Toulouse

Hi We are looking for a either live in or live out au pair for looking after our three year old twin girls. Has anyone got any recommendations or have an au pair that has friends looking for work? We are in Brockley. Many Thanks Gemma

Hi I don't know if it was tree damage that caused it but i doubt it but we are at the bottom of a hill. Our structural engineer told us: Camberwell Dulwich areas area largely LONDON clay soil, combined with hills and there is a lot of subsidence in the area as a result. The flat was underpinned before we moved in and the council did it- there was little information provided to us by them about why- but the clues from reports told us that cracks consistent with subsidence would have lead to them doing it. Since the work was done no cracks have reappeared so we are glad that it was done. The council insure our property structurally as part of the service charge. We have not had a problem with contents insurance. Toulouse

When did Southwark Council reduce the weekly collection of recycling and rubbish to fortnightly?!!!! My front garden already looks like a bin city- this is not regularly enough surely?

Hi Subsidence is rife in this area- london clay soil, hills etc. i know as we bought a ground floor flat in the area that had been underpinned. You are better off buying one that has been underpinned than one that hasn't as it costs a fortune: ours was done by the council in the 1990s for ?84k and that was just the front of the property. good luck