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Prince and Princess Michael of Kent will soon be paying rent for their 5 10-bedroom apartment in Kensington Palace.
The rent is £120,000 a year (about £2,308 per week), and is payable from year 2010. Until then the Queen is covering the costs. The royal couple has been using the Kensington W8 apartment since 1978.
Via: BBC
Homes & Property reports that Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbour; currently making his West End debut in Rain Man) has changed his mind about renting a 2-bedroom apartment close to Shaftesbury Avenue’s Apollo Theatre. His budget was £1,000 to £1,200 a week, and he viewed several Covent Garden properties with Winkworth, who has been selling and letting properties in London for over 25 years.
Actress Gemma Arterton (Tess of The D’Ubervilles, the new Bond girl!) has settled in a 2-bedroom rental apartment in Highgate N6, reports Homes & Property.
Note that one of the reasons she moved out of her previous home in West Kensington was because it smelled of damp. The problem is oh so common in London.
Photo: Gemma-Arterton.info
PS We are most grateful for FindaProperty.com blog Winging It linking to our blog!
And landlord Lord Cardigan thought he had seen everything!
Rumor has it that Pete Doherty’s gig was promised to be held at the barn of the his rented home, the 18th century origin Sturmy House in Durley, after he was banned from performing at Moonfest.
The news must have been shocking to the landlord, who took action right away by writing to the local police:
“Should Doherty’s manager ever plan to carry out this threat, please be advised in advance that there are absolutely no circumstances in which the owners of that house where Doherty lives would ever sanction such a thing,” wrote Lord Cardigan on behalf of the Savernake Estate trustees, who are the owners of the property.
Keep an eye on that barn!
Photo: Miguel Da Silva
Back in January we noticed that England football manager Fabio Capello was looking for a rental in London. Homes & Property now says he has happily settled in £4,500-a-week, two-bedroom Victorian flat in Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge, SW1.
If you want to be half as hip as Mr. Capello, you’ll consider renting one of these:
1. 3-bed flat£4000pw by Cluttons
2. 1-bed flat £1000pw by Chesterton
3. 2-bed flat £1000pw by W.A. Ellis
4. 2-bed flat £1250pw by W.A. Ellis
5. 2-bed flat £900pw by W.A. Ellis
6. 3-bed flat £3450pw by Knight Frank
7. 3-bed flat £4000pw by W.A. Ellis
8. 2-bed flat £5000pw by M2 Property
9. 5-bed flat £5500pw by Bective Leslie Marsh
10. 3-bed Maisonette £2850pw by W.A. Ellis
You might also want to look at this video of the 5-bed apartment for sale at Cadogan Square.
A well known socialite has moved to The Dorchester hotel after thieves broke into her Mayfair rental apartment. She is suing her landlord for £700,000, alleging that its failure to properly secure the property led to the theft of antiques, jewelry and cash worth more than £500,000. The agent is blamed as well – for not paying attention to the tenants needs from the very beginning.
Via Independent Photo dorchestercollection.com
London is a big city but with specific requirements the selection of rental accommodation really isn’t that great…
Actress Sienna Miller has to decide whether to move to a house (£7000 per week) just 5 doors from a former flame Jude Law or not. Specifics HERE.
It’s 5 doors. 5 houses! And they are both adults.
But if ever you are in trouble with your ex as a neighbour, visit Neighbours From Hell In Britain.
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American actress Reese Witherspoon is said to be renting a white stucco Victorian house in Notting Hill for £7000 per week.
Via: Homes and Property
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The Sun reports that actor Russell Crowe is moving to London for the upcoming movie shoot!
He has supposedly rented a large house with a pool in Mayfair for the next six months, for £20 000 per month.
PS! Fans should keep an eye on About Mayfair blog.
Homes & Property reports that the famous biographer Andrew Morton is in the tenant’s shoes at the moment. As London property prices crash he finds himself in the enviable position of renting rather than owning his new Belsize Park home.
Daily Star reports that the new head coach of the England national football team Fabio Capello and his wife are looking to rent a house in London:
“Fabio and Laura have instructed several estate agents to look out for a London property.”
Sweat it, agents!
*Image from La Reppublica.it
