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People moving home in September have already started registering their details for available properties; that is TWO months in advance!!! My advice is : if you want to actually find a new place to live, you need to get something sorted NOW. Otherwise you will be left empty-handed and flat-less.
You have two options:
If you can move immediately – DO SO : view vacant flats, get a good price and move-in.
If you can not move immediately – view tenanted properties and secure something, so you move in when the current tenants move out.
Notting Hill Properties caters for all your moving needs, so get in touch to find your new flat now.
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Property Portals can be useful, but only when used in the right way.
Property Portals are most people’s first stop with regards to a new property search. They promise multiple agents with multiple properties. They offer a non-engaging way for you to browse some flats, check out the market and think about what, where and how you can live. For this they are great. I suggest you ‘browse’ and narrow down a list of 10 properties you like the look of, then contact the relevant agents. It is at this point you should NOT go back to using a portal . . . . and this is why:
The properties listed on a portal are usually produced from a feed between the Portal and the Agents’ websites, this means that you do not get the ‘freshest’ properties and it also means that 40%, maybe more, of the stock on the portal has gone already. Once dealing with an agent, you will get constant updates from them on currently suitable stock for you. By going back to the portal, you will see things that you like with other agents, you will call them, they will get you on a viewing, only to tell you upon arrival that flat is gone but they ‘have some similar things.’ By this point the flat you liked with your original agent will be gone!
My advice is to:
Use a portal to shortlist properties you like
Deal with these agents
View all the properties that these agents have
Take your favourite as soon as possible.
Alternatively contact Notting Hill Properties and we will deal with the WHOLE process for you.
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The Travel Bookshop was the inspiration for the bookshop in the 1999 hit movie 'Notting Hill' feat. Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
Another little feather in Notting Hill’s cap is this little treat of a book shop on Blenheim Crescent; The Travel Bookshop. Offering a multitude of literature, from Children’s books to Adult novels and from light-hearted fashion to moving world photography, this store really does have something for everyone. Furthermore it was this bookshop that gave inspiration to Hugh Grant’s ‘Travel Bookshop’ in the hit Notting Hill. My advice is to check this place out during the week because as soon as the weekend arrives you will not have any room to move amongst the waves of tourists seeking out the film’s ‘hotspots.’
Do not forget that once you have stocked up on your books, if you also need a home to put them in, contact Notting Hill Properties.
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Why not fit that 2nd viewing in on your lunch break?
If you have found a property that you like, then chances are at least one other person out there likes it as well. This is the most frustrating time to lose a property; you have spent some time narrowing down your search and eventually find the place with the fewest compromises, only to lose out on it to someone acting quicker than you. We understand that you may need to view the property a second time; you may have seen it at night and want a daylight perspective. Fit the second viewing in ASAP! If this means squeezing it into your lunch break, then do it. I can guarantee that it will be worthwhile and it means that if you do want it you can get your offer in before close of business that day, rather than waiting and losing out on it the next morning.
If you are ready to get a new flat, call Notting Hill Properties.
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We can show you TEN properties in ONE viewing
Due to Notting Hill Properties’ experience and unique realtionships with other agents in Central London, we can show you a multitude of properties in one viewing. This way you can set aside one day for viewings, find the one you like, secure it and rest happy that evening with the knowledge that your property search is complete. Rather than dealing with upto 5 or 10 other agents, who may never call you back, or call you back but with the wrong properties! You can deal with just Notting Hill Properties. We listen to your requirements and needs, advise you on what the market can bear, limit your expectations and then arrange for a one off of viewing of 10+ properties. This way you can get your snap shot of the market, get to view the best available properties right now and have first choice on the flat you want.
If you would like to find your new home now, contact Notting Hill Properties.
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Pinehurst Court, Colville Gardens
This fantastic studio is our ‘Property of the Week’ ~
“This fully-fitted studio is situated in a top Notting Hill location. Benefitting from wood floors, Murphy Bed, fitted kitchen and a small private terrace. Pinehurst Court is set in private, gated, communal gardens and is just around the corner from Portobello Road, with its famous market. Notting Hill Gate (Central Line and Circle & District Line) and Ladbroke Grove (Hammersmith & City Line) are the closest underground stations.”
Apartments in this lovely location are always sought after, so if you want to get your hands on this property before anyone else does, contact Notting Hill Properties.
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We are open for business 7 days a week, at hours to suit you.
Notting Hill Properties understands what it takes to find you a property. You need an agent with comprehensive local knowedge, considerable local relationships and the ability to show you properties at times that suit you. We are available to show you properties every day of the week and at any time convenient to you.
So, if you need to view a property at 8 in the morning, 9 at night, on a Sunday or at anytime in-between, then contact Notting Hill Properties.
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Take your flat before you get here, for a quick move-in.
If you are planning a short stay in London, then short lets are the way to go. The idea for a short let is for it to be easy and convenient. If you pick the right company, then you should be able to book the flat before you get here, allowing a seamless move-in upon arrival. Do make sure that you are using a reputable company and if you have a friend in London who can check them out, all the better.
For all your short let needs, contact Notting Hill Properties.
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Porperties are sprinting off of the market.
I know I keep iterating the need for urgency in the current Lettings Market, but it really is important at the moment; well that is if you actually want to find an apartment. Good value, vacant flats are being snapped up by Tenants as soon as possible, in a bid to evade gazumping and the hoardes of competition that flock to London towards the end of August and going into September. Reasonable and sensible bids are being made and deposits are going straight down upon acceptance. Paperwork is then completed within a matter of days and even hours in some cases.
A prime example of this was shown on one of my viewings yesterday; The viewing was arranged on Wednesday evening. We were to view three properties: Two studios in Pinehurst Court, Colville Gardens and one studio on St Charles Square. One studio in Pinehurst Court was already gone that morning and the St Charles Square property was gone that afternoon. Flats really are being rented that quickly.
If you are looking to move now and need some experienced advice and help with your property search, then please contact Notting Hill Properties.
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Always ask, "is it price PER MONTH or PER WEEK?"
The prime concern for 99.9% of people looking for a flat is, “How much is it?” Everyone has a budget that they are trying to keep to in order to maintain a standard of living and lifestyle that they want. When looking for a property most people search for properties that match their following requirements:
+ Price
+ Location
+ Size
+ Features
(in that order!)
As the majority of initial searches are conducted online, it is important that the enquiries you make are worthwhile. The price of available properties will be an indicator of either a Weekly Rental Price, or a Monthly Rental Price. In London this can be exceedingly confusing as the prices per week are sometimes higher than what one is looking to spend in a month! To ensure that you do not fall into this trap, always check the search options and what the amount is set to; per week / per month. Also, ensure that on all enquiries you make, simply add, “is the price per week, or per month.”
For more information on the London property market and to get your property search underway, please contact Notting Hill Properties.
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