WEST HAMPSTEAD - Ajay Ahuja

Area:	West Hampstead
Catergory:	C
Postcode:	NW6
In Congestion Zone:	No – 4.9 miles outside.
Parking and Traffic:	Permits & Meters. The High Street gets congested.
Ethnicity Bias:	None
Investor Profile	Pension, Business, Cash&Equity, University & Retirement.
Crime:	Violence		Sexual		Burglary		Motor
Per 1000 population	27		2		16		11
Yield Range:	5.0% - 8.6%
Price Ranges	Low £	Hi £		Low £pw	Hi £pw	Low		Hi
Studio flat	130,000	185,000		145	225	5.8%		6.3%
1 bed flat	160,000	275,000		205	345	6.5%		6.7%
2 bed flat	215,000	425,000		240	425	5.2%		5.8%
2 bed house	275,000	420,000		315	440	5.4%		6.0%
3 bed house	375,000	430,000		360	715	5.0%		8.6%
Valuations above the London average by:	31.0% (£316,924)
	Actual				London Average
Capital growth last 12 months:	4.9%				19%
Capital growth last 48 months:	58.6%				89%
Tube:	West Hampstead Jubilee Line (Zone 2) – 16 mins to Charing Cross
Demand For Letting:	Excellent
Average void period:	4 days
	Total (out of 10)			Capital Growth (out of 5)		Yield (out of 5)
Out of 10:	6			4		2
Summary:	You’ve got no problem finding a tenant and expect above average capital growth.
Sought After Streets:	Hillfield Road, Mill Lane and West End Lane.
Description:	Any area with the Hampstead name is bound to well. Its cheaper than Hampstead itself and better connected than Hampstead Garden Suburb. Apart from its main tube station mentioned above it has one other tube station and six mainline stations close by. Therefore the whole wider area is a good bet. There are plenty of flat conversions to be had and ex-local authority flats that represent good value. The yields again are not the best but the opportunity for capital growth is strong because its Hampstead. There has been a lot of inward private investment that has attracted commercial and retail enterprises. This has led to major job creation which can only mean good tenant demand. I think rental values will go up in excess of the rate of inflation and the property prices level off for the year. This will only increase the yield but will still be under the national average.
Estate Agents:	Name		Address		Tel		Web
	William Nelhams & Co		711 Finchley Road, West Hampstead, London, NW2 2JN		020 8458 8044
	Brian Lack & Company		249 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1XN		020 7431 5550
	Dutch & Dutch Estate Agents		174 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1SW		020 7794 7788
	Aldergill Limited		118a Cholmley Gardens, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1AA		020 7794 0778
	Tarrant & Son		108 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1NF		020 7435 4141
	Roger Samuel Residential		173 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 2LY		020 7624 4443
	Greene & Co		146 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1SD		020 7328 3232
	Harris & Co		106 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 2LR		020 7624 8101
	Havens		47 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1HB		020 7431 1113
	The Total Realty Company		158 Fortress Road, West Hampstead, London, NW5 2HR		020 7284 2967		www.totalrealty.co.uk
Letting Agents:	Name		Address		Tel		Web
	FPD Savills plc				020 7472 5000		www.fpdsavills.co.uk
	Hamptons International		21 Heath Street, London, NW3 6TR		020 7431 4462		www.hamptons.co.uk
	Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings		51-53 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6UG		020 7435 9681		www.benhamreeveslettings.co.uk
	Anscombe & Ringland		55 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6UG		020 7794 1151		www.chancellors.co.uk
	Jeffersons Management Services		124 Finchley Road, Hampstead, London, NW3 5HT		020 7794 0091		www.jeffersons.uk.net
	Behr & Butchoff		5 Holly Hill, Hampstead, London, NW3 6QN		020 7431 7222		www.behrandbutchoff.com
	Goldschmidt & Howland Property Services Ltd		13a Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6TP		020 7435 3355		www.g-h.co.uk
	Chesterton Residential		9 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6TP		020 7794 1125		www.chesterton.co.uk
	Heathgate		105 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6SS		020 7435 3344		www.heathgate.com

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