London heads the Top Ten list of "Best House Swap Destinations" according to prominent home exchange blogger Nicole Frank, an Advice Columnist for RoofSwap.com, a recently launched website that already has over 14,000 listings. The results were ranked according to several criteria: places where there are large numbers of eager swappers; places where lodging costs are prohibitive; and interesting, esthetically pleasing places to visit.
London's strong pound makes getting the hotel bill an unpleasant experience, but home exchange ensures larger, more comfortable accommodations for free. As a bonus, travelers can cook their meals in the home exchanger's kitchen in a city that has a rather uneven, expensive restaurant scene. Also, London's historic environs are comprised of culturally rich and diverse regions which afford exchangers the opportunity to experience the country from a unique perspective should they opt to exchange on the outskirts of the city.
PRWEB
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Notting Hill Celebrity Centre
Move over Hollywood, and make way for Notting Hill, Mayfair and Camden. These areas of London probably don’t boast as many celebrities as Hollywood but they have their fair share of starry connections. And a tour offers the opportunity to visit spots where celebrities live or have lived (Madonna), performed (Pink Floyd and the Beatles), partied (the Rolling Stones) and even died (Jimi Hendrix).
James Bonney, who devised Celebrity Tours of London, admits that the idea is a straight steal from similar tours in Los Angeles, where he spent two years. On his return to London he realized that, although there is a wide range of walking tours, none is specifically themed to celebrities.
During a recent tour of Notting Hill, the first stop was a block of flats that Madonna failed to buy; she was gazumped — a peculiarly English practice whereby a house owner raises the price of a property after agreeing to sell at a certain price.
We saw the former homes of Mark Knopfler, Richard Branson and Robbie Williams and the current homes of Annie Lennox and Elle MacPherson.
Film locations from the hit 1999 movie “Notting Hill,” starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, included the Travel Bookshop (the model for the one run by Grant’s character) and the blue door of the apartment where he lived. (The door is now black and in need of a lick of paint.) Other sites on the two-and-a-half-hour tour include the studio where Bob Marley recorded the album “Exodus,” and authentic street art by Banksy.
Fashion connections included the shop run by Sienna Miller and her sister Savannah, the road where Victoria Beckham had recently held a fashion shoot, as well as an Oxfam Charity shop where donated clothes (often by stars) are customized by fashion students and sold to fashionistas.
Several pubs feature in the tours, including one in Notting Hill where Bill Clinton retired for a beer (while the wife and daughter were indulging in retail therapy in the Portobello Road market), and one in Mayfair where Michelle Obama popped in for a drink on her recent trip to London.
James Bonney, who devised Celebrity Tours of London, admits that the idea is a straight steal from similar tours in Los Angeles, where he spent two years. On his return to London he realized that, although there is a wide range of walking tours, none is specifically themed to celebrities.
During a recent tour of Notting Hill, the first stop was a block of flats that Madonna failed to buy; she was gazumped — a peculiarly English practice whereby a house owner raises the price of a property after agreeing to sell at a certain price.
We saw the former homes of Mark Knopfler, Richard Branson and Robbie Williams and the current homes of Annie Lennox and Elle MacPherson.
Film locations from the hit 1999 movie “Notting Hill,” starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, included the Travel Bookshop (the model for the one run by Grant’s character) and the blue door of the apartment where he lived. (The door is now black and in need of a lick of paint.) Other sites on the two-and-a-half-hour tour include the studio where Bob Marley recorded the album “Exodus,” and authentic street art by Banksy.
Fashion connections included the shop run by Sienna Miller and her sister Savannah, the road where Victoria Beckham had recently held a fashion shoot, as well as an Oxfam Charity shop where donated clothes (often by stars) are customized by fashion students and sold to fashionistas.
Several pubs feature in the tours, including one in Notting Hill where Bill Clinton retired for a beer (while the wife and daughter were indulging in retail therapy in the Portobello Road market), and one in Mayfair where Michelle Obama popped in for a drink on her recent trip to London.
Monday, 26 October 2009
Property With Planning For Sale, London W9
Little Venice
Bristol Gardens
Little Venice
London
W9
NIA: 6800 sq/ft* £ 3,650,000 Freehold
This property is located in the heart of Little Venice, a short walk from the Little Venice canals, boutique shops and local amenities.
Warwick Avenue Underground Station (Bakerloo Line), is situated within easy reach, whilst the nearby A40(M) offers the motorist easy access to Central London.
The property is currently arranged as a 12 bedroom boutique hotel and restaurant with planning permission to convert into a single dwelling or could be sold subject to a planning appeal for 5 apartments (4x3 beds and 1x2 bed)
Bristol Gardens,Little Venice, London W9
Friday, 25 September 2009
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Notting Hill Carnival Transport
Notting Hill property owners and other people travelling to the area's carnival later this month should ensure they carefully plan their travel to and from the event.
That is according to Transport for London (TfL), which wants people attending the Notting Hill Carnival over the bank holiday weekend to consider their transport options in advance.
With planned engineering works on some tube lines over August 30th and 31st, TfL is also alerting people that some stations may be closed early to ease congestion.
Ken Davidson, network operations manager for London Buses, said that it is important people enjoy themselves at the carnival by planning ahead.
He added: "'The easiest ways to travel are by bus, tube, on bike or by foot and we advise all carnival goers to be aware that crowds and road closures could slow you down."
As many as 40,000 volunteers could take part in this year's Notting Hill Carnival, with previous events attracting large crowds to the London area.
That is according to Transport for London (TfL), which wants people attending the Notting Hill Carnival over the bank holiday weekend to consider their transport options in advance.
With planned engineering works on some tube lines over August 30th and 31st, TfL is also alerting people that some stations may be closed early to ease congestion.
Ken Davidson, network operations manager for London Buses, said that it is important people enjoy themselves at the carnival by planning ahead.
He added: "'The easiest ways to travel are by bus, tube, on bike or by foot and we advise all carnival goers to be aware that crowds and road closures could slow you down."
As many as 40,000 volunteers could take part in this year's Notting Hill Carnival, with previous events attracting large crowds to the London area.
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Notting Hill Gate Property for Sale £ 3,500,000 Freehold
Shepherd Street
London
W1J
Newly refurbished to the highest standard, this stunning town house is arranged over five floors and completed to a very high specification including air conditioning, Lutron lighting and Cestron wall mounted panels controlling a high spec audio system, climate and security controls.
Accommodation: Existing: 2754 sq/ft
Lower ground floor - shower room, gym, cinema, utility room
Ground floor entrance - hall, double volume kitchen/dining room, garage
First floor - double reception room
Second floor - master bedroom with en-suite, bedroom two, bathroom 2
Third floor - large terrace, study/living area/bedroom 3
Paramount Investments are specialists in sourcing freehold and leasehold pubs for sale and other pub company or brewery investment opportunities in England, Scotland and Wales for potential property investors.
Paramount Investments
150 West End Lane
West Hampstead
London NW6 1SD
DDI: 020 7644 2307
Fax: 020 7604 3457
Mob: 07949 175 280
Web: http://www.paramount-investments.co.uk
Blog: http://uk-pubs-for-sale.blogspot.com/
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Notting Hill Residents Eat More Apples!
NOTTING HILL residents eat the most seeds and use the least deodorant and shower gel in the country, according to a "map" of shopping habits.
The apparent existence of a hippy enclave in west London is revealed in an analysis of shopping baskets by the capital's largest online grocer, Ocado. The research also reveals the unhealthy diets of those living in east London, which is home to the highest proportion of beer drinkers and the lowest proportion of apple eaters.
On average 42 per cent of people across the country buy apples, compared with 35 per cent in east London.
Some 14 per cent of shoppers put beer in their baskets, whereas in north London that drops to 11 per cent, the lowest figure. However, the survey of 180,000 customers suggests north Londoners have the cleanest kitchens. They bought the most washing-up liquid and kitchen cleaner of any area.
South London's reputation for being popular with young parents is confirmed by the revelation that more customers there buy nappies than anywhere else, at 18 per cent.
The capital as a whole appears to have some of the healthiest eating habits. Londoners buy half the national average of ready-made curries, cake and gammon and drink half the amount of spirits.
Londoners also eat three times fewer chips than shoppers in Birmingham.
Sri Carmichael for the Evening Standard
The apparent existence of a hippy enclave in west London is revealed in an analysis of shopping baskets by the capital's largest online grocer, Ocado. The research also reveals the unhealthy diets of those living in east London, which is home to the highest proportion of beer drinkers and the lowest proportion of apple eaters.
On average 42 per cent of people across the country buy apples, compared with 35 per cent in east London.
Some 14 per cent of shoppers put beer in their baskets, whereas in north London that drops to 11 per cent, the lowest figure. However, the survey of 180,000 customers suggests north Londoners have the cleanest kitchens. They bought the most washing-up liquid and kitchen cleaner of any area.
South London's reputation for being popular with young parents is confirmed by the revelation that more customers there buy nappies than anywhere else, at 18 per cent.
The capital as a whole appears to have some of the healthiest eating habits. Londoners buy half the national average of ready-made curries, cake and gammon and drink half the amount of spirits.
Londoners also eat three times fewer chips than shoppers in Birmingham.
Sri Carmichael for the Evening Standard
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