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My guess is that renovations on that house were a lot less than ?90k. Here is the state of it before, and frankly, it doesn't look like in that bad shape... maybe looks are deceiving though: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=28463325&sale=999139&country=england

Hi, we are looking for a builder to provide an independent quote on some significant renovation work we would like done on our house. We have basic drawings we can provide plus site visits are possible.

Anyone know a good private pediatrician around East Dulwich? Looking for a family doc for our LOs and find the DMC not the place I want to turn to first.

That is horrible. Damn good chocolate there.

Wow.... this thread has derailed significantly. I personally am hugely excited about Picturehouse coming.

I am really very excited about this!

Does anyone understand this? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=35938543&sale=999133&country=england

We are looking for an interior designer to help us with a home renovation. The house we are renovating was built in the 1920's, and we will be replacing nearly everything. We need a designer to help us with the basics: choosing flooring, tiling, paints, lighting and other items to give the home a contemporary feel. The designer needs to be budget conscious -- so, smart economical choices that nevertheless give the home the appeal we want. The designer will also need to be able to work with our architect and builder. We will be starting the renovation in about a month. Please post below or PM me if you are interested in this work or if you have any recommendations.

Hi James, We would like to petition to get some trees/hedges planted on the goose green playground to block the noise/pollution coming from East Dulwich Road. the Goose Green playground is probably the best in the area (cf. Peckham Rye, Dulwich Park and the playground by Sainsbury's) and its a shame to think what the kids are actually breathing in. If there is a better way to try and get this installed, please let me know. Thanks!

This is a complicated topic which seems to have derailed considerably from the original discussion. My two (or three or four) cents on the topic are: 1) There needs to be meaningful rent reform that provides more security to renters to live somewhere long term without the fear of being kicked out or facing significant increases in rent. Part of this is that the market needs to adjust to longer term contracts (say, +5 years with breaking only possible by the tenant), with rights to renew, etc. The other part is rent control. 2) A lot more houses need to be built. I always thought part of the problem here is planning permission (though, I think a lot of people disagree). Frankly, I am not sure why places such as ED do not have more 5 - 10 story builings. 3) There should be a tax break for renovating properties for residential purposes. There are a lot of houses that are vacent at the moment because they are in significant disrepair. Many of these properties could be made more affordable if the capital required upfront was not such a burden. Also, renovating over the long term will boost quality and stock of housing in London. 4) Key worker schemes aren't affordable for key workers, and more should be done to help make sure that key workers are able to live in the city. I have quite a few friends who would be considered "key workers" but have zero chance of living in zone 1 and 2 because of prices.

Spencer Carroll at Lighthouse Surveyors (www.lighthousesurveyors.com). We just used him and he was wonderful. Extremely thorough and took a lot of time with us to speak about the issues with the property.

Go see Iris Quartner at ESPH on Lordship Lane. She is brilliant.

Looking for any references for residential building work managed by Ian Patterson. Please PM me with your experiences.