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Re: How to spilt villa costs with friends?

As an aside, I think I'd ensure the property has a separate "wing" for their family as otherwise it sounds as if it could be a nightmare at nighttime for you and your family.
Forum: Travel
Replies: 6
Fri Feb 14, 2025 11:12 am

Re: Graveney Selective Stream vs Bolingbroke

Your son sounds very bright - have you considered Tiffin Boys?  It has a wide catchment and may be a contender. You will find low level disruption in any secondary school (state or private) and I wouldn't believe any school that said it didn't have it however, a bright, motivated and supported (at h...
Replies: 11
Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:45 am

Re: Cost of a declaration of trust

The irony of seeking a Declaration of Trust so that you can avoid paying tax!
Replies: 6
Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:39 pm

Re: Residents’ group launches legal action against Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion

Again, misreporting of the facts. The golf club was not accessible to all at all.  The waiting list to join was lengthy and you could not just wander around the course at will.  It was a private members club. The new parkland (that was the golf course) is going to be open all year, apart from a rela...
Forum: Local News
Replies: 5
Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:27 am

Re: Residents’ group launches legal action against Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion

This is not reported correctly here - it is not expanding into historic parkland, it is expanding into a former golf course which Merton sold to the AELTC for peanuts a number of years ago. I get very cross about the campaign, and the seemingly complete acceptance of what the campaign is saying as f...
Forum: Local News
Replies: 5
Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:48 pm

Re: Anyone using their little brown food bin?

@countessbinface Here's an alternative for your brown bananas - put them in the freezer and when you have a few, put them frozen into a nutribullet or similar with some almond nuts and cocoa powder and whizz them up.  You won't know that it's not ice cream as it's so smooth and tasty.  You don't nee...
Replies: 31
Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:40 pm

Re: Anyone using their little brown food bin?

We were sceptical but are totally sold on them (we also have an insinkerator, which is now redundant).  As long as you double bag the waste, there's no problem with leakage.  Lidl do the best replacement bags.  I believe we are saving money by not using the water we were using to grind the waste in ...
Replies: 31
Mon Jan 13, 2025 9:15 am

Re: Maro Construction

Good to hear of a recommendation.  I'm interested in possibly doing a basement - would you mind sharing the approx. cost, duration of works and size of your house please?  Thanks.
Replies: 2
Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:30 am

Re: Reform voting housekeeper

So only views aligning with your own are valid - do you see the irony here? So what if she voted Reform - a lot of people did, as the results show?  You may not like their views but an awful lot of people do and, as others have said, the impact of decades of poorly managed immigration policy is bein...
Replies: 28
Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:57 am

Re: How many parcels is too many to take in for a neighbour?

You don't need to speak to your (p*** taking, lazy) neighbours - just say no each time a courier knocks.  There are plenty of options to pick up parcels at other locations these days so they should be doing this.  I rarely have parcels delivered to home now, mainly because I'm worried about them bei...
Replies: 12
Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:28 am

Re: Did it help partner's career when you gave up work?

Don't give up your financial independence.  As others have said, you seriously need to consider your pension, if your marriage ends etc.  I read this time and time again where a well paid woman gives it all up and then suffers later on when it's too late to recover her career. You can buy in the hel...
Replies: 34
Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:09 am

Re: Magical Christmas events in London

We loved the Christmas Lights at Kew - really lovely and Christmassy.
Replies: 1
Mon Sep 16, 2024 9:25 am

Re: Selfish parking

She clearly isn't bothered about causing others inconvenience so I'd suggest using vaseline to stick a note to her windscreen asking her to park more considerately.  Do it every time and she will soon get the message, as it's a real pain to clean off.
Replies: 6
Wed May 15, 2024 1:28 pm

Re: Graveney vs Bolingbroke

Just bear in mind that all state schools have to do exactly the same curriculum, so no school will generally be that much stronger than others in a given subject.  It often comes down to marketing.  I know when I drilled down at a local 'specialist' music school, they actually offered exactly the sa...
Replies: 7
Thu May 09, 2024 10:52 am

Re: Trigger warning - domestic abuse / suicidal thought

Contact your GP for advice and adult social services.
Replies: 7
Fri May 03, 2024 10:40 am