benmorg

indiej25 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello all, > > My property has been underpinned as a result of > subsidence, I have rang around loads of insurers > and although I already have building insurance > they won't cover me for contents due to the fact > the front of my building has been underpinned. > > What companies to do you know that will provide > contents insurance for this problem? > > Thanks in advance! > > Indie That's bizarre. What has contents insurance go to do with subsidence? Are you sure they aren't confusing contents and buildings insurance?

Also, if you have an iphone/ipod touch, you can download anti-mosquito apps that drive away mosquitoes with ultrasonic sound. Pets won't thank you for it though..

Another good tip is to use a fan as mosquitoes can't stand moving air.

Don't kill your house spiders, especially the ones that make cobwebs in the bedroom - they eat mosquitoes.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This thread might be helpful > > olympic lettings Thanks for that. No answers as yet, but perhaps it's too early for anything other than wild guesses. My brother lives near Wimbledon and lets out a spare room for ?90 a night during the tennis tournament. He expects to get more in the Olympics. ED isn't as well located but I think secondary locations will still get booked up solid in the last few weeks.

Just wondering if anyone is planning to let/sublet their flat or house for the Olympic fortnight and if so, what premium over standard rate do you expect to charge?

Surely it's your landlord's responsibility to make sure his window boxes are secured to the window sill? I don't think you should feel obliged to sort out a replacement as you haven't done anything wrong.

paragon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Last time I looked at the stats, East Dulwich was > the safest ward in the borough. But the borough is one of the least safe in the city.

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Camberwell/ tells one > a great deal. So St Francis Road used to be Constance Road and the Abbotswood Road area was a large Victorian workhouse, later converted to a wing of the hospital. Very interesting. I wonder if the secret tunnel under the railway line still exists??

another annie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wasn't Flying Ant Day last week - I should know, I > cycle to work,they were all over the place last > Tuesday? It's usually mid July but may well be earlier this year thanks to the hot spring. My ants are a bit behind because of instant barbecues put on the flagstones..

This might help: http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/bumblebees_id.htm If they're a kind of bumblebee or solitary bee, you won't need to worry about swarms. I'd love to have a bee's nest in the garden, but have to make do with ants under the patio, currently very busy getting ready for Flying Ant Day.

Very sorry to hear about your cat. It is perhaps possible that he crept under the bush on his own after being injured and died later. Injured animals instinctively try to hide in a dark, quiet place. I've lost one cat in a similar manner and assumed it was a car accident but never found out.

There's a rat in my kitchen. What am I going to do?

This should be reported to the police, especially if the dogs are "weapon dogs" and ought to be muzzled.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just take a walk around Bermondsey > > Bermondsey hasn't been improved? compared to when? > I would argue strongly that Bermondsey now > compared to 20 years ago is a massive improvement. > And not just Bermondsey St > > And Elephant is changing too At elephant the high-rise blocks of flats are being knocked down and replaced with.. high-rise blocks of flats. I'm not sure this will transform the area. Maybe proximity to central London will eventually do the trick. They need to raze that depressing shopping centre though.

chantelle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > benmorg - you've got to be kidding. Deptford may > not be some top destination but it has definitely > had massive development and new build flats are > going at similar prices to nicer areas. But not the kind of development that improves an area - take a stroll down Deptford High Street. New-build flats fall furthest and fastest when the market tanks. They aren't a good investment. Good value at auction when they get repossessed though.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only reason prices are remaining stable is because > of demand/supply, just basic economics really. Supply of housing is fixed. It's demand that can change overnight if mortgages suddenly get cheaper (unlikely) or more expensive (inevitable).

chantelle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > transport depends where you are. When Deptford got DLR, it didn't help boost house prices and didn't improve the area. I'm not sure the Overground will make much difference, though it might lift prices slightly before people realise how little difference it makes to transport links.

Maccers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not all true, I am a (ahem, front-office banker) > and proud owner of a 4 bed house near station > bought in last 16 months for c.600k. If you > search hard enough, the properties are there. If > you bargain even harder, they are there for the > right price. edit: oops, wrong thread. Which bank? Can I have a job there?

chantelle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > also plenty of bankers and other City types in ED > and environs ... shhhh. Sure, but they're invariably back-office staff.

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's also simplistic to ignore location, because > there is still such a strong link between location > and price. I think we agree. The correlation between location and price causes a lot of confusion about the market. London as a whole appears to have escaped the worst of the crash, but that's only because expensive houses have held up. The bottom of the market continues to fall, even in desirable locations within London. There's no such thing as a crash-proof location. > Conclusion - 4 double bed family homes, with > gardens, near stations, in reasonable > neighbourhoods with nice shops and decent primary > schools are going to be in high demand anywhere, > and there genuinely aren't many places in London > Zones 2-3 that tick all those boxes and are > cheaper than ED. Try Streatham. This wasn't the case in 2008, when prices fell across the board. The high demand for big family homes in good locations is supported by the low bank rate. Put up the rate and demand will fall off, though perhaps not as much as at the bottom of the market where buyers have less equity. > Try Streatham. No need, I have a house in ED.

anna75 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Benmorg, YOu make a good point. > > Here is my understanding. > > Different buyers - middle class Brits are > increasingly priced out of the areas you mention. > The people who can afford them are not dependent > on mortgages, often have big bonuses (yes still > and yes funded by us!) or are non doms > (ironically) or the global rich moving money from > volatile areas into places they perceive as safe. > A flight to quality if you like. > > None of those categories will be attratced to > local markets like SE London where mc Brits can > afford to buy, just, still. True, but the ripple effect peters out as you move further down the market, and in lower price brackets the mortgage drought dominates. ED straddles both worlds - it has large ?1 million houses bordering Dulwich and much cheaper 1-bed flats. It's simplistic to think in terms of location in the current market, which is fractured along price boundaries more than geographical ones.

bandwagonesque Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nunhead is far better value. Bigger houses for sure, but not great for shops, pubs or restaurants. I enjoyed the quiet and greenery when I was in Nunhead. Good for country bumpkins but no good if you want urban buzz.

anna75 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The answer is that, finally, a whole quarter of > London is being discovered. You have realised > earlier than most, that is all. You'd have a point if SE London was rising in price faster than, say, Battersea, Fulham or Chiswick, but it isn't. The largest rises are happening in the highest price brackets in traditionally desirable areas, not in "up and coming" SE London.

KeyboardWarrior Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All the time there are people wanting to move into > the area like yourself then prices will stay where > they are. Basic supply and demand. The price of credit determines demand. The main reason house prices have held up since 2009 is the dramatic fall in the base rate to a 300-year minimum. At some point, interest rates will rise again and house prices may resume their fall back to sane levels. But who knows when that will happen - could be next year, could be in 20 years.