Have you ever been stood up by a letting agent?
The letting agent…has just rang. They forgot us. So I’ve re-scheduled them for Friday. Only time will tell if they’ll be here, I know I won’t. That’ll teach them!
Since there are so many visitors who have reached our page via googling “Paris Hilton Hampstead”, I am assuming some of you are interested in knowing more about the home she is renting?
She is reportedly paying £7500 per week for a home in Hampstead.
Hampstead, the area in the North West of London (NW3, London Borough of Camden), is well known for its intellectual, artistic, and literary associations and for the large 3,2m2 park Hampstead Heath. According to a survey, the area is said to have more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of Britain. Stephen Fry (one of my favourite actors) and Elizabeth Taylor were born in Hampstead.
But what can one rent for £7500 per week in this posh part of London?
We did a quick search in the few UK property portals, and I must say there are very little choice in that price range.
The most expensive house costs £12 000 per week, while the top apartment rents for £8000 per week. Everything else is already a couple of thousand pounds cheaper.
Our search returned just one 5-bedroom duplex apartment in a high security gated development that is in the same price range – £8000 per week. See the ad HERE. This furnished flat has views to Hampstead Heath, benefits from a private leisure complex, numerous terraces and patio areas with secure underground parking.
So that is one example of what you can rent for £7500 per week in Hampstead, London NW3.
It could very well be that Miss Hilton is renting a place that does not come to the “open market” at all. It could be a house or an apartment that was for sale, but was rented out due to the difficult state of the property market. But these are just my speculations.
If you are eager to rent in Hampstead – here are a few links to letting agents with offices in the area:
Behr & Butchoff 5 Holly Hill, London NW3 6QN
Benham & Reeves 51 Heath Street, London NW3 6UG
Foxtons 47 Heath Street, London NW3 6UA
Savills 7 Perrins Court, Heath Street, London NW3 1QS
Hamptons International 21 Heath Street, NW3 1YB
So you’ve found that perfect flat but …. it is too expensive…
Way over your budget…
Still, you don’t want to bury your hopes.
That dream home is worth fighting for!
There are 2 ways for you to go on now:
1. Send the agent your maximum offer anyway – and really, you should, as you never know – it might get accepted;
2. Go to Globrix, and see if the property is listed there, because they just released a great tool for monitoring the prices:
a. Go to Globrix
b. Register yourself
c. Choose address/area/postcode. We chose NW3 (the hottest place to rent in London at the moment;))
d. Choose the property you are interested in
e. Click on Watch & Save button
f. My Globrix box will open up, where you must click on YES next to price watch – and voilà - any changes in the price of that property will be sent to your E-mail.
How convenient is that?
PS In case you are just browsing the website – there will be a rosette on the properties on which the price has been reduced or increased.
Nestoria announced teaming up with innovative local reviews site Qype to begin showing property searchers data about local pubs, nightlife, free time activities and local services.
If you haven’t used Nestoria before then just insert the postcode you are interested in and you’ll see the map on the right of the search results. Click on Nightlife to see where to get a drink around that area.
The Landlord Law Blog writes of an interesting case in hand.
A London tenant is bringing a claim against his former landlords and their agents, who took over 5 months into the contract to register the deposit.
Under the UK Housing Law agents or landlord must protect the deposit taken within 14 days from receipt of the deposit from the tenant.
The tenant has filed a claim in West London County Court for 3x the deposit as per law.
Make sure that your deposit is protected!
The famous Heiress and businesswoman Miss Paris Hilton is said to be renting a home in Hampstead (NW3?) for £7500 per week.
Source: Splash News
Image from News Of The World website
Considering renting in this house?
82 of the 84 apartments in the new-build (2006) Hill House in Thamesmead SE28 have been repossessed. Just two years ago the 76 2-bed, 2-bathroom flats in this house cost £250 000, 8 penthouses £400 000.
According to the News Of The World, the rent used to be £850-£900 per month. Now one of the tenants says she is paying £750 per month, while another pays just £358 per month.
For those of you who have been waiting for the new issue of Foxtons magazine Area – you can now download the October/November online versions HERE!
The monthly magazine includes rental property ads with beautiful photos, a review from the local Office Manager, some area news, feature articles and interiors highlights.
Chard website sc: 4-bed duplex with private roof terrace in South Kensington
Estate agent Chard has put up asked and achieved rent rates of their South-Kensington office (Old Brompton Road) for October 2008.
Type, asked price per week, achieved price per week
1. Studio flat £175 asked £175achieved
2. Studio flat £325 asked £295 achieved
3. 1-bedroom flat £395 asked £370 achieved
4. 1-bedroom flat £260 asked £260 achieved
5. 2-bedroom flat £550 asked £500 achieved
6. 2-bedroom flat £595 asked £550 achieved
7. 3-bedroom flat £2300 asked £2000 achieved
21 more…
Only 6 out of 28 rents remained the same, 1 went up, and 21 were negotiated down.
See also: Chard Compares Asked & Achieved Prices
For those of you considering living in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham – HERE is their official YouTube channel.
This is a nice surprise – the popular website for rooms and flatmates SpareRoom.co.uk has their own channel on YouTube – SpareRoom TV. They’ve got videos of available flatshares, people who are looking for accommodation, and even a few overviews of the Speed Flatmating events.
Video of a newly renovated 2 double-bedroom apartment in Kensington Olympia, London W14.
This is the screenshot of the ad on their website for the same apartment. If there is a video available, there is a link to it in the listing as well (I’ve circled it out).
Jump to SpareRoom TV
Jump to SpareRoom.co.uk
Estate agent Hamptons International has a special place on their website for high quality/excellent value lettings across London – Hot Property – London Lettings.
The once low-rent status (metaphorically speaking) of paying rent is changing. Suddenly it’s a smart way to sit out the credit crisis. Jane Ingram, director of national lettings at Savills, notes: “We are seeing a new, more glamorous breed of tenant. ”
It pays to rent a property Times Online
The following list has just been taken out of the oven – enjoy it while it’s hot!
Most viewed rental properties in FindaProperty.com in October 1-16.
| PropertyId | AgentId | Location | Area Name | Price | Views | Searches |
| 2080019 | 5386 | Beaufort Court | London SW6 | £895 | 967 | 4386 |
| 2649229 | 17500 | Offord Road | London N1 | £758 | 888 | 4061 |
| 2257668 | 9036 | Halton Road | London N1 | £360 | 813 | 4622 |
| 719575 | 4582 | Great Cumberland Place | London W1 | £845 | 725 | 3494 |
| 1937048 | 5386 | Eversleigh Road | London SW11 | £945 | 724 | 4537 |
| 2554620 | 7893 | Cleveland Square | London W2 | £563 | 705 | 5442 |
| 2551243 | 3780 | Oakfield Rd | London E17 | £1 096 | 661 | 512 |
| 2304798 | 18927 | Chocolate Studios | London N1 | £2 492 | 609 | 68 |
| 2407486 | 3511 | Stanway Street | London N1 | £802 | 604 | 2458 |
| 92243 | 4582 | Great Cumberland Place | London W1 | £975 | 603 | 7141 |
| 2320926 | 25686 | Docklands | London E14 | £347 | 591 | 4950 |
| 2659349 | 11777 | Spencer Avenue | London N22 | £140 | 581 | 7676 |
| 121139 | 3789 | Lena Gardens | London W12 | £477 | 574 | 4080 |
| 2694821 | 7893 | Notting Hill | London W11 | £429 | 573 | 4123 |
| 143397 | 3789 | Edith Road | London NW1 | £347 | 565 | 6690 |
| 682687 | 877 | WC1 | London WC1 | £693 | 562 | 3562 |
| 838858 | 3222 | Islington | London N1 | £910 | 541 | 3451 |
| 2364682 | 903 | Hogarth Rd | London SW5 | £867 | 534 | 3195 |
| 1727747 | 13554 | Brompton Road | London SW1 | £867 | 531 | 2165 |
| 2625494 | 18315 | Eton Road | London NW3 | £650 | 526 | 5644 |
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