aren't equal and its important to examine how these improvements are being achieved.

I've already said that parents need to control their kids and that I personally only go places where they do so the behaviour comment is a total red herring at least in response to me. Both adults and children need to behave well in public as standard. However, saying 'It's great when others don't force their life choices e.g. Having kids, onto others in a public setting ' with no qualifiers around it is ridiculous. Children are part of society and a valuable part of society at that. They and their parents have every right to be out in public, particularly in the daytime.

That's a ridiculous statement. Children are some inconvenience on society. They have every right to be out in public as any other member of society. Not having children is a lifestyle choice for some which is absolutely fine but people who choose not to have children should remember their pensions and healthcare will be paid for by the very children they wish weren't around... Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's great when others don't force their life > choices e.g. Having kids, onto others in a public > setting in which you are paying for the use of a > service e.g. Buying food, drinks etc. Think it's > more than reasonable myself. > > Louisa.

That's horrible Pugwash! Also, nothing makes me angrier than parents who refuse or make a huff about folding up prams so a wheelchair user can access the designated space. Its the disabled who campaigned for years to get that space created and there would be nothing there without their efforts. When I was a kid, all prams had to be folded as standard if you wanted to use a bus Pugwash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Obviously needs a common sense approach - small > cafes have very limited space for cumbersome > buggies which cannot be folded. Strollers can > generally be folded up assuming the child will be > sitting on laps/chair. > > Having had a parent in a wheelchair - we > frequently had difficulty in accessing > cafes/restaurants - Mum could transfer from > wheelchair to a chair so w/c could be folded, but > we did experience some 'discrimination' by pram > owners when they were asked if they could move the > pram to allow us access to the extent that Mum got > so upset at the remarks made she refused to go > out. > > If you read the notices in buses, wheelchair users > have priority over prams and that pram owners > could be asked to fold prams down .

I mean that anything goes on that side of the Actress. As someone with kids, I actually prefer to be in places that don't let kids run around as it makes it harder to control your own children when they can see other kids acting like they are in a playground. Its also dangerous for all involved. I've actually gone there to watch the Rugby with my husband and seen kids scooting around in doors on their scooters. Even in a kids only section, I find that wildly in appropriate and the staff should have pulled the parents up on it. Its not always the case, but it somehow always feels a bit wilder in there than in the Great Exhibition for example which is also kid friendly but generates a totally different atmosphere.

I think having a large buggy in London, particularly in an area like this with small shops etc is both foolish and a bit inconsiderate. However, in my experience most of the cafes in ED have well behaved children and most of the parents have small compact urban buggies like the Bugaboo Bee and the iCandy Rasberry. The notable exceptions are / were: The Duck Egg, the Actress, the Herne Tavern (haven't been in 6 years so could be different now) and the Picture House Cafe (sometimes). All of these establishments can be really unappealing as ithey've created an atmosphere of anything goes when it comes to kids running around. I don't know how shops control it but somehow in certain places, no matter how many kids there are it doesn't feel like a creche.

For adults, little grooming essential, a paperback book, nice chocolates etc is what is fairly standard in our house For little ones, edible treats, crayons, small puzzles, hair accessories etc

I am actually glad grammar is being taught more rigorously now as part of the curriculum. As an expat, I've always found it extremely odd that it wasn't before. Two of my English friends have actually said it initially made learning foreign languages much more difficult for them as they didn't have the basic vocabulary to understand the teaching of foreign grammar. One gave up languages but the other now speaks 4. Anyhow, Bessemer Granges results are spectacular. An 81% pass rate and almost 20% higher attainment under the new system is so far ahead of all the other schools and the national average they should really be applauded. They also have a high intake of English as a second language pupils, children with special needs and poorer children and it appears they are doing an excellent job bringing everyone along.

That doesn't immediately make sense Passiflora. There are guidelines in place that allow for this and many teachers (including my sister in law) are generally supportive of allowing summer babies to be held back when its in the best interest of the child. I should add, I have a winter baby so I'm not defending anything I've done personally. My sister in law teaches reception though and she absolutely thinks for some children its the appropriate thing to do.

Yes, exactly this. dirac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yea I always give a false one. There's no need for > it whatsoever, and just a way to collect more data > from you so they can say useless things like > "people of X age range like Y on Sundays" or > something similar.

Its to sell your data. Not to anyone criminal, but to data aggregating firms that look for retailing trends within different demographics and then sell it on to marketing firms. tomskip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why do you think they would do that? > > Is is to keep the grey and wrinklies out?

Painting makes it look a lot better. There are local companies that remove pebble dash and render. We have friends who've looked into it and it costs circa 5-6k for the basic removal. However, there may be significant repointing work that needs to be done to the original brick once the render is removed. You might get your money back on doing the work as a lot of people hate pebble dash but equally you could unleash a can of worms. The safest bet is just to paint it and hang some flowers to distract the eye :)

You can take a pasta making course at Burro e Salvia on Lordship Lane. I did it with my husband on brother and sister in law and its good fun. Plus you get to eat what you make!

God, I hope you are right about all of that... Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > - The House of Lords becomes a bit mischievous in > regards to Brexit, holding up the process > - Trump won't be as bad as people fear he will, > but will still be really crap. > - Le Pen loses in France, but not by much > - Merkel wins in Germany > - The Lib Dems win a couple more by-elections and > get their MP count into double figures > - May technically loses her majority when a couple > more Tory MPs resign/defect, but continues to > govern. > - I won't really notice who wins the premiership > (that's less a prediction and more a certainty)

Agree-- given no one on here knows all of the details about how the nanny communicated with the parents specifically, spending most of the thread speculating and criticizing her seems both unfair and besides the point. intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Penguin I've been thinking that . Poor nanny/au > pair hope she's not reading all this .After all > she did thwart the alleged "perp" .