Kensington Property and Kensington Estate Agents
Kensington estate agents
Kensington, as with many areas of London has a number of Estate Agents serving sellers of houses and flats in the area. Kensington estate agents, along with all estate agents in the UK, are in the first instance acting for the seller of the property. They are bound by law to get the most money possible for each flat and house they market for sale. As with other areas there is no multi listing system, as there is in North America. Therefore all agents guard their instructions and particularly ones they have on a sole agency basis. Most Kensington properties are sold by Private Treaty as opposed to Public Auction. If you are considering buying by auction London Property Finders can help you.
Estate Agents in Kensington
Marsh & Parsons, Hamptons, Knight Frank, Chesterton, Foxtons, John D Wood, Savills, Bective Leslie Marsh, Douglas & Gordon, Faron Sutaria, Winkworth, Chard, Anscombe & Ringland, Farley & Co, Jackson-Stops and Staff are among the larger well known estate agents in Kensington along with a number of strong local independents. There are a number of others who market properties in Kensington from outside the area.
Kensington Property
The majority of properties in Kensington are terraced Victorian houses built in the second half of the 19th century. It sprung up as a suburb of Kensington Palace became the residency of royals back in 1689. Numerous embassies are located in the area which gives it a feeling of exclusivity. There is now a wonderful mix of Victorian and Georgian terraces along with a good supply of cobbled mews houses. Kensington also has a bustling good quality shopping area along High St. Kensington and good links to the city and West End.
To see a map of Kensington click here.
The Kensington area is managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Click here to go to the borough's web site.
UpMyStreet is a useful site for information on Kensington. Click here to read more about Kensington.
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