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Chip (https://www.getchip.uk/) has worked well for me. They've gone through a few iterations including some silly stuff like fractional investing in collectors cars, but I think that was mainly when interest rates were low and it was tough to shout about 0.25% savings.
The smart saving and sensible interest rates, along with some funds to put money in seem a sensible place for them to have settled over the last year or two.

Not loads, but also I'd imagine it's very quick to do if it's easier to see things in a single place.
The Aviva -> Vanguard transfer was all done online without any faff. About 5mins to get the various reference numbers and then it transferred over in 2 days.

Maybe... look at the fees on each. If they're the same then I can't think of a reason to consolidate (or to not consolidate). If they're different then that's the reason.

I've just moved mine from Aviva to Vanguard for the slightly lower fees.

We own close to 100 of these exact units, some running 24/7 in tough environments, and the default fan/power profile keeps them almost silent unless you’re pegging the CPU & GPU all day.

^ @Velocio enough of a recommendation to persuade?

@brandegg bargain on some nice jeans, quick comms and arrived fast too
Thanks!

Matt glass splashbacks seem to be a thing

Not the most direct but there’re cycle paths from Greenwich toward Bermondsey and then down to Peckham

If you bought them direct from Nike then you'll be fine to swap them for another size even if you've worn them a few times (or likely even just return - their customer service on them is v good)

I've not noticed the fan, but then it's not on 24/7...
there are fanless cases, but they bump up the footprint a bit, and it seems a bit OTT perfectly in the spirit of LFGSS to recommend a £100 case on a £250 PC...
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/akasa-turing-a-nuc45-m1b-compact-fanless-case-aluminium-8th-generation-intel-bean-canyon-nuc-ucff-4x

Runderwear

Sold

Splinter first, with as bit of glue, hammered into the routed line, then the bit that's left poking out is shaved/sanded down so it's flush, then varnished/finished

Before I get to pics and a sales thread - selling a NUC if anyone interested

Intel NUC8i5BEH

Intel Core i5-8259U Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
16GB DDR4 RAM and a 256GB NVME.
Will wipe and do a clean Windows 11 install

Tiny thing, and silent - 11.7cm x 11.2cm x 5.1cm tall
Pristine still, have had it sat connected to the TV to stream or browse.

£250 delivered

fairly quick but not a squillion quid could be Tempo Next %
£90 in Nike sale atm

bouncy quick, and squeaky enough to remind anyone who forgets that you're wearing posh shoes, but not full on carbon plate quick

I've just done a loft and 6m X 4m kitchen diner with knock through for 100k.

in London's famous London that seems really quite cheap for 2 extensions.

@tbc My brother just did a fairly cookie cutter loft extension. Loft was split into office/bathroom, and smallish bedroom halfway up the stairs. Think it ended up at 60k and that wasn't with any fancy finishes. In Catford.
I think everything's just expensive.

Wasn't the new roof predicated on Google telling you that clay tiles last somewhere between 50 and 100 years?

And the house is comfortably the cheapest on the street already?... could deduct the potential costs from the most expensive house on the street, and then if the one you're looking at is still cheaper than that then you're probably at a decent place

Why are these so good?

basically Rapha arguments (and ex Rapha involved with Tracksmith)
Good tights + good branding

Collapsed ceilings stories? Sure
Was renting a room in a flat share in a mansion block in Balham about 12yrs ago.
this place

Some building maintenance was going on, possibly replacing the roof tiles or similar. One evening I noticed a slight sag in the ceiling in my room. I called the landlord and went out to the pub.
Got a call from my flatmates 90mins later saying the whole ceiling had collapsed and my room looked like a building site. I spent a few weeks kipping in the lounge while things were sorted. Suffice to say the landlord didn't quibble too much over the deposit when it was time to move out.

I thought so, but the houses on either side are not affected, hence my question...

The houses on either side are affected, they're just affected by the the lack of information instead. It'll just be that the trend line Zoopla draws starts from a different place and doesn't have any info to course correct along the way.

As ^, if it's in the ballpark then that's as good as you'll get.

I'm guessing easier to roll the dowels off if any glue squeezes out the underside, vs an mdf worktop

have you started a conga, and if so how did you get off?

Waiting for this on Lamacq later

Can you not tell them to stick it and ask for a refund? Seems a shambles.

unlikely they'll return money for work they're saying they've done.

though maybe letting them know that next step is for you to contact your bank to recover the money may give them a nudge

they've picked a bad time to sell it as Steam are doing their annual sale so it looks even more overpriced. Reviews tend to be pretty good. I'd be tempted by one if I actually thought I'd use it. But same reason I don't have a switch, and the xbox is gathering dust etc.

I will take that bet.
You buy 1 BTC. I will send $1M USD.
This is ~40:1 odds as 1 BTC is worth ~$26k.

I’m not sure he understands how odds work

Yeah, I presume that’s why it’s blocked here (bank) too. I think they overestimate how cutting edge they (the bank) are. If ChatGPT stopped learning in 2019 then it’s still ahead of what we’re doing…