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Moovart

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  1. 4 hours ago, ArchieCarlos said:

    I feel like I need a 'Rory Stewart' style quick explanation on the debate around Dulwich LTN. Would anyone have any pointers to a balanced summary?

    I'm moving to the village soon and I feel like I need to understand this better given the strength of sentiment expressed on some of these threads. Any help appreciated!

     

    You probably don't need to understand it better!!

    But basically you used to be able to drive up and down Court lane and Calton Avenue across the Dulwich village junction with gay abandon and now you can't because that part of junction is now blocked by multicoloured woodwork and planters.  So Dulwich village is split in half for vehicles and you have to drive a long round to get from one side to other.  Some people (the majority who responded to Southwark's seemingly flawed consultation) hate this, especially those living on roads to which the through traffic has been displaced and those who have to drive alot further to get from one side of DV to the other and some people like it.  The debate will go on forever without a happy ending for some of the people.  That's it really 🤔

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  2. Don't forget South end of Underhill Road.  Good sized houses with good sized gardens and short walk to Dulwich park, Dulwich Woods, Horniman and Peckham Rye.  Transport access in five different directions which is super useful and the little P13 gets you to Lordship Lane shops in no time. Easy parking. 

    IMO a little part of Dulwich underappreciated by some living right near East Dulwich shops but much liked by those that find their way to this quiet corner of Dulwich.

    Good luck to you

     

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  3. How about asking the Monumental Mason on Wood Vale as that looks like a commonly used font for a gravestone.  You could get a quote for a gravestone as well.  He did one for me a while back which was preferable to buying one online.

  4. Curious to know if anyone else struggles to sort the genuine reviews from the self posted.  I have had a few tradesmen off the forum who have glowing reviews eg excellent work, great value etc who I have found mediocre and very expensive.  I prefer to only review if the work is good and, for poor or mediocre work, I tend to say nothing as I don't want to blight someone's livelihood from my one mediocre or worse experience.  But I now notice, across different tradesmen, how many reviews come from newly registered names on the forum with only one post saying how a particular tradesman was absolutely fantastic.  Sadly I've started to think these are probably made up.

    It's such a shame because it makes the review section lose it's value.

     

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  5. 21 minutes ago, Pro uno builders said:

    Price 

    Location 

    Size

    Colours

    Ugly wallpapers 

    100% squeaky floors from what i can see the floorboards are really old 

    Croocked walls (as the picture of greem bathroom shows the walls are not exactly straight and there is signs of cracks allover)

    Do you speak about the houses of your own clients this way? 🤔

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  6. Make sure you get a fully qualified chartered surveyor who is also qualified to do party wall surveys. Anyone can call themselves a party wall surveyor and be a member of the faculty of party wall surveyors. You just have to have an interest in party wall surveying.

    If your PW surveyor is not a fully qualified chartered surveyor you can end up in all sorts of difficulties when said PW surveyor doesn't actually know what they're talking about.  This may only come to light when a difficult problem arises and needs addressing. If everything goes well you may never find out that your PWS wasn't a chartered building surveyor.

  7. Do get your MP and relevant councillors involved. 

    The only winners from more high street gambling outlets are the owning companies and those receiving the rent.  People that use these gambling shops are often those who don't have money to lose.

    The presence of so many gambling shops in a High St is a sign of a struggling high street and that is an issue for the local council and the MP.

    It should be much harder to gamble than it is now. Gambling advertising on TV and phones is particularly pernicious and I wish the laws on this had never been liberalised.  Gambling is a really harmful addiction that, unlike drug and alcohol addiction, can go unseen until addicts have lost everything. Opening another gambling outlet is a big mistake.

    I'm sure you'll find alot of people in Sydenham that would help you oppose this. Just keep spreading the message.  Good luck.

    Lewisham gives has guidance on making a representation against licence applications for alcohol entertainment licenses on its website but much of the information is transferable.  

    https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/business/licences-and-street-trading/licences-issued-by-the-licensing-team/alcohol-and-entertainment-licences/licensing---guidance-on-making-a-representation

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