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Letting a property can be lengthy and complicated. It can be exciting but is often fraught with stress and worry. Christian Harper of flat-fee lettings agent OliverFinn: “It is important to have a good understanding of the process and avoid the common pitfalls.

“Luckily there is a lot of good advice around to help you to make your experience as easy and problem-free as possible.” Here are some top tips:

• Only use a Lettings agent that is a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents. If the agent is ARLA approved, your money is automatically protected against fraud by the agent, and in the event that they go out of business.
• OliverFinn is a full ARLA member – licensed for your complete protection. All of our Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST’s) deposits are held by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS), the government’s custodial scheme.
• We are not interested in earning a few pennies, in interest from your deposits, at the expense of complete protection for you and your tenants.
• This is not common practice in our industry so be on your guard. If the agents want to hold the money, ask yourself why. What type of agents are they?
• Look at the small print covering fees and charges. Some agents even charge Landlords for producing tenancy agreements. Why, when you are already paying them to do the job? At OliverFinn, we have no hidden charges and no extras.

“We have even heard of an agent charging a client for property management,” continues Harper, “… and then charging the landlord a percentage of the plumber’s bill on top for having to call them out. No wonder some think our business is money for old rope!”

Landlord guide for further advice on managing your property and the lettings process.

The accommodation offers a perfect blend of traditional features combined with contemporary styling and comprises: entrance hallway with understairs cupboard, 26’6 kitchen/family room, 15’2 reception room with feature fireplace, master bedroom with luxury en-suite shower room and built-in wardrobes, guest bedroom overlooking garden, further double bedroom overlooking garden, study/reading room (currently used as bedroom 4) and well maintained 40′ South facing read garden with side access.

Flanders Road is located within a highly desirable area of Chiswick known as the Bedford Park Conservation Area. Bedford Park is ideally located for local amenities including boutique shopping on Turnham Green Terrace and Chiswick High Road, excellent local schools including the award winning Belmont Primary, within walking distance to over sixty bistro bars & restaurants and very good transport connections into and out of town including Stamford Brook & Turnham Green Underground and the 94 bus which is direct to Shepherd’s Bush (Central Line) and terminates at Oxford Circus.

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The apartment is being sold with the benefit of a newly extended lease upon purchase.

The accommodation comprises: entrance hallway with storage cupboard, 15’2 reception room, separate recently replaced fully fitted kitchen, 11′ master bedroom, further single bedroom/study and well appointed new bathroom.

Southfield Road is located within an area of Chiswick known as Bedford Park Borders which is well regarded for access to a wide selection of amenities including shopping on Chiswick High Road & Turnham Green Terrace, excellent transport connections into and out of town and over sixty bars & restaurants within a ten to fifteen minute walk.

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Recent instructions offered by OliverFinn Chiswick

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The accommodation comprises: private front door leading to entrance hallway with understairs storage cupboard, 12’11 reception room with feature fireplace, 13’8 kitchen/dining room with door to garden, double bedroom with built-in wardrobes, luxury bathroom with walk-in shower cubicle and private Southeast facing garden.

Antrobus Road is located within the area of Chiswick known as Chiswick Park which is well regarded for access to a variety of amenities including Chiswick Business Park, a choice of award winning bars & restaurants, excellent shopping on Chiswick High Road and good transport connections into and out of town.

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We look forward to being of service.

Recent instructions offered by OliverFinn Chiswick

At OliverFinn Chiswick we love to know as much as we can about the areas that we work in. We believe that we can only call ourselves experts, if we truly are.

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Londoners bucked the national trend to give Boris another term. New housing stock and improved rental practices were the main housing policy promises of Boris Johnson’s campaign.

Council tax
Boris promises to cut his share of the council tax by at least 10 per cent over a second term, saving homeowners about £30 for an average Band D property. The Mayor’s share of the council tax currently funds Transport for London, the fire authority, the Metropolitan Police and the Olympics.

Housing
The re-elected mayor says he will build 55,000 affordable homes by 2015 and promises to invest £821 million in improvements to 45,000 council homes.

Rental practice
Boris favours accreditation of well-behaved landlords and wants to sign up 100,000 landlords to a new officially recognised standard.

First-time buyers
Boris has promised to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder, announcing a boost to the ‘First Steps’ programme, as well as promoting the ‘Mortgage Guarantee’ to help address the issue of high deposits. This is central government policy. Boris also plans to look into ‘rent to save’ schemes to enable people to build equity through rental payments.

GLA assets
Boris plans to publish a list of all Greater London Authority assets, and streamline the process of putting them out to tender.

Christian Harper of Chiswick’s fixed fee estate agent OliverFinn: “I urge Mr Johnson to follow through on his election promises to provide Londoner’s with more affordable social housing and remove the barriers to first-time-buyers getting on the property ladder.”

The accommodation comprises: entrance hallway, 24’9 double reception with defined dining area and understairs storage cupboard, separate fully fitted kitchen, 18’1 top floor bedroom with extensive eaves storage, two further bedrooms, family bathroom and 15’10 rear garden with artificial lawn surface.

Geraldine Road is located within the area of Chiswick known as Strand on the Green which is well known for excellent access to amenities including local shopping, riverside walkways, good transport connections into and out of town and a variety of award winning restaurants and riverside pubs. Geraldine Road is also ideally located for the highly desirable Strand Schools.

Are you looking to sell your house in Chiswick? We would love to help

Are you interested in looking at other houses to buy in Chiswick and surrounding areas including W3, W4, W6, W12 & TW11?

Do you require any mortgage advice prior to buying or selling your house?

We look forward to being of service.

Recent instructions offered by OliverFinn Chiswick

At OliverFinn Chiswick we love to know as much as we can about the areas that we work in. We believe that we can only call ourselves experts, if we truly are.

• Increased demand for West London property.
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• Olympic rings bloom in Kew Gardens.

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As you would expect, premiums increase as you move closer towards a station, so a house located 1,000m away commands a 4.1 per cent premium, whilst at 750m this increases to 6.5 per cent and 9.1 per cent 500m from the station. In addition:

• Premiums appear to have increased since 2010
• Properties closest to Circle Line stations are the most expensive, those nearest the Metropolitan Line are cheapest, on average.

Christian Harper of Chiswick estate agent OliverFinn: “The point that hasn’t been considered in this report is the fact that stations tend to be at or near the hub of the area. Home hunters place a high value on local amenities,shops, bars and restaurants and it’s these facilities that make an area desirable.  It’s not just about the tube.”

“Having said that, if you were to ask 100 buyers if they need to be near a tube, all of them will say yes whether they need it or not. People like to be near a station because it generally means they’re near everything else too.”

Nationwide House Price Index special report: London homebuyers pay a significant premium to live close to a tube or train station.