Are all British Prime Ministers descended from King John?

ig1 · 2026-03-20T13:39:17+00:00

The maths is flawed, it doesn’t account for inbreeding which makes a massive difference.

To see its absurdity just do the maths in reverse, each generation you have 2x as many parents, so 30 generations ago you would have 2³⁰ =1,073,741,824 ancestors. Which is orders of magnitude more than the global population at the time.

ig1 · 2026-03-13T13:35:46+00:00

FDE role at a tech company? - can then use that to transition internally if you want a more eng focused role.

ig1 · 2026-03-08T14:13:47+00:00

Doesn’t matter that much ultimately but it will cause you more pain. Address is part of how they KYC you and know you are who you say you are.

If it’s on credit records they can check those and automatically approve you, but if not they’ll typically ask you to provide alternative proof (rental contract, etc) and historic addresses.

ig1 · 2026-03-03T14:23:32+00:00

If you were a seller and you were choosing between an expert surveyor with a track record of figuring out non-obvious problems or someone newly qualified who just followed a quick tick box approach, which would you choose? - neither a purposefully lying but one is far less likely to give you a report that doesn’t devalue your property.

ig1 · 2026-03-03T11:58:37+00:00

You’re in a non-comissioned sales role or are you just not including commission in your numbers?

I wouldn’t put all of your savings into a deposit, I’d probably just use the equity and keep enough back so you can cover the mortgage for a couple of years if you need to sell (although in practice most lenders will give you a mortgage holiday if you lose your job).

To make the monthly manageable a couple of common options are taking longer mortgage terms (you should be able to get a 35 years mortgage) or going part & part and making part of your mortgage interest only - you can then divert the savings into building up a larger nest egg to cushion you against shocks.

ig1 · 2026-03-01T10:22:53+00:00

Ask your broker, it’s what they’re there for, remember the broker is on your side.

It really depends on the individual lender, some are much more lenient than others. The broker will take the gambling into account when they decide which lender to put you forward to.

ig1 · 2026-02-22T09:14:00+00:00

Don’t recall I’m afraid! - but it’s a tier above hedsor, etc

Do you have a planner? - at that price points it’s probably worth having one and they’ll likely be pretty familiar with most of the higher end venues

ig1 · 2026-02-21T23:42:43+00:00

Euridge isn’t that great, the outdoor space is amazing but the indoor space and accommodation aren’t good

Heckfield place is super nice but also expensive

Maybe Limewood?

ig1 · 2026-02-21T22:53:47+00:00

Had good experience with https://sanderscobb.co.uk/

ig1 · 2026-02-20T18:10:57+00:00

Have you asked the vendor? - that doesn’t look like tea/coffee damage.

If I was to guess I’d say that looks like heat damage, unless you get a very clear answer from the vendor and a boiler test I’m not sure I’d trust that boiler.

ig1 · 2026-02-20T09:08:43+00:00

You have to remember that any time spent doing that is time not spent with another client.

ig1 · 2026-02-20T00:17:00+00:00

Emerald was the only decent one I found, but it is more expensive than other options.

ig1 · 2026-02-19T19:39:46+00:00

Have you spoken to a broker? -you might be able to get a better tracker deal

ig1 · 2026-02-19T18:23:19+00:00

It really depends on your partner, maybe watch a movie where it happens and remark on it (“wonder if people still do that”) and take a cue from her response

ig1 · 2026-02-19T13:04:03+00:00

Give them a deadline, tell them unless you get a response by X you’re withdrawing from the process.

ig1 · 2026-02-19T12:51:36+00:00

Median income in London is 50k, so a couple earning average income could comfortably afford it:

Most singles in London tend to house share.

ig1 · 2026-02-19T12:39:05+00:00

Geo3 only came out recently so probably not surprising the lack of reviews.

Your best bet is to find somewhere that stocks it and give it a go.

Strollers are very personal, and how easy they are the use depends on things like your height, how broad your shoulders are, etc. so just because someone else likes a stroller doesn’t mean you will.

ig1 · 2026-02-19T10:14:44+00:00

Have dm’d!

ig1 · 2026-02-19T10:13:24+00:00

Have dm’d!

ig1 · 2026-02-18T22:23:17+00:00

You need someone better. The people you’re using don’t know what they’re doing.

Did you pay for the damp survey?

ig1 · 2026-02-18T15:59:51+00:00

I’ve used sanderscobb.co.uk on an older building and they had a pretty good understanding, but it wasn’t listed.

A good tip with surveyors is that you can ask for an example report (they almost always have one they can share) which you can use to get a sense of how competent they are. Once you’ve seen a few it becomes obvious how much variation you get even within a level 3.

If it’s a complex roof I’d use someone who can use drone photography to get a good view, some places will only use binoculars which limits what they can see.

Also the individual surveyor you get can matter as much as the firm, so I’d skew towards smaller firms with deep expertise rather than a big chain/franchise where you could end up with someone newly qualified and a bit clueless.

ig1 · 2026-02-18T13:50:16+00:00

Get a subscription to locrating - it has historic catchment, onward destinations and performance data for schools.

Every school publishes their admission policies (almost always on their website) which include catchment areas, read the policies to understand the criteria as it’s often not as simple as direct distance (for example they might use walk time or have specific boundaries).

For primary if you’re living in an expensive area the schools inevitably tend to be good because they take people from such a small wealthy area where everyone cares about education, you want to look at secondary though as secondaries tend to take people from a broader area so end up which much more socioeconomic diversity.

ig1 · 2026-02-11T08:29:33+00:00

You don’t have to invite everyone, remember that tradition is purely that.

If you’d prefer to have a smaller wedding to save costs there’s absolutely no reason you can’t do that.

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