Toldyouso

I can also unreservedly recommend Patrik. Great communication and excellent service at a reasonable cost. He serviced my (ageing) boiler and was also able to sort out a dodgy radiator for me that had been a problem for years.

There seem to be a couple of vacant units on Grove Vale and Grove Vale Ceramics has just closed too - any news on what is coming?

You're welcome and yes, the move did the trick for the schools. Good of you to remember.

Hi Sue - yes they are, just checked their website and they've received recent recommendations on here

I used No-Flies a couple of years ago. They were great. Loads of recommendations on here.

Having just completed on my house sale, it is another huge thumbs up from me for Brendan and Tony at No Flies estate agents. I had previously had the property on the market with another agent who promised me the world (no doubt to get my business) and then failed to deliver on every front. I got No Flies in and things could not have been more different. I received honest, well researched valuation advice and the house was under offer within a couple of weeks. Communication was excellent throughout the transaction. The advice I got from them was always pragmatic and prompt even when Brendan, who dealt mainly with the sale, was on holiday overseas. One supposed issue arising on survey, for which my buyers wanted a £20k reduction, was expertly dealt with by them and the sale proceeded without a price reduction at all. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They were a pleasure to deal with and excellent value to boot.

Hi there. Welcome to the area. Your solicitor is not correct. We used to live in a half house. Each house has its own separate freehold title. There is no single freehold title covering the two adjoining properties for you to have a share of. It is not like a double fronted house that has been divided into two vertical flats. Whilst the property may look like a double fronted house it is not legally. It is two separate freehold houses next to each other just like adjacent terraced or semi detached houses. The only difference is that there is a single entrance into the road, but that is just the same as two houses having a single lane or driveway up to them. That issue is dealt with by rights of way over the shared hallway. Your freehold title will grant a right of way to your neighbour over your half of the hallway and their freehold title will grant you a right of way over their half of the hallway. All this should be very clear from the title deeds - where the Land Registry will have been very clear that what you are buying is a freehold property. I hope that helps.

Aw Shucks! French? I was so hoping for a pizza, burger or Indian place ;o)

"dirty but skilful" - how very House of Cards. "Toast Rack Roads" - I don't think so.

King Joffrey (aka Jack Gleeson) in the Montpelier

Yep I have encountered him outside DKH school last week. Same story but I think it was a different church he mentioned. When he finally got round to asking for money and I refused he simply turned on his heels and headed off in a huff.

No problem Pawel. I am very happy to recommend you and am glad I spotted the post. Azalea - your explanation for randomly casting doubt on the bona fides of completely unrelated businesses still makes no sense and the lack of any hint of apology does not, in my opinion, reflect well on you. Sublime Property Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Toldyouso thank you very much for defending our > name, sorry I did not mention it in my last post > but was so disturbed with the fact that someone > can wreck my reputation so carelessly that I > actually missed your post. > > Regards > > Pawel

Azalea Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was sent a pm by JenniferSE22 when I posted > about looking for a painter, and also received one > From Sublime Property who doesn't seem to have any > recommendations on the forum. Hi there, I have used Sublime Property - my previous recommendation is on this thread:http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,1390480,1390744#msg-1390744 . A charming guy named Pawel who did an excellent job re-fitting my bathroom so I don't think that Sublime are in any way connected to the Will/Scott/Prestige people. Nor am I entirely sure why you should jump to a conclusion that they were in any way dodgy just because they PM'd you in relation to a post where you were looking for a painter (they are, after all, amongst other things, painters).

Rightmove and Zoopla are now both listed on the London Stock Exchange and so neither of them is owned or controlled by Estate Agents. I am not arguing that a third property portal is either a good or bad thing in general, merely highlighting the point that very shortly, if you use an agent that is a member of OnTheMarket, your property will only be listed on one of either Rightmove or Zoopla (though take your point that many people check out both of these sites) and wondering how agents are selling this to their clients.

Came across this article in the Telegraph over the festive period: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/11317894/Why-selling-your-home-in-2015-is-about-to-become-a-real-headache.html It appears that many estate agents have joined together to set up a new property portal (in competition with Rightmove and Zoopla)- seemingly to try to take control from, and avoid the fees of, Rightmove/Zoopla and to exclude online agents. It will be called On The Market and membership rules of this new "club" are that agents can list their properties on only one of either Rightmove or Zoopla; so going forward properties will be listed on one portal nobody has currently ever heard about and one or other of Rightmove and Zoopla. It would be interesting to know which of the local agents are part of this and how they are selling this to their clients?