Advice for London mews

[AdamT]

I quite fancy renting a single room flat in a nice mews in London. Does anyone have any advice on nice places to look at, Or experiences really.

Thanks

[rpguk]

I wouldn't have thought the process of finding a place was any different other then there being less choice. Pop into estate agents in the right area and let them know what you're after.

You might want to check that there are no odd covenants or leaseholder responsibilities that could fall on your shoulders. The mews I live on is quite old and some of the covenants are quite bizarre. On the whole I would have thought this unlikely if you are renting though. It'd be more important to check that the freeholders carry out the works required.

Only problem we have is the gates fail a couple of times a year which can be annoying but it's possibly to manually open the gates and usually they are fixed within a couple of days.

[B17NNS]

AdamT said:

single room flat

How does that work? Im serious by the way.

[AdamT]

B17NNS said:

AdamT said:

single room flat

How does that work? Im serious by the way.

yes, sorry I should have been clearer. Just looking for a studio flat arrangement in a mews. So one floor really. Don't need much space.

[AdamT]

Thanks rpguk, I'm planning on having a good wander round exploring and will definitely head for local estate agents,

[Wings]

How does a one bed flat on Tower Bridge Road sound?

[rpguk]

Oh and check vehicle access and parking. We have major parking politics here!

[AdamT]

rpguk said:

Oh and check vehicle access and parking. We have major parking politics here!

could you elaborate? Parking is a big bonus for me

[CraigW]

any particluar area matey?

[CraigW]

i'd suggest going to the rental section of primelocation and rightmove.co.uk and entering some areas with a keyword of "mews".

A fair bit in there.

[AdamT]

CraigW said:

i'd suggest going to the rental section of primelocation and rightmove.co.uk and entering some areas with a keyword of "mews".

A fair bit in there.

thanks buddy, did that for over an hour last night- some great stuff, but they tend to be whole houses, which is too much space.

I like and am living in pimlico at the moment so am quite keen on there or similar

[CraigW]

yep, nice area, not a mews but I rented a studio in chelsea bridge wharf near to you for a while, that was quite a pleasant place to live, by the river, park etc.

[rpguk]

AdamT said:

rpguk said:

Oh and check vehicle access and parking. We have major parking politics here!

could you elaborate? Parking is a big bonus for me

Again it comes down to how the road itself is divied up. In our case ownership is split between two people with house owners having various rights for depending on their deeds. As the place is very old these weren't written with today's car ownership in mind and in many cases refer simply to access. There simply isn't enough space and it gets a little tit for tat at times.

I don't have any rights to parking whatsoever so it doesn't effect me though.

[Trommel]

http://www.lurotbrand.co.uk/lettings

[eldar]

CraigW said:

i'd suggest going to the rental section of primelocation and rightmove.co.uk and entering some areas with a keyword of "mews".

A fair bit in there.

If you keep trying with those kaywords, you'll find something purrfect.