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Now, this is a very pertinent question and we know that it’s one that many landlords, and indeed agents, will be asking themselves right now.
And. Brace yourself. The answer is very simple: yes.
But. There’s a little more to it.
E14, and by that we mean all of the areas which form the postcode – the Isle of Dogs, Limehouse, South Quay, Canary Wharf (although there aren’t actually any residential developments in the business district), Poplar, Blackwall, East India, Blackwall & Leamouth – is witnessing residential development on an unprecedented scale. This year alone, London City Island, Charrington (Providence)Tower and Horizons Tower have all completed resulting in, literally, hundreds of new apartments to rent in E14.
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Hi, its Frank again.
Last week I was in Island Gardens and today I'm inside the Greenwich Foot Tuunel (all dogs should be kept on leads, don't tell anyone).
They started building this tunnel in June 1899, and it was finished and opened on 4th August 1902.
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Hi, it's Frank again.
Last week I was inside the Greenwich Foot Tunnel and today I'm in Millwall Park.
Millwall Park is just across the road from Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs and is home to, well... lots of grass... but lots of other things too.
Recently Millwall Park has become home to London Oktoberfest, which this year starts on Thursday 29th September.... (That's a little bit confusing for a dog like me, so I'll just say that there will be music and dancing and drinking.)
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Yesterday the Government published The Tenants’ Fees Bill, the long-awaited paper resultant from the consultation period on what, if any, tenant fees are acceptable to charge.
It’s still very much early days as the Bill will now be debated in parliament and its proposals could change. If you’re not scared of long, wordy documents you can read it in full here.
There’s very little ‘fact’ in the document, and its perhaps best looked at as a legal framework into which the final rules and regulations will sit.
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Hi, it's Frank again.
Today, I am in Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs.
I like parks, especially this one.
It was first opened on 3 August 1895.
Some of you might remember that Island Gardens DLR station used to be here in the park, but when they extended the line under the Thames to go to Lewisham in 1999 they built a new station across the road in Millwall Park. Now that the station isn't here there's more room for dogs like me, and people like you.
Island Gardens is also home to the northern entrance of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. That was opened in 1902, and it was built to make it easier for the people who lived in south London to get to work in the docks.
Next door to the foot tunnel there's a little shop that sells sweets and cakes and ice creams, but the best thing about it is that there's always a water bowl for dogs. No, really.
Island Gardens Cafe is also here and they serve tea and coffee and sandwiches like lots of cafes, but they also serve Caribbean food like jerk chicken, curry goat and roti.
So, you can get here easily, there's stuff to eat and drink in Island Gardens, you can sit down and relax and watch the boats on the Thames, you can play ball, and you can walk to Greenwich under the Thames, where there's an even bigger park.
See you next week
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Hi, my name is Frank and I'm a proper local dog.
As a proper local, I'm going to show you around E14.
I'm going to be writing stuff every week. I'm out and about quite a lot.
When people talk about E14 they often think 'Canary Wharf', and they don't think about the Isle of Dogs, or Limehouse or Poplar, or Leamouth or Blackwall.
Today I'm on the Isle of Dogs (of course), on my way down to Island Gardens.
Over my shoulder you can see the Thames, and on the other side is a power station in Greenwich.
I do know that Greenwich is in SE10, not E14, but lots of people wonder if its a working power station. Well it is, sort of.
Greenwich power station is a back up supply for Transport for London. If we have a power cut on the National Grid, the power station will start working so we can still use the tube.
But, the power station might have a different future; you can read about TFL's plan here.
So, nice speaking to you.
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For us, Property Management should be simple.
That isn’t to say that we’ll do the bear minimum to make our own lives easy, what it means is that if you apply some common-sense to property management, the process becomes much easier.
From experience, we know the one thing that annoys both tenants and landlords the most is poor communication. At Proper Local we’re not scared of the phone, we like to talk, and we always return emails promptly. The simple fact is that bad things do happen in a tenancy, things do break down, but we also know that if you’re kept updated (both landlord and tenant) then you’ll be assured that it’s going to be resolved.
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Ask most people why Canary Wharf would be good place to live and you’ll probably find that most say:
“I guess it would be convenient for work if you worked there.”
Yes, Canary Wharf is London’s key financial district and of course yes, it would be the most convenient place to live if you work there. All rather obvious really, but it’s what most people think.
However, as proper locals we know there’s a bit more to the Canary Wharf than the glass and steel that first meets the eye…
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One of the main reasons for a loft conversion is to swap unused space in the roof for useful living space. However, once the design of the proposed room appears, it’s often easy to spot that not all the potential space is being used, largely because it’s awkward – in size, shape or accessibility. So what are the creative ideas for bringing this dead space back to life so you can make the most of your new loft conversion’s accommodation?
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Proper Local has been fortunate enough to be instructed on Vive Living @ Childers Street, developer Aitch Group's first build-to-rent venture.
This scheme of 83 private residential apartments is located on the Deptford-New Cross borders, an area increasing in popularity. It very much reminds us of what Hackney used to be in the late 1990's. Whilst there's still some good old-fashioned South East London charm, the influx of coffee shops, bars and restaurants is most welcome.
