Two months on from my last article, and it is very interesting to see where the property market now finds itself. Although confidence has very much returned in the knowledge we have a Conservative government, the initial knee-jerk reaction to the election result hasn’t necessarily followed through and although the market has improved since early […]
The waiting is finally over. After months of predictions and speculation, we now know that the country will be led by a Conservative government. So where does this leave the property market? Generally speaking, house prices increase more under a Tory government. In fact, according to the Nationwide house price index, since 1970, they have […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a large 2-bedroom flat on prestigious Crediton Hill. Crediton Hil West Hampstead, NW6 £825,000 (Guide price) Sole agent An excellent two-bedroom apartment of approximately 850 sq ft on the second floor (top) of an attractive Victorian conversion on one of West Hampstead’s premier roads. The apartment, which […]
New year, new face. I am the new manager of Benham & Reeves’ West Hampstead office. I have arrived from our Hampstead Office, having previously worked for a large international company as well another local independent company. It has been an interesting start to the year. Available properties are relatively thin on the ground and […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a 4-bedroom Victorian home near Hampstead School. Richborough Road West Hampstead borders, NW2 £1,150,000 Sole agent A stunning four bedroom semi-detached Victorian home of approximately 1500 sq ft. Presented in excellent decorative order throughout, featuring two wonderful reception rooms, both with high ceilings, ornate cornicing, as well […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a 1-bedroom flat in West Hamptead Square. West Hampstead Square, West End Lane West Hampstead, NW6 £579,950 Joint agent An opportunity to buy an ‘off plan’ 1 bedroom apartment on the second floor of Block C in the brand new West Hampstead Square development adjacent to West […]
At this time over the last couple of years I have had a go at predicting what’s in store for the local sales market in the next 12 months. On both occasions, with a bit of good fortune and hopefully not too much smugness, I have got it mostly right; so here are my thoughts […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a 5-bedroom house in need of work on Pandora Road. Pandora Road, West Hampstead, NW6 Guide price £2,000,000 Joint agent A fantastic opportunity to create a wonderful family home from this 5-bedroom Victorian house in need of complete refurbishment. Pandora Road is a sought after, quiet road […]
I heard the news like everyone else last week that Foxtons had applied for planning permission for change of use of the old Post Office. Not surprisingly, my immediate thoughts were also like most residents – not ANOTHER estate agent! I then read, more recently, that there had been 20 complaints registered with Camden planning […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a 3/4-bedroom apartment in need of work on Gondar Gardens. Spring Mansions, Gondar Gardens, West Hampstead, NW6 £865,000 Sole agent In need of complete modernisation, a 3/4 bedroom mansion flat offering bright and flexible accommodation comprised of rooms with high ceilings, period features and far-reaching views, arranged […]
If the bubble were a balloon then it hasn’t so much burst as been untied and blown around the room deflating and losing all forward momentum and energy over the last few weeks. All of the industry heavy-weights and recent press coverage are reporting falls in asking prices and buyer demand across London; West Hampstead […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a two-bedroom apartment with a garden on Mill Lane. Mill Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 £600,000 Sole agent A beautifully presented 2 double bedroom garden apartment forming part of a period building conveniently located on vibrant and up-coming Mill Lane. The property offers spacious and modern accommodation in […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a two-bedroom apartment with a garden in Fawley Road. Fawley Road, West Hampstead, NW6 £1,300,000 Joint agent A stunning 2 bedroom garden apartment arranged over the raised ground floor of a period house on a quiet, treelined road only moments from the shops, restaurants and excellent transport […]
In my last Property News article I extolled the virtues of a rising London property market and the benefits to the economy of foreign investment via the ‘multiplier effect’. Some of you may be surprised to learn that I’m not a capitalist at heart, but I suppose I was just getting fed up with all […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is an unusual two-bedroom apartment in South Hampstead. Woodchurch Road, South Hampstead, NW6 Guide price £950,000 Sole agent Forming the upper parts of a handsome red brick Villa originally commissioned and built for the renowned Victorian artist John Seymour Lucas and designed by Sydney Williams Lee, a fabulous […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a three-bedroom flat in one of the most desirable streets in West Hampstead. Marlborough Mansions, Cannon Hill, West Hampstead, NW6 £1,295,000 Sole agent In one of West Hampstead’s most prestigious mansion blocks, a delightful 3-bedroom apartment offering generous lateral accommodation of 1436 sq ft including an open […]
‘Bonkers’. I hear the word repeatedly whenever discussing the West Hampstead property sales market with buyers, sellers and fellow agents alike. Even people with no recent first-hand experience tell me it’s bonkers. Newspapers and websites tell us how bonkers it is. A headline in The Sun on Friday reads ‘Property up 2% in a month!’ […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a three-bedroom maisonette. Mill Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 £700,000 Joint agent A beautifully refurbished 3 bedroom maisonette arranged over the top two floors of a period building located on Mill Lane, a popular road with easy access to the Jubilee Line at Kilburn and the cafes, shops […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a three-bedroom mews house with a south-facing terrace. Rose Joan Mews, West Hampstead, NW6 £995,000 Sole agent A stunning three bedroom mews house located within a quiet private mews of only 10 houses close to the amenities of Fortune Green and West Hampstead. The bright and contemporary […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a two-bedroom raised ground-floor apartment in Goldhurst Terrace with a private patio. Goldhurst Terrace, South Hampstead, NW6 £750,000 A superb 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment arranged over the raised ground floor of a well maintained purpose built block located at the preferred end of Goldhurst Terrace, providing easy access […]
Thank you to West Hampstead Life for highlighting my market predictions for 2013 in January of last year. Thankfully, according to Rightmove, I wasn’t too embarrassed and figures for West Hampstead showed a year-on-year increase in prices of 7.5% against my prediction of 5% to 10%. However, I suspect that this figure is quite conservative […]
They weren’t forming long queues down West End Lane, but reports are that potential buyers were booked in every 15 minutes all day on Saturday and Sunday at the grand opening of Ballymore’s West Hampstead Square development. Many apartments had already been sold to ‘preferred’ clients before the launch, but it now seems that most […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a four-bedroom ground-floor apartment in Greencroft Gardens with a large conservatory and substantial garden. Greencroft Gardens, South Hampstead, NW6 £1,650,000 Sole Agent An exquisite and impressive 4 bedroom garden apartment forming part of a large period house on Greencroft Gardens. The property has unusually high ceilings which […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a two bedroom apartment on West End Lane itself, with a private garden, West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 £695,000 Sole Agent A superb opportunity to acquire this beautifully presented, light and airy two bedroom apartment found in the heart of vibrant West Hampstead. Presented in excellent […]
Finally, the quieter summer months are behind us and we can look forward to the autumn market. Although we have agreed a good number of sales in the last couple of months, viewing numbers and new applicants have been down at normal summer levels, so there haven’t been many clues about what to expect next […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a three bedroom apartment over the top two floors of a Greencroft Gardens mansion block. It also has a roof terrace with views across the city. . Greencroft Gardens, South Hampstead, NW6 £1,100,000 Sole Agent A stylish three double bedroom apartment arranged over the top two floors […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a three bedroom split-level apartment on Agamemnon Road. There’s also the potential to create a large roof terrace. Agamemnon Road, Fortune Green, NW6£849,950 Sole Agent A spacious three bedroom split level apartment with flexible accommodation arranged over the first and second floors of this charming period house […]
The West Hampstead property market has been mirroring the rest of London with demand continuing to outstrip supply in our low interest rate environment. Although we don’t seem (yet?) to have any “ghost streets” caused by the super-rich buying houses that they leave empty, the nature of buyers in our area has been changing over […]
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a two-bed on Priory Road, with scope to create a lightwell and bring natural light into the basement. Priory Road, South Hampstead, NW6£625,000 Sole Agent In one of the premier roads in the South Hampstead Conservation Area, a most unusual and attractive ground and lower ground floor […]
Welcome to a new sponsored feature of West Hampstead Life. Each month, Benham & Reeves will showcase a property for sale in the West Hampstead area. This month it’s a Broadhurst Gardens two-floor three-bedroom maisonette with access to the communal meadow behind the block. Broadhurst Gardens, South Hampstead, NW6£1,275,000 Sole Agent A beautifully presented three […]
This month sees the introduction of various welfare and tax changes and we’ve already had the announcement in March of further government initiatives to get the housing market moving, but what will this all mean for the West Hampstead market? The background to these initiatives has been covered in previous articles, but in a nutshell […]
The first days of spring seem to have come and gone, but we are now looking forward to what are traditionally the three best months for residential sales. However, while prices are on the up locally, the government’s attempts to stimulate the construction industry may not be enough to dampen demand and risk blighting our […]
The start to the year has been very encouraging for the sales market in West Hampstead. It seems that the government Funding for Lending scheme, introduced six months ago, is starting to have an impact on the availability of loans while overall rates for borrowing are now at their lowest levels since the start of […]
As homeowners and buyers we all have an opinion on what property is worth in our area. Indeed, many people have made a fortune by speculating or even just by staying put while prices have risen. In previous decades this was a hot topic of dinner conversation, but since the advent of the internet, property […]
Welcome to the Property News section of West Hampstead Life. Local estate agent Benham & Reeves will be writing about the local sales market over the coming months, giving you some sales and prices statistics for the area as well as encouraging debate around estate agent practices, development and other areas of the property sales […]
