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The Land Registry site has more detailed info (although I notice also includes mistakes on our road).

The BBC were reporting a while back that the average house price in Lambeth was £405K for sales Sep-Dec '12.
 
Winot said:
The Land Registry site has more detailed info (although I notice also includes mistakes on our road).

The BBC were reporting a while back that the average house price in Lambeth was £405K for sales Sep-Dec '12.
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Noticed a couple of inaccuracies in our road too.

One because the money that passed under the table to dodge stamp duty was not recorded.

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The other because the house is offshored for tax avoidance reasons.
 
TruXta said:
I know, but the figure quoted at the top in Ed's initial post was for new-builds only.
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Not sure why they made the distinction at all, especially when the price of both has gone through £500k.

Either way it shows the government is doing everything it can to push up prices and nothing to build new homes.

Which is the opposite of what society needs.
 
We popped in Federation for a coffee (it's usually safe early in the week). Bloke sat next to us wasn't impressed: "Excuse me, is this flavoured or something? It doesn't taste like coffee."

Bloke serving him then gave a long knowledgeable discourse about coffee beans, roasting techniques etc and offered to get the guy another coffee. He seemed a little happier with the replacement, but clearly not that thrilled.

I wonder what kind of drink he was expecting?
 
Not everyone likes the distinctive taste of Fed coffee. I don't, but it's a bit of a stretch to say that 'it doesn't taste like coffee'. :D Maybe the guy is used to Maxwell House or something. People still buy it.
 
Frumious B. said:
Not everyone likes the distinctive taste of Fed coffee. I don't, but it's a bit of a stretch to say that 'it doesn't taste like coffee'. :D Maybe the guy is used to Maxwell House or something. People still buy it.
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I like their coffee but do feel it's not as good as it has been - I think they've changed their blend/roasting wotsits and sometimes the cups can be unpleasantly bitter. It's still one of the best coffees in Brixton though.
 
I'm for once with Frumious on this. Not had their coffee for a while, mind, but last I did I can't say I was blown away or anything. It's good coffee, but I've had much much better.
 
I hate to say it, but I much prefer a Starbucks flat white to most of the Brixton alternatives. And the people watching in there is...different. Feels like you've gone to Croydon by mistake.
 
agree with editor. it's not as good as it has been in the past, but a lot of that can be down to the person making it. the tall guy with the dark hair (owner i think) used to make the best coffees but he's rarely there these days.
 
MissL said:
agree with editor. it's not as good as it has been in the past, but a lot of that can be down to the person making it. the tall guy with the dark hair (owner i think) used to make the best coffees but he's rarely there these days.
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This is the price of success. Can Franco Manca and Honest burgers maintain their standards as they expand?
 
leanderman said:
This is the price of success. Can Franco Manca and Honest burgers maintain their standards as they expand?
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Well, I don't doubt that. The coffee used to be lovingly made by the owners, and although they seem to train the staff up pretty well, I doubt if they're going to take as much care and interest as they did.
 
Starbucks is awful muck, but Caffe Nero is better than you might think though, as they put in two shots of coffee for a decent strength brew.
 
editor said:
Well, I don't doubt that. The coffee used to be lovingly made by the owners, and although they seem to train the staff up pretty well, I doubt if they're going to take as much care and interest as they did.
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Where the hell are the Kiwi duo? They appear not to have opened a place outside Brixton?
 
Frumious B. said:
I hate to say it, but I much prefer a Starbucks flat white to most of the Brixton alternatives. And the people watching in there is...different. Feels like you've gone to Croydon by mistake.
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Really? Tried a Starbucks a few months back - and it was awful.
 
leanderman said:
Where the hell are the Kiwi duo? They appear not to have opened a place outside Brixton?
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They opened a small outlet in that weird meedja Piano Bar place in Brighton Terrace, but I don't think they're there much either. I guess they must be raking it in now. They're nice guys though, and worked hard to get their business going, well before Granville Aracade had turned in to a foodie cashcow.
 
editor said:
They opened a small outlet in that weird meedja Piano Bar place in Brighton Terrace, but I don't think they're there much either. I guess they must be raking it in now. They're nice guys though, and worked hard to get their business going, well before Granville Aracade had turned in to a foodie cashcow.
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Yes. And they were very generous to our street party last year.
 
Frumious B. said:
Did you have the flat white? It's so much better than the milkier things. If you had a blind tasting of Brixton flat whites I reckon Starbucks would do alarmingly well.
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This reviewer doesn't seem too impressed:
Let’s begin with Starbucks. The guys that work in the branch that’s attached itself to my office space like a desperate limpit are nice enough. They don’t do the whole “who’s-next-please” when I’m still standing there thing and their banter is better than most chain-shop employees, but true to cliché their flat white is cold, ethereal and a whispy pot of frothy nothingness with just a cocktease hint of coffee that smells vaguely of disinfectant.
http://thirtyoneseventyfive.com/the-great-flat-white-hunt-measuring-my-london-life-in-coffee-spoons/
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Plus, Starbucks are scumbags.
 
He doesn't persuade me that I don't enjoy my flat whites there. Nor did the many glowing reviews of Fed persuade me that I enjoyed their flat white. I don't find other people's coffee reviews to be as instructive as drinking the stuff for myself.
 
Frumious B. said:
He doesn't persuade me that I don't enjoy my flat whites there. Nor did the many glowing reviews of Fed persuade me that I enjoyed their flat white. I don't find other people's coffee reviews to be as instructive as drinking the stuff for myself.
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Of course, but I've had a fair bit of experience of Starbucks' beverages in the past and they've never been particularly good, and the company's ethos and business practices tends to leave a bad taste in the mouth too.
 
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