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The best of us have been there. Living in a grotty old flat where the taps don’t work and the carpets are mouldy, whilst we go out partying and care not one bit for the new place we call home. But is this right? Should parents really be allowing their children to be living in filthy flats where the electrics are dangerously exposed and the fire alarms no longer work? Why should a student, however financially tight, have to spend the first years of their newly independent life living in squalor? The early varsity years, with no parents to clean up after them, cook for them or check that they have enough money to survive, more often than not miles away from any familiar faces is irrefutably daunting and finding your son or daughter a safe place needn’t be far more expensive provided you look around and are guided by an agent who really listens and takes care of your requirements on a more personable level, adhering to your budget as well as suiting the area and checklist of your “not so little one’s” needs.
Here at Notting Hill Properties we place a strong emphasis on listening to our clients and ensuring that once they have settled in to their flat, they are well looked after and feel comfortable with their surroundings. Unlike other property companies, we do not usher people in and out of our office at the rate of knots, but rather take time to learn and discover what our client is about. With a one to one service, equipping you with your own personal agent, Notting Hill Properties is the ideal way of discovering London and looking after your teens on their first voyage out in to the world of independence.
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Large double studio, ground floor. Fantastic standard throughout with large bathroom. Extremely clean, portered building. Ideally located next to the tube and all the best local amenities. This studio really is fantastic and better than anything for the same price. Location: Maida Vale W9,
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Quick Dinner for those Notting Hill Busy Mummies Amongst You:
Tarragon and Tomato Stuffed Salmon
Ingredients
2 salad onions, finely chopped
½ x 20g pack tarragon
2 x 500g packs prime salmon fillets, skinned
3 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste
150g Frescopronti Italian Sun Drenched Tomatoes (from the chiller) or Waitrose Cook’s Ingredients Sunkissed Tomatoes, drained, plus 2 tbsp of the oil
100g Waitrose Half-Fat Mayonnaise
75g Greek Yogurt
25g pack curly parsely, chopped
Method
- Prepare and light the barbecue. Pull the tarragon leaves from the stalks and roughly chop the leaves. Lay one salmon fillet, skinned side up, on the surface and spread with the tomato paste. Scatter with the tomatoes and tarragon. Season and position the second fillet on top, skinned side down, with the thick edge of one fillet against the thin edge of the other, to create an even thickness. Tie the salmon at 3cm intervals with kitchen string to hold the pieces together. Chill until required.
- Meanwhile, beat the mayonnaise with the yogurt, parsley, salad onions and some seasoning, then spoon into a small serving dish. Chill until required.
- Brush the top of the salmon with a little oil and position, oiled side down, on the barbecue over a gentle heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes until the lower fillet has turned opaque. Brush the top fillet with the remaining oil and carefully turn the salmon to cook the bottom fillet. (To check the salmon is cooked through, pierce a thick area of the upper fillet with a knife.) Transfer to a board and cut across into thick slices, removing the string. Serve with the flavoured mayonnaise.
Recipe Courtesy of www.waitrose.com
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The Westbourne pub opened three years ago has become “the place to go” on a Friday for anyone craving a good old beverage after a hard days work or simply to enjoy a good atmosphere with plenty of young professionals and, let’s not forget, a plethora of male and female eye candy. Good banter, drinking and beauties aside, it was also awarded a place in the 2004 edition of the Michelin Guide having acquired a fabulous reputation for its tasty fare, ranging from rock oysters to pot roasted pheasant with bacon, shallots and oyster mushrooms. Fresh and vibrant in the summer and cosy and inviting in the winter, you simply cannot go wrong with this pub.
Contact details are listed below:
The Westbourne
101 Westbourne Park Villas
London W2 5ED
0207 221 1332
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You may need an Energy Performance Certificate if you are planning to sell or let out your house. Having a copy of a valid EPC when you are involved in such dealings, can help you significantly. EPC is included in the Home Information Pack (HIP) that the seller must have completed before beginning to market the property. As a landlord, you will be required to have a valid EPC before you can change tenants. An EPC assumes paramount importance when a building or property is put on sale or let out. Prospective buyers, often use it to refer when a property or building is let out or sold.
The rating given by accredited Domestic Energy Assessors provides the current energy and carbon emission efficiency rating. It depicts the amount of energy consumption and CO2 rating for your property. A favourable rating is indicative of the fact that the property is not causing harm to the environment.
Besides this, it also mentions the rating that could be achieved if you made improvements to the property. There are numerous advantages of having an EPC. It is said that every home that is marketed for sale must have EPC Energy Performance Certificates as part of a HIP (Home Information Pack), which details a home’s energy efficiency. You can get it from EPC certificate landlords.
A qualified Domestic Energy Assessor can offer you an Energy Performance Certificate. They offer a certificate after doing an in depth assessment of your property. The assessors are required to carry out a survey of the property prior to issuing a certificate. This can be done by a Home Inspector too. You can also get EPC certificates for let properties.
Saving energy will have a direct impact on the energy efficiency rating of the Energy Performance Certificate. Energy Performance of Buildings can help save energy consumption of buildings. The certificate will carry a favourable report on energy saving. It offers a rating for your home and also states if there is a need to carry out any energy saving improvement. The house is assessed on the following criteria:
- Heat loss
- Walls and lofts’ insulation level
- Method of heating and controls used
- Volumetric calculation of all floors Age of your building
- Fixed light efficiency
- Adjacent building’s thermal property
The rating is done on the following basis. If it is A, it is said to be highest level, most efficient and G, which is least efficient. The energy saving measures will be put in place prior to the assessment taking place for this to be evidenced on the EPC. Having an EPC helps a house owner or landlord save a substantial amount of money. This also has a positive impact on the environment. Hence,EPC for landlord provides many benefits.
Get an EPC now if you are a landlord or property owner.
Contact venetia@nottinghillproperties if you wish to find out more about how to hire an Energy Performance Assessor.
(Excerpt courtesy of http://www.energyperformancecertificatesepc.co.uk/)
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A contemporary and newly refurbished studio in a private gated courtyard. With wood floors throughout and neutral decor the property consists of a separate eat-in fully-fitted kitchen, limestone finished bathroom and large studio room with pull-down murphy bed. The flat is furnished with modern styled items. Located around the corner from Kensington Church Street, Duke’s Lane Chambers has a multitude of shops, cafes and boutiques on its doorstep. High Street Kensington (Circle & District Line) is the closest tube station.
Home Features
•Central Heating
•Dishwasher
•Hardwood Floors
•High Ceilings
•Microwave
•Washer/Dryer
Community Features
•Courtyard
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As I was walking to the office this morning the chilly air hit my face and gave me the first icy bite on my lips… autumn I thought…..golden skies, warm rustic tones and wintry woollen garments touching the skin for the first time in months. What an ideal period to start thinking about the forthcoming weeks and, if you are single, finding someone to warm your heart and share a romantic stroll thorough the leaf strewn parks of London. It is by no coincidence that the romantic comedy “Notting Hill” was set in this area. Walking to work, I noticed the picturesque buildings with each individual home and shop exuding a little personality of its own. From mansionesque, white dolls houses to higgledy piggledy cottages, it is reminiscent of wandering through a fairy tale land, lined with trees and numerous little coffee shops to hide in and steal a kiss.
Holland Park, which is just around the corner, is ideal for hiding. The ivied arch way can act as a lover’s tunnel through which one can walk and walk whilst exchanging longing glances in to the others eyes. What is he thinking? What is SHE thinking? Well, you can hide away in one of the many little coffee shops and after a mug of warm hot chocolate find out all there is to know about Mr or Mrs Right. ..And if you haven’t found them yet, believe me there are MANY choices here in Notting Hill. Yes, that is another thing I noticed whilst waltzing on my honey hazed, conquer coloured love walk to work this morning. There are lots of lovely chaps and lasses here.
So, I said to myself, with wonderful architecture, pretty coffee shops, lovely faces and romantic nests I shall definitely be moving here soon and hopefully finding a heart warming, autumn red set of lips to kiss.
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One of London’s wonderful treasures is her markets. There are markets everywhere ranging from food markets to clothes markets, antique markets to flower markets. My personal favourite is London’s Borough Market where I go every Saturday morning for breakfast. There are endless numbers of food stalls all of which offer the highest quality fare, who’s chefs are assessed and there food is examined on countless occasions before a committee decides whether or not they are worthy of being bestowed with the honour of a stall in London’s oldest market. You will therefore only find the most flavoursome dishes, nuttiest breads and aromatic coffees from all over the world.
Other markets to visit are:
Portobello Market:
Covent Garden Flower Market: www.newcoventgardenmarket.com
Portobello Market: www.portobellomarket.org
Leadenhall Market: www.leadenhallmarket.co.uk
Camden Market: www.camdenlock.net
Chelsea Farmers Market
Cabbages and Frocks: www.cabbagesandfrocks.co.uk
Leather Lane Market: www.leatherlanemarket.co.uk
Billingsgate Market: www.billingsgate-market.org.uk
Borough Market: www.boroughmarket.org.uk *****
Living in Notting Hill is ideal, as from there you will be able to travel to all corners of London within minutes, having the District, Circle, Hammersmith and City Lines all within walking distance of your home. So get out there and explore! London is endless and full of delights!!.
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Located moments from Hyde Park and within easy reach of London’s West End this charming studio flat offers bright living in a well maintained period conversion. The property comprises studio room, open-plan kitchen and fully tiled shower room. Craven Hill is located moments from local amenities while the restaurants, shops and bars of Queensway and Whiteleys shopping and cinema complex are close by. Lancaster Gate (Central Line) is the nearest underground station while British Rail services and the Heathrow Express are accessible via Paddington Station (District, Circle, Bakerloo and Hammersmith and City lines).
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