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Re: VAT on school fees: "Our Day in Court is Coming"

The astonishing thing about this decision - whichever side of the debate you are on - is the speed of implementation.

VAT on betting has a two year implementation period to allow those involved to prepare.

VAT on school fees (the only country in Europe to do this) is implemented immediately. 
Forum: General Chat
Topic: VAT on school fees: "Our Day in Court is Coming"
Replies: 3
by Greyskies
Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:48 pm

Re: Private home tutoring vs private school fees

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 2019Ms.pdf
Forum: Schools
Topic: Private home tutoring vs private school fees
Replies: 12
by Greyskies
Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:58 pm

Re: Private home tutoring vs private school fees

I think that with 5+ pupils you would have to register as an education provider and be subject to OFSTED inspection.
 
Forum: Schools
Topic: Private home tutoring vs private school fees
Replies: 12
by Greyskies
Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:56 pm

Re: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend

Honestly could not think of a worse way to spend Christmas than being part of a group of women waiting hand and foot on the men. I can feel my toes curling just imagining it. This “tradition” presumably dates back to the times that women stayed at home and were financially dependent on their menfolk...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend
Replies: 40
by Greyskies
Fri Nov 29, 2024 1:19 pm

Re: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend

Honestly could not think of a worse way to spend Christmas than being part of a group of women waiting hand and foot on the men. I can feel my toes curling just imagining it. This “tradition” presumably dates back to the times that women stayed at home and were financially dependent on their menfolk...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend
Replies: 40
by Greyskies
Fri Nov 29, 2024 1:19 pm

Re: Buying a house from friends?

You need to approach the purchase in exactly the same way you would were you buying from strangers. Solicitor to check title etc. Survey to identify any structural  or repair issues. You would be negligent if you skipped these steps. Resign yourself to the liklihood that something you did not expect...
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Buying a house from friends?
Replies: 5
by Greyskies
Mon Oct 14, 2024 8:13 am

Gutter Clearing

Can anyone recommend a company that clears gutters in Battersea - Lavender Hill area? Thank you. 
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Gutter Clearing
Replies: 3
by Greyskies
Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:25 pm

Re: Honeywell catchment - what is going on

London Oratory is not a private school. It is a Catholic state school. 
Forum: Great British Schools Guide
Topic: Honeywell catchment - what is going on
Replies: 16
by Greyskies
Tue Aug 06, 2024 6:42 pm

Re: Family-Friendly Travel Destinations for Summer 2024

With children that age and the risk of extreme heat events around the Mediterranean I would seriously consider staying in UK. Cornwall ticks most of your boxes and the children will enjoy just messing around on the beach. My adult children regularly comment that holidays in Cornwall were the best th...
Forum: Travel
Topic: Family-Friendly Travel Destinations for Summer 2024
Replies: 9
by Greyskies
Mon Jun 24, 2024 5:28 pm

Re: Do any London preps do boarding?

Dulwich prep used to have a junior boarding house but it closed in 2018 due to low demand.  Since then I don’t believe that any inner London preps offer boarding with the exception of the choir schools - and then it just for the choristers. If you are looking for a day place at a school with flexi-b...
Forum: Great British Schools Guide
Topic: Do any London preps do boarding?
Replies: 1
by Greyskies
Fri Jun 21, 2024 10:47 pm

Re: Good resort for late Easter skiing?

You may already have booked, but I would second the recommendations for Zermatt/Cervinia. High altitude, glacier, and good lift infrastructure.  Depending on the range of skiing ability in your group you may find Cervinia a better bet than Zermatt. Lots of very flattering wide blue runs and easy red...
Forum: Travel
Topic: Good resort for late Easter skiing?
Replies: 7
by Greyskies
Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:57 pm

Re: Buy a flat or invest small inheritance?

I think the days of making any money as an amateur landlord with one property are long gone. It always depended on property price inflation and my guess is that that is over in London for the forseeable future.  Unless they live very locally and have a lot of time on their hands, most amateur landlo...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Buy a flat or invest small inheritance?
Replies: 11
by Greyskies
Sun May 26, 2024 2:30 pm

Re: Kitchen sink incinerators?

We had one of these but it died after we repeatedly managed to drop spoons into it…..
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Kitchen sink incinerators?
Replies: 5
by Greyskies
Sun May 26, 2024 2:13 pm

Re: School refuses to clarify position on sleeping arrangements

I would aim off - big time- on the Daily Mail coverage of this issue.  My reading of the article is that the schools concerned have refused to clarify their policy to the Daily Mail - not that they have refused to discuss it with concerned parents.  As far as I see it, it would not be an issue at si...
Forum: Schools
Topic: School refuses to clarify position on sleeping arrangements
Replies: 2
by Greyskies
Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:40 pm

Re: Mother telling me I should go on a diet so I don't embarrass the children

I think the key point here is that you love her dearly and that she doubtless loves you dearly. I would try to keep that thought front and foremost in my mind when reacting to her comments. My response would then be direct. Look, mum, I know I have a weight problem. I am trying to address it. Your c...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Mother telling me I should go on a diet so I don't embarrass the children
Replies: 2
by Greyskies
Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:17 pm