West End Lane Apartment for Rent

West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6

A newly refurbished top (third) floor two double bedroom apartment with private roof terrace moments from West Hampstead tube and Thameslink stations. Benefits include a very spacious reception room, newly fitted kitchen with an array of appliances and newly tiled bathroom with shower and wc, quality furnished, double glazed, new carpets, available NOW!

West Hampstead Apartment for Rent

Hampstead Garden Apartment for Rent £295 pw

North End, Hampstead, London, NW3

A newly redecorated and secluded one double bedroom ground floor garden apartment set within an adjoining house on Hampstead Heath and located close to Golders Green tube. Benefits include an open plan kitchen with all appliances, new carpets to the reception room, master bedroom and shower room with wc, private front patio, available NOW, unfurnished or part furnished. Water rates, gas and electricity are included in the rent.

Garden Apartment for Rent

West End Lane Apartment for Rent

West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6

4 Bedrooms
1 Reception Room
3 Bathrooms

An exceptionally elegant and newly refurbished four double bedroom first floor apartment in this beautiful block situated in West Hampstead moments from the fashionable restaurants and bars on West End Lane and within easy walking distance to all of West Hampstead's tube and overground stations.

The accommodation comprises a spacious entrance hall with Edwardian fireplace, reception room with wooden floors, open plan fully fitted kitchen with breakfast bar, master bedroom with ensuite shower room and walk-in wardrobe, three further large double bedrooms, family shower room, luxurious family bathroom, guest cloakroom, utility room, communal gardens, available NOW, unfurnished!

Refurbished Apartment for Rent West Hampstead

Average Length of Tenancy is 19.3 Months

Recent figures from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) shows that tenants are staying put for an average length of 19.3 months, an increase of 17 per cent on the previous recorded length of 16.5 months.With this in mind ARLA is calling on both landlords and tenants to draw up a comprehensive inventory at the start of each letting agreement so that they both know what is what in the property.

Ian Potter, Operations Manager at ARLA said: "This increase in the length of tenancies will inevitably lead to greater wear and tear in rented accommodation and fewer opportunities for ‘downtime' between tenancies for landlords to make improvements.

“Landlords and tenants alike should remember that disputes over deposit returns can be one of the biggest headaches facing both parties, but these can be easily avoided if a professional inventory is prepared."

And it seems there are set to be more landlords coming into the market this year as the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) recently confirmed that number of mortgage approvals for buy to let products is on the rise after increasing by 84,000 in 2011.

Landlord and Tenant News

Garden Flat for Rent £325 pw Available April 3rd

London Garden Apartment for Rent

A lovely one double bedroom garden apartment within close proximity to transport and amenities. Benefits include a spacious reception room, fitted kitchen/diner with appliances, double bedroom with wood floors, tiled bathroom with shower attachment and small rear patio garden, available from 3rd April, part furnished.

Apartment for Rent, Dynham Road, West Hampstead

CML Director Comments on Buy to Let Data

Commenting on the latest data, CML director general Paul Smee said:

"Buy-to-let lending continues to perform well. Demand for rented property remains high, so the rationale for buy-to-let remains strong, and there is little reason to foresee any change to this positive outlook for the sector.

"These figures do not suggest that buy-to-let is crowding out first-time buyers; more that it is performing a really important role within the overall housing market. The benefits of the availability of good quality, private rented housing should not be overlooked, especially as there are many households which need the flexibility and mobility that the private rented sector is well placed to provide."

Studio Apartment for Rent In West Hampstead

Dennington Park Road, West Hampstead, London, NW6

A very well presented lower ground floor studio apartment in this popular Victorian conversion moments from the heart of West Hampstead and its excellent transport facilities. The studio benefits from kitchenette, power shower, laminate flooring, large bay window and own washer dryer, shared wc with two other flats, available 12th April, part furnished. Rent includes water rates.

Studio Apartment for Rent, West Hampstead

West Hampstead Office Building for Sale

Commercial Investment Property for Sale West Hampstead

Mill Lane
West Hampstead
Greater London
NW6

GIA: 3254 sq/ft*

£ 850,000
Freehold

This mixed A2 and B1 office building was constructed from new approximately 10 years ago.

Internally, all areas have been finished to a high standard with the benefit of trunking throughout, double glazing, fitted carpets, gas central heating and both a burglar and fire alarm system.

The property lends itself to self containment on each floor (with residential conversion potential) although the A2 & B1 space on lower ground and ground floors have separate services, male and female WCs and kitchen facilities.

The property is situated in an extremely sought after and popular location close to the junction with Mill Lane and Broomsleigh Street. The property is within walking distance of West End Lane where public transport links are serviced by West Hampstead Tube Station (Jubilee Line), West Hampstead Thameslink and Silverlink Stations.

VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT THROUGH PARAMOUNT INVESTMENTS.

Private Landlord and Tenant News; Shelter Calls for Government Action Against the Rogue Landlord

The housing charity Shelter has called on the Government to make good on its promises to tackle rogue landlords in the private rental housing sector. Renting is no longer stop gap between leaving home and getting your first foot on the property ladder, and as the prevalence of private renting increases for families more should be done to enforce the laws, to protect the tenant against the unscrupulous landlord.

Shelter says many families are living in dangerous conditions and it wants the Government to give them greater protection. With 1.7 million people on social housing waiting lists it is clear that the gap in the market being filled by sub standard private accommodation needs.

86 thousand tenants in England complained about accommodation rented from private landlords last year, with local councils reporting 1477 giving repeated cause for concern.
Shelter provides a five point plan for Grant Shapps and local authorities to implement in order to tackle landlords who persistently break the law:

• Tougher sentencing for criminal landlords: increasing the maximum penalty for ignoring a court order to improve conditions from £5,000 to £20,000.
• A rogue landlord prosecution fund: earmarking money to help councils get tough on landlords blighting their area
• New protection for brave tenants: safeguard tenants from being evicted in retaliation for whistleblowing.
• An online landlord conviction database: a new website listing all convicted landlords to help tenants avoid criminal landlords.
• A rogue landlord summit convened by the Housing Minister to create a clear action plan to protect tenants.

Private Landlord and Tenant News

£100 Million Pound London Home

A home in the U.K.’s most expensive neighbourhood is being offered for more than £100 million according to the broker handling the sale, Businessweek reports.

The neo-classical house is located at 6 Palace Green in Kensington, one of London’s few private roads where no passing traffic can enter, Aylesford International Managing Director Louise Hewlett said. The 16,000-square-foot (1,486-square-meter) home is owned by Tamzen Ltd., a closely held company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, according to the U.K. Land Registry.

“This is considered the best address in Europe, not just London,” Hewlett said by e-mail. While declining to disclose the value of the property or its owner, she said its price would exceed 100 million pounds.

Palace Green is on the southern section of Kensington Palace Gardens, one of two London streets known as Billionaires Row; the other is Bishops Avenue in Hampstead. Luxury-home prices in Kensington have gained about 110 percent since 2004, said Grainne Gilmore, head of U.K. residential research at Knight Frank LLP.

Studio Apartment for Sale, Newly Refurbished

Woodchurch Road, South Hampstead, London, NW6

A newly refurbished first floor STUDIO flat with a fantastic private West facing roof terrace accessible from the main room and set within a four storey detached double fronted period property in South Hampstead.

The property is situated in a tree lined street just off West End Lane and located within easy reach of the local bus routes and train stations including the Jubilee, Metropolitan, Silverlink and Thameslink services.

The accommodation comprises the rear facing 19' studio room with wood floors and direct access to the private roof terrace; a modern open plan fitted kitchen with an integral electric/oven, fridge/washer dryer; a modern bathroom incorporating a white three piece suite and a large storage cupboard accessible from the hallway.

Further benefits include share of freehold, residents permit parking and no upper chain.

Refurbished Studio For Sale South Hampstead

Half Term In North West London

How to make sure your kids don’t get bored during half term is a modern dilemma that most of us struggle to solve when juggling busy lives and endless responsibilities. Just when you’re settling back into the daily routine of taking the kids to school, half term crops up faster than you thought was ever possible, leaving you staring at the calendar every five minutes to make sure your eyes aren’t deceiving you.

Luckily for those who live in and around the NW6 area, the Tricycle Theatre on Kilburn High Road has come to the rescue with a variety of reasonably priced activities and entertainment for children during half term. The Tricycle Theatre’s spring half term activities will run from Monday the 13th of February to Friday the 17th of February.

The activities include drama clubs for children aged 8-10, storytelling and dance and a finger puppet workshop for children aged 3-5, and a design-your-own miniature spring garden workshop for children aged 5-7. Times do vary, but you can find out specific times and prices for each activity by going to the Tricycle Theatre website.

For those who don’t fancy taking part in the activities, there will be two screenings in the children’s cinema of Happy Feet Two, one on Saturday the 11th of February at 1:30pm and one on Tuesday the 14th of February at 1:30pm. There are also various puppet shows for young children on most Saturdays, including Goldilocks, Little Bo Peep and Three Billy Pigs.

You can book tickets for all of the above by contacting the Tricycle Theatre Box Office on 020 7328 1000

London Local News

South Hampstead Flat for Sale, 3 Bedrooms,3 Bathrooms

Greencroft Gardens, South Hampstead, London, NW6

A stunning (1,042 sq ft) modern three bedroom three bathroom flat, set over two floors of this attractive character property in the heart of South Hampstead, within easy Walk of Finchley Road's Jubilee Line, and Met Line station and West Hampstead's Jubilee Line, Thames Link and Silver Links stations. The property offers a south facing reception room with wooden flooring and fitted storage units, spacious entrance hall with coat cupboard, guest W/C, luxury fitted kitchen with a full range of fitted appliances and granite work surfaces, master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an en-suite, master en-suite comprise shower cubicle, bath, his and hers sinks and a W/C, second bedroom with en-suite shower room, third bedroom with en-suite shower room. Further benefits include, spot lights in the reception room and a long lease. This property must be viewed internally to appreciate the high specification of the finish on this property.

South Hampstead Property For Sale

North West London Has 'Seller Power'

60% of home-movers believe that it is currently a buyers’ market and only 13% believe the odd are in favour of sellers, a ‘market balance ratio’ in excess of 5:1 in favour of buyers

Proportion of home-movers forecasting prices to be same or higher in 12 months’ time rises from 62% to 66% year-on-year, providing evidence of marginally more positive price outlook

However, more granular analysis reveals that the national picture masks significant variations at town and city level - the effects of local micro-markets operating very differently

Analysis of price forecast and ‘market balance ratio’ data highlights acute north-south divide:

• 19 of the top 20 ‘price optimist hotspots’ are in the south
• 17 of the top 20 ‘price-pessimist blackspots’ are in the north
• North West London strongest area for ‘seller power’, whilst strongest ‘buyers-market’ is in Huddersfield

House for Sale, Broomsleigh Street, West Hampstead

Broomsleigh Street, West Hampstead, London, NW6

A superb period character house in excellent decorative order in a quiet residential turning off Mill Lane. All local amenities are available including a plethora of restaurants, bars and cafes and fantastic transport links (ThamesLink, Jubilee and London Overground stations) are all close by on West End Lane which can be reached via a useful footpath running directly from Broomsleigh Street.

The ground floor includes a bright double reception room benefitting from smoked solid oak flooring, central fireplace with a limestone mantlepiece and made to measure shutters. The fully fitted kitchen offers a tiled floor, a combination of solid beech and granite worktops and is dual aspect with windows overlooking the rear garden and a stable door giving outside access.

On the first and second floors the house offers 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of which is a superb shower room with attractive tiling, a heated wall mirror and a wooden vanity unit complete with a contemporary circular wash hand basin.

Other features include made to measure shutters in the master bedroom, a large cellar, two eaves cupboards, a spacious dressing/storage area leading to bedroom 4, double glazed sash windows to the rear of the house, a feature entrance hall with original covings and period front door and a most attractive and private westerly facing rear garden.

Viewing is highly recommended on this beautiful house to avoid disappointment.

West Hampstead Property for Sale NW6