Lucy10

Hi there, we have recently moved into a 4 bedroom house with 3 floors (ground, first and second). I was thinking we should get a fire extinguisher and blanket. Where do you think the best place to put them is? Do you put the blanket in the kitchen and extinguisher on the 1st floor? We have a fire alarm in the stairwell. Thanks very much

Ah right, so maybe not worth splashing the cash on those then (unless we need them for warmth). Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks very much for this. I appreciate the tip.

We have quite a bit of condensation on our windows and I just noticed a bit of mould starting on our curtains. We are considering investing in double glazing which is obviously expensive. Do you know if this will help reduce condensation/mould? I have read that keeping the windows open should help but that doesn't seem like a good option with the current cold nights. Any tips would be much appreciated!

Thanks very much to you all for replying. I really appreciate the advice. We are now thinking maybe North Dulwich/Hearne Hill or the streets between Dulwich Village and Lordship Lane if the right thing comes up there. It is a big decision and a lot to think about. School-wise I am beginning to think it is a little early to make the decision based mainly on that. Either of these areas seem ok for schools so I think we will now look for a house we like there and re-assess the school decision later on. Thanks very much

Hi there, My husband and I are thinking of moving to Dulwich/ East Dulwich/ Hearne Hill. I am pregnant so at some point we will need to think about schools. We thought it would be best to move into a catchment area of a good state school. Have heard that Dulwich Infants and Hamlet are great (and have outstanding ofsted reports). The catchments seems to be tiny though and the houses in the catchments very expensive. We are worried about paying over the odds for a house near the schools but still not getting in due to changing catchments etc. Does anyone have an opinion on which direction would be best to go to have good back up options (e.g. - if went to Danecroft Road area we could maybe get into Jessop if don't get into the village schools. - if went to Croxsted Road area we could maybe get into Rosendale if don't get into the village schools. (Both have outstanding reports from Ofsted). Do you think those would be a better options than going Beauval road direction where if we miss the village schools it looks like we would be aiming for Heber, which has a "needs improvement" rating. It is our first child so we are very new to all this (and can't believe we are having to think of school catchments etc already but everyone keeps telling us we need to take it into account for our move). Not sure how much reliance to place on ofsted reports either. Any advice would be much appreciated!! Thank you