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Which what?

The apartment blocks have onsite skips for residents and groundsperson use. So presume flytipping is coming from other more unscrupulous avenues.

The charity shop on the corner opp forest hill pools takes furniture and will collect. The name escapes me at the moment but it's the blue fronted one.

Is anyone seriously suggesting that a person on ?100k plus isn't rich? London housing is actually insane, could easily rent a house elsewhere for the price of a room in a London flatshare!

Operation goes down a storm in our house. Similarly junior scrabble, admittedly not so much fun for the grown ups!

Charity shops serve a dual purpose, one is of course to raise funds for the charity the other is to allow people with lower resources to buy items they could not otherwise easily afford. Which in itself is a form of charity. Placing them in affluent areas allows people who are in position to give to do so, and there are plenty of people even in leafy suburbs who need charity shops.

Umm where in the original piece does it say anything about social problems at Dawsons? Just says about clever balcony design.

It's a fabulous place to live, kids can play outside in a less structured way than being taken to the park. It's safe, well lit, well maintained and almost eerily quiet for so many people in one place. Also the flats are HUGE. Grim reputation maybe, but that certainly isn't the reality.

What time did this happen? There was a non-violent mugging near the top of Barry Rd by two young men and might be connected? The police are investigating so please give them any info that you can.

A charity based company is not a charity which is presumably why you choose not to register with the charity commission, not this tosh about your earnings. Wouldn't it be better to be a bit more upfront and transparent about what you are?

Why would Trident deal with this? If the local police for some odd reason chose to refer on to trident then they would still be taking action rather than ignoring this woman in the disgraceful way they have. Either way Trident isn't really the appropriate department.

OK it's a bit shabby but it's cheap, nearby, has beer and I've never had a problem with the staff (but then I've never been a fan of that faux american style service you get in some chains). Happy to keep supporting local independent businesses.

Also to counteract the negativity! If leasehold with a housing ass. as opposed to council it is possible to pay a little extra on top of the service charge towards works so that you are never landed with a bill regardless of the costs of works or how much you have paid in. Ex local tend to be solidly built, excellently serviced in the case of most housing association blocks (there are many in Dulwich, Dawson's Heights being the largest I think) and with loads more space for your cash even when considering service charges. Also buildings insurance is usually included and any major problems that arise (leaky roof, external doors, pipework etc) are usually done free of charge as it is included in the service charge so in my experience it is a money saver rather than a problem. I suppose it's down to the individual organisations, blocks, and agreements etc.

Wondering where people have heard such awful things about Dawsons Heights? Very quiet, occasional music etc but never late at night. Fly tipping from outside residents dealt with swiftly by in house staff. On site caretakers 24/7. Usually just lots of resident kids playing outside and enjoying independent play in one of the few places in London where kids can still safely just go out and play on their own. No idea where this 'crime rules' idea has come from, simply doesn't exist.

Funny, we were always charged a pound each to get in, not 50p.