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Contents
Welcome to our patch
from John Horton
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Cover story:
picture perfect
7-9
Collectors, interior designers, movie makers, antique dealers and discerning
shoppers flock to The Old Cinema in Chiswick to seek out its treasures
WHAT'S ON:
10-11
From theatre to classical concerts,
stand-up comedy to jazz and blues,
some great ideas for an evening out
GET INVOLVED:
RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS 12-15
Looking for an active, campaigning
group to join? Take your pick
HEALTH AND BODY:
FLYING YOGI
20-21
ARCHIVES:
RAVENSCOURT PARK
22
Home to a mistress of King Edward III,
its stables are now a tea room
le
Gifted writer and raconteur Paul Bailey
still has a story to tell at the age of 80
LANDLORDS:
A new licensing scheme produces a
win-win for landlords and tenants
Sa
6
r
Fo
SHELF LIFE:
BAILEY's odyssey
16-17
Yoga helps you gain more control
over your life, claims founder Kasia
partners:
18-19
Whether you are a homebuyer of a
landlord, our experts offer good advice
PUBLISHED BY
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www.hortonandgarton.co.uk
Editor
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24-25
The search for your dream home
in Hammersmith, Chiswick, Brook
Green or Shepherds Bush starts here
avid Bowie had it right. It’s
all about Changes. And here,
at Horton and Garton, we’re
doing our best to keep up with
the never-ending array of political
and financial changes that we’re all
adjusting to in West London.
Such as the changing skyline. From
Westfield through to Hammersmith
Broadway and Chiswick High Road, it
shows that the area is evolving. Most
importantly, our patch of West London
remains a popular first destination for
buyers and tenants. Find details on six
major new schemes on pages 4-5.
Another big change is for landlords
and renters. Whether it’s nationally or
locally, the rules are changing. And to
keep you informed, we’ve spoken to
the local expert from Hammersmith &
Fulham Council for a full explanation
of the changes. See pages 20-21.
Our patch of West London
remains a popular first
destination for buyers
and tenants
There is also some good news for
leaseholders now that the Government
has confirmed its offer to fund the
Leasehold Advisory Service, which
offers free independent advice.
We’ve also included our predictions
for the local sales and lettings markets
in Chiswick, Hammersmith, Shepherds
Bush and Brook Green. See pages 24-25.
Given all of these changes, there has
never been a more important time to
seek the professional and experienced
guidance of local property experts.
So if you are buying, selling or
renting in this difficult marketplace,
please pop in to the office or give us a
call. I guarantee we can offer helpful,
genuine and honest service.
Our Patch march 2017
GOING UP IN
HAMMERSMITH
A stunning new £275m town centre scheme
aims to create ‘a sense of place’ from the
rubble of an anonymous office block.
Tim Harrison looks at this and other projects
bringing new life and jobs to the area
A
n imposing new building
is rising from the rubble
of an old Hammersmith
block. The bulldozers have
flattened Bechtel House,
on the gyratory, with the
replacement building being trumpeted
as ‘a significant piece of architecture’.
The architects who have dreamed
up the new construction are aiming
to create a sequence of outdoor spaces
connecting the building to its main
entrance in Hammersmith Road.
Mark Kowal, a partner at Sheppard
Robson, told Our Patch: “The ambition
and drive behind this project is to create
a significant piece of contemporary
architecture and a sense of place that
responds to the adjacent Brook Green
conservation area while also helping
embed this new development within
its surroundings.”
WHAT IS PLANNED?
The new 12-storey building (including
basements) replaces the former UK
headquarters of the US construction
giant Bechtel.
There is 250,000 sq ft of space, mainly
office but with some retail, with the new
building valued at £275m.
Rather than being a single structure
like the old Bechtel House, Sheppard
Robson’s design reduces the mass by
forming the building from two parallel
wings connected by a central core,
housing circulation space and services.
It is stepped back from the street,
creating a new landscaped area at
the front. This will lead through to
a landscaped podium garden, and a
funicular lift.
The office space will accommodate
4/5
up to 29 tenants and 2,500 new jobs,
with a ground-floor business lounge
and café open to the public. Anodised
aluminium window surrounds are
capable of responding to changing light
levels during the day.
Simon Wilkes from developer Legal &
General said: “It will set a new standard
for the area, creating a modern working
environment, a new green space,
restaurants and cafes. This will benefit
Hammersmith and further drive interest
in this prominent part of London.”
It will set a new standard for
the area, with a modern
working environment, green
space, restaurants and cafes
As part of the planning agreement
with Hammersmith & Fulham Council,
local people will be trained and
employed on site. Although it is early
days, several companies have registered
interest in moving in.
Demolition of the old structure is
being done by the Erith Group, while
the building will be undertaken by
Lendlease.
Mark Kowal from the architects’ firm
added: “Through rethinking the form of
the building we have created a sequence
of outdoor spaces that connect the
building to Hammersmith Road as
well as unlocking the potential of the
central garden space which is currently
underused.
“These series of external spaces
will also accommodate surrounding
buildings, linking them and thereby
cementing this sense of place.”
Artist’s impressions of
245 Hammersmith Road
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FIVE MORE SCHEMES THAT MEAN BUSINESS
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Television Centre
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6
12
For half a century it was home to British
television. Now the iconic White City
BBC base is being transformed into
up to 950 new homes.
The 5000,000 sq ft of new Grade A
offices; plus TV studios, restaurants,
cafes, a cinema and hotel, will bring
new life and purpose to a world
famous address. Park-facing
apartments from £750,000.
Dunnhumby
Based in a Grade II-listed, 100-year-old
former Ford assembly plant, the grand
old building at 164 Shepherds Bush
Road, Brook Green, could not have a
more modern new purpose.
Global business Dunnhumby, which
uses customer data to help companies
understand customer needs (...think
Tesco club card), has created 800 jobs
at the one-time, self-storage unit.
W
Imperial I-HUB
12
The new translation and innovation
hub for Imperial College London, this
187,000 sq ft development includes a
fully serviced laboratory, incubator and
office spaces for medical and bio-tech
firms. There is room for entrepreneurs,
start-ups, SMEs and established firms
at every stage of their growth. The
building opened in October 2016
and pre-let schemes are available now.
W
6
Riverside Studios
12
Westfield London has transformed
the capital’s retail landscape, and
rejuvenated the local White City area,
since opening in 2008.
The impressive second phase of the
development is a £1bn+ project to add
740,000 sq ft of retail space, a third of
that in the form of a flagship John Lewis
presence. Residential and mixed use
space completes these exciting plans.
W
Westfield Phase 2
Originally the home of the Triumph Film
Company, the studios’ heyday came in
the 1950s under BBC ownership.
Redeveloped along with the
neighbouring Queens Wharf, this will
emerge in 2018 as a mixed-use
residential and commercial
development, faithful to its original
purpose: with 165 apartments,
recording studios, theatre and cinema.
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Bailey’S
ODYSSEY
SHELF LIFE
Gifted writer and raconteur
Paul Bailey turns 80 and
is still showing us what
a prodigious talent he is,
writes Tim Harrison
O
ne of west London’s
most critically acclaimed
writers, Paul Bailey, turns
80… and shows no sign
of slowing up.
“I’m trying not to
think about it,” he admitted in the
house in Davisville Road, Shepherds
Bush, that he has called home since
1972 – when it was still (just) possible
to buy and have change from £20,000.
It is now half a century since his
first novel, At The Jerusalem, appeared,
winning the prestigious Somerset
Maugham award.
“It was a book about old women, yet
today, I’m writing some of my most
youthful prose ever,” he said, with the
characteristic twinkle in his eye.
There’s always something
mischievous and conspiratorial about
a conversation with Paul; as well as
being a gifted writer he is a superb
raconteur, eternal name-dropper and
irredeemable gossip.
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Paul was attracted to Shepherds Bush
by its stimulating multi-culturalism.
“This was a predominantly working
class area in the early 70s,” he said.
“There were a lot of Polish and Irish
residents, and black families from
Jamaica. It was long before POSK
[the Polish centre in King Street,
Hammersmith] was established, so all
the Poles used to congregate in a big deli
on Shepherds Bush Green. POSK didn’t
really arrive until Thatcher’s time.
“Now I tell people that I don’t live on
the posh side of Askew Road… but I still
adore this area and its characters.”
In some shape or other, several have
made it on to the pages of his dozen
novels, which include the Bookershortlisted Peter Smart’s Confessions and
Gabriel’s Lament, a timeless read which
would have been a worthy winner,
but which was pipped to the post by
Kingsley Amis’s The Old Devils.
Having decided to shelve a halfwritten novel about an actor’s descent
Allegra McEvedy, the culinary powerhouse
behind the Leon restaurant chain, is taking
on a new challenge. Albertine, the wine bar
which was beloved by TV and media stars of
nearby Television Centre, is McEvedy's latest
passion. It's one that is particularly dear to her
heart as her late mother used to run the Wood
Lane bar. Albertine is reopening after a refit.
"We're going to be a wine bar with more
food." albertine.london. Call: 020 8743 9593
Shepherds Bush
author Paul Bailey,
his books and his cat
PICTURES: JUSTIN THOMAS
into madness, Paul is currently working
on a semi-autobiographical novel about
people he has known. The working title
is Foreign Friends.
“I don’t know how it’s happened that
I’ve made it to 80,” he said. “In a way
it’s a mixed blessing, but it is a lot to do
with advances in medicine.”
Today, I'm writing some
of my most youthful
prose ever
Fifteen years ago he collapsed on
a visit to Romania, where a heart
condition was confirmed in a hospital
in the Black Sea city of Constanta.
Flown home to London, clutching a
set of scribbled medical notes, he was
treated at Hammersmith Hospital
(after the jottings had been translated
by a trainee doctor on the cardiac
ward).
“I’ve been in their care ever since,
with a succession of brilliant doctors,
all on the NHS,” he said with, well,
heartfelt gratitude.
He had just finished the novel
Uncle Rudolf, but has since produced
Chapman’s Odyssey (“I felt compelled
to write it; it’s about a man dying
in hospital and quoting poetry!”)
and The Prince’s Boy, a melancholic
love story about a young Romanian,
partly set in a Paris brothel.
Romania crops up again and
again. Another fine novel, Kitty and
Virgil (published in 1998), is about the
relationship of an Englishwoman and a
Romanian poet.
“I first visited the country when it
was still a dictatorship in early 1989,”
he said.
As he celebrates his 80th, he can
reflect that there may be many more
to come. Longevity is a trait on his
mother’s side of the family, while a
half sister lasted to 99.
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COVER
STORY
old cinema
eclipses
them all
Antiques dealer Janet
Peters waxes lyrical
about the joys of
Chiswick’s best loved
treasure trove.Tim
Harrison reports»
Janet Peters:
why this home for
vintage, antique and
retro can't be beaten
Our Patch march 2017
Step this way:
French furniture
and artefacts
dealer Janet Peters
is a mine of information
COVER STORY
Tim Harrison spends a
happy hour rummaging
in the Aladdin’s cave
which was Chiswick’s
former picture palace
S
o where do you go when
you want to buy your special
one something truly original
and different for a landmark
birthday? One option is to
stroll down to Max Inc, the
Shepherds Bush vintage furniture and
8/9
lighting shop at 106 Askew Road, where
the oversized ‘anglepoise’ lamp is the
speciality.
But for sheer quantity of choice
and stimulating variety, the place to
spend a happy, browsing half day
is undoubtedly The Old Cinema in
Chiswick High Road. The building’s
history is as fascinating as its stock,
and its system of operation is equally
intriguing. What can you get in The
Old Cinema? In a way, it’s easier to
list what you can’t find. The range is
boggling, from retro to antique, vintage
to eccentric, kitsch to collectable.
One chap sells furniture made from
the dismantled parts of old aircraft,
so you could pick up a drinks cabinet
made from a converted airline food
trolley, or a clock made from the
flywheel of an old Airbus A320, a coffee
table (£245) from part of the fuselage of
an Airbus, or a table from the leading
edge of a Boeing 757.
How about a writing desk, an
apothecary’s cabinet, an Art Deco scroll
calendar, screenprints, oil paintings,
vintage photographic contact sheets,
1970s computer art (it used to be
the big thing, kids), framed posters,
signed prints, ancient etchings and
photographic prints, framed butterflies,
glass ornaments, glass dishes, vases,
sculptures, cocktail shakes and drinks
trolleys? This temple to antiques and
retro items is, in a way, the local answer
to Grace Bros; it runs along the lines of
a slightly dotty department store.
Manager Will Hanness explained:
“Most of the showroom space is rented
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to various companies and dealers who
pay a monthly fee. It’s always been like
that; a collective of dealers, a kind of
department store.”
One of the 30 plus dealers who
showcase their wares is French furniture
and artefacts expert Janet Peters.
“It’s so professionally run, there is
nothing like it,” said Janet, who has
been a part of The Old Cinema business
community for the past three years.
“It’s not your run-of-the-mill
antiques centre – there’s no bric-a-brac
– it’s much more specialist. People
know they are always going to pick up
quality pieces here. These are dealers
and staff who are very knowledgeable
– they know what they are doing and
what they are selling.”
Unsurprisingly, The Old Cinema
began life as an Edwardian picture
house, entertaining the area
with flickery black
and white silent films
in 1908, then talkies
until the mid-1930s.
During the Second World
War it was taken over by the
government and used as a
parachute store. It began
falling apart and became
a dilapidated eyesore in
It's always been
a collective of
dealers, a kind
of department
store
the 1950s until it reinvented itself as a
giant junk shop. But the real renovation
and improvement took place in the
1970s, after it had been saved from the
clutches of a supermarket chain by a
couple of determined antiques dealers.
In 1979, The Old Cinema proudly
reopened as the capital’s only retro
department store. Initially it specialised
in Victorian mahogany furniture, but
it soon began diversifying into vintage
clothing, Americana and, well, oddities.
Once named among the best 100
shops in the world by Retail Week
magazine, the informal and characterful
store has 10,000sq ft of nooks and
crannies, offering a home to so many of
W4’s arty community.
As well as being an Aladdin’s cave
of antiques, it’s also a happy hunting
ground for interior designers and movie
makers furniture bought at The Old
Cinema featured in the Bond movie
Skyfall… in fact Daniel Craig found
himself handcuffed and strapped to a
vintage industrial chair in one tense
confrontation with the lead
villain after the set designer
pounced on a clutch of
distressed metal seats.
If you keep your
eyes peeled as you
wander around its
odd staircases and
hidden rooms, you
can see the original
gilded dome ceiling
and the proscenium
arch which once
framed the cinema
screen. An ever-changing
inventory means there is always
something new to see, and a lively
online presence means you can do
some initial browsing from
home.
The Old Cinema,
160 Chiswick High
Road, W4 1PR.
Call: 020 8995 4166 or
visit: theoldcinema.co.uk
Open seven days a week (10am-6pm
Monday-Saturday,
noon to 5pm
Sundays).
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March
4 March
Chester Tuffnut,
The Lyric W6
Puppet mole Chester is the
perfect theatrical
entertainment for the under
5s, with two performances of
the mossy critter’s woodland
antics and brushes with snails,
ants and bats at 11am and
1pm. The show lasts just
under an hour. £8.
lyric.co.uk
4 March
Basement, Bush Hall W12
With the Thursday and Friday
nights already sold out, your
only hope of getting a ticket
to see melodic rockers
Basement at Bush Hall is on
the Saturday. Also on the bill,
hardcore Yorkshire band
Higher Power. 7.30pm. £16.
bushhallmusic.co.uk
4-6 March
Elbow, Eventim Apollo W6
The Genesis-influenced
northern rockers Elbow hit
the Apollo for a three-night
run to coincide with the
release of their new album,
Little Fictions. 7pm. From £41.
eventimapollo.com
4 March
Seventeen, The Lyric W6
A cast of veteran actors take to
the Lyric’s main stage for
Matthew Whittet’s tender,
moving show about teenagers’
transition to adulthood. It’s a
device which was successfully
used by Dennis Potter in Blue
Remembered Hills. Mon-Sat
7.30pm (Tues 7pm). From £15
lyric.co.uk
5-21 March
You’re Human Like The
Rest of Them, Finborough
Theatre SW10
A trio of short plays by the
experimental dramatist,
novelist and poet BS Johnson,
whose early death in 1973
robbed Britain of one of its
most creative voices. Carla
Kingham directs. £18
finboroughtheatre.co.uk
8-26 March
Four Thieves’ Vinegar,
Barons Court Theatre W14
Christine Foster’s black
comedy about the black
death, set in the summer of
1665, explores the behaviour
of ordinary people in times of
disaster. At the Curtain’s Up
pub, Comeragh Road. £12
Box office: 020 8932 4747
offwestend.com
11 March
A Real Alien Adventure,
Lyric W6
On an intergalactic adventure
to prove that aliens really do
exist, the investigator of all
things unseen and mysterious,
sets off with her trusty cat
Tibbles to find out if aliens are
friend or foe? Why are they
stealing all the fluffy things?
How you drink tea in space?
Ages 3-9. 11am & 1pm. £8
lyric.co.uk
14 March
Bush, O2 Shepherds
Bush Empire, W12
Bush are back in the Bush.
Alongside songs from their
seventh studio album, Black
and White Rainbows, you can
expect to hear plenty of old
classics. 7pm. £33.18
academymusicgroup.com
16 March
Atari Teenage Riot,
Under the Bridge SW6
Nineties Berlin political techno
legends return with a night of
still angry, still entertaining
cyber punk. 7pm. £20.72
underthebridge.co.uk
18 March
Resonance,
Bhavan Centre W14
A programme of Indian music
dedicated to Ustad Vilayat
Khan, a year after his death.
17 March
Tove Lo
7 March
Mark Eitzel feat Bernard
Butler, Bush Hall W12
From 4 March
Seventeen
at The Lyric
10/11
Mark Eitzel returns with his
new album, Hey Mr Ferryman.
Produced by Bernard Butler
(Suede) this is the only UK
show of them perform the
new songs. Mark will also be
performing classic American
Music Club and solo tracks.
Support from Fenando
Viciconte. 7.30pm. £17
bushhallmusic.co.uk
TOVE LO
Swedish pop star Tove Lo heads to the O2 Shepherds
Bush Empire on March 17 to perform tracks from her
second album, Lady Wood. The Coldplay collaborator
and primal singer with confessional lyrics always puts
on a top show. 7pm. From £23 academymusicgroup.com
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Musicians explore his legacy
via sitar, tabla and voice.
7.30pm. £15
bhavan.net
18 March
The Curious Adventures
of Pinocchio, Lyric W6
Lyngo Theatre are adapting
this epic tale into a unique
retelling where the story leaps
off the page and onto the
stage. Ages 5-11. 11am &
1pm. £8
lyric.co.uk
18 March
Aswad,
Under the Bridge SW6
One of the UK’s most
established reggae acts, Aswad
formed in the mid-70s by
ex-pupils of Holland Park
School... and are still going
strong after such hits as Don’t
Turn Around (which reached
No1) and Shine. 7pm. £28.13
underthebridge.co.uk
18-19 March
Anderson, Rabin &
Wakeman, Eventim
Apollo W6
Heaven knows why they’ve
renamed themselves, because
Yes seemed such a neat
moniker. Jon Anderson, Rick
Wakeman and Trevor Rabin
reform the definitive line-up
of the prog rock band after 27
years. 7pm. From £68
eventimapollo.com
20-21 March
Dave Matthews
& Tim Reynolds,
Eventim Apollo W6
The former Dave Matthews
Band colleagues will be
stripping down each of their
songs to their essence and
telling stories during these
acoustic shows. 6.30pm. £52
eventimapollo.com
23 March
Fortuna POP!, Bush Hall W12
After 20 years indie label
Fortuna POP! is no more. But
the artists it nurtured are far
from finished. Instead, they’re
heading to Uxbridge Road for
a retrospective gig featuring
folk-rock troubadour of Dan
Willson aka Withered Hand,
NYC’s sissy pop act The Ballet,
indie auteur Pete Astor and
the literate indie pop of the
Would-Be-Goods, fronted by
singles, demos and van tours
until the band was signed by
Sub Pop Records released its
first three LPs. 7pm. £31.50
eventim.co.uk
poshly spoken singer/guitarist
Jessica Griffin. 7.30pm. £13.50
bushhallmusic.co.uk
24 March
The Animals,
Under the Bridge SW6
Although only John Steel
survives from the original
line-up, here’s an evening in
the company of the band that
brought the world House of
The Rising Sun on a bill which
includes John Lee Hooker Jr,
singing blues just like his
daddy. 7pm. £22.40
underthebridge.co.uk
25 March
West London Sinfonia,
St Michael and All Angels
Church W4
The West London Sinfonia
returns with an evening of
English classical music as work
by George Butterworth and
William Walton’s esteemed
cello concerto (soloist Corinne
Morris) are performed. The
intriguing highlight is the
music for Vaughan Williams’
ballet – Job: A Masque for
Dancing – which was based
on illustrations by William
Blake. 7.30pm. £14 (concs £12
or £5 child/student).
westlondonsinfonia.org
25 March
Petros Singers, St James’s
Church, Piccadilly W1
The Hammersmith-based
auditioned amateur chamber
choir perform Handel’s
dramatic oratorio, Belshazzar.
It focuses on the desperate
struggle for military and
religious supremacy in the
Persian Gulf – a story as
relevant today as it was 2,500
years ago. An all-star cast is led
by Robert Murray (tenor) as
Belshazzar and Emma Kirkby
(soprano) as Nitocris. 7.30pm.
From £18 – concs available
petrossingers.com
26 March
Bharatanatyam,
Bhavan Centre W14
An evening of movement
presented by Kshetra Dance,
with contributions from the
group’s founder Santosh
Mennon, and his students.
Runs nightly until 14 May.
5.30 and 7.30pm, from £6.
bhavan.net
31 March
Danny Baker: Cradle To
The Stage, O2 Shepherds
Bush Empire W12
7 March
Mark Eitzel
29 March
The Shins,
Eventim Apollo W6
Formed by James Mercer in
Albuquerque, New Mexico in
1996, The Shins cranked out a
few years of self-financed
EAT
FAMOUS
TURKISH
BBQ IS
FINALLY
HERE
Gursel Gurgur
Comedy writer, radio DJ and
sports journalist Danny Baker
takes to the stage on a
nationwide tour of chat and
banter. No two evenings are
the same, promise the
promoters. 6.30pm. £21.37
academymusicgroup.com
Finally! After 20 years, Fulham's
hottest family-owned Turkish
restaurant Best Mangal is
coming to Hammersmith. But
it's not for sitting down, says
owner Gursel Gurgur, it's about
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TIME TO get involved!
If you are looking for an active, local campaigning group look no further.
Here is a selection of sterling local residents’ associations which represent
you – whether it’s your patch, a popular open space or the area’s local
history. As Tim Harrison discovers, new members are always welcome
The Brackenbury Residents’
Association formed in 1999 to foster
community spirit and harness the
enthusiasm of an area gentrified by
estate agents who coined the phrase
Brackenbury Village in the 1990s.
The area is bounded by Glenthorne
Road, Paddenswick and Dalling Roads,
Goldhawk Road and the Hammersmith
& City line. As well as regular meetings,
there are social gatherings and a
discussion forum on the website.
The Cathnor Park Area Action
Group (CPAAG) initially covered
Cathnor Park, but now campaigns
for the interests of residents in most
of Askew ward in Shepherds Bush.
The area is bounded by Askew Road,
Goldhawk Road, Stowe Road and
Uxbridge Road.
The Stamford Brook Residents’
Association holds regular meetings,
has a newsletter and takes a great
interest in the district’s history.
The Friends of Brook Green
came into being in 2010, later
amalgamating with the longerestablished Brook Green Association.
There is a regular emailed newsletter.
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The Friends of Bishops Park
(which was formally opened in 1893)
was inaugurated at the start of the
current millennium to link and inform
those who love the space and want to
preserve it for the enjoyment of future
generations. A well-run website includes
notes about future Fulham fixtures, so
park users can either attend or avoid on matchdays.
The Hammersmith Society
has been going for well over half a
century, presenting awards to the
best new buildings in the area, and
wooden spoons to those deemed
to fall below the standard. Set up
in 1962, it seeks to ‘preserve and
enhance architecture and the urban
environment in Hammersmith’.
Hammersmith and Fulham
Historic Buildings Group was set
up in 1987 to safeguard the history of
the area, and record and celebrate that
history. It has also carried out a valuable
inventory of the area’s sculptures.
HAMRA, the Hammersmith Mall
Residents’ Association, keeps a
close eye on the Mall conservation
area and encourages residents to get
involved with issues affecting the district.
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The Friends of Ravenscourt Park
Walled Garden was set up in 2002
to maintain and restore a neglected
area near the north east corner of
Ravenscourt Park.
The Fulham Society is the
environmental and historical society
for Fulham, set up in 1971 initially to
block a large hotel proposed for the
river frontage near All Saints church.
the Ashchurch Residents
Association is for residents in
or around Ashchurch Park Villas,
Ashchurch Terrace, Ashchurch Grove
and nearby Goldhawk Road.
The Askew Business Network
holds monthly lunches to bring
together the business and residential
communities around Askew Road.
The network, now seven years old, also
has early evening events, including talks.
Old Chiswick Protection Society
has fought to preserve Chiswick’s
ancient heart for half a century. It is a
charitable trust.
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Cathy Maund of
the Hammersmith
Community Gardens
Association
The Friends of Ravenscourt Park
battles to preserve and cherish the 33
acres that form the most visited park in
H&F borough.
The St Peter’s Residents’
Association is centred on the square,
with activities and events such as a
recent community gardening day.
The Polish community is served by
POSK, the Polish Social and Cultural
Association, at 238 King Street, W6.
The West London River Group
unites societies and other community
groups on or near the river, particularly
challenging bulky and inappropriate
developments.
The Friends of Wormholt Park
got together in 2009 to organise events
and work to ensure the park returns to
its former glory.
The Irish Cultural Centre
lists events of special interest to
Hammersmith & Fulham’s large Irish
community as the new headquarters
takes shape on the edge of the gyratory.
The Hammersmith Community
Gardens Association is a charity
which manages gardens in the borough.
Projects include volunteer gardening
sessions, conservation training, health
and well-being projects, playschemes
with craft activities, looking after green
spaces, and environmental education
in local schools.
Volunteers from the
Hammersmith
Community Gardens
Association
The Grove neighbourhood
centre is in the heart of the area
within Paddenswick Road, Ravenscourt
Road, Richford Street, Grove Mews and
Hammersmith Grove… with Goldhawk
Road and King Street forming the north
and south boundaries. Set up in 1973,
its main hall in Bradmore Park Road
can hold 60 people, with an upper hall
capacity of 30. It is well used, and is
available for hire.
Wendell Park
residents join
a Nextdoor party
M
ore than 3,300 residents of
Hammersmith & Fulham and
Chiswick have joined new
online social network Nextdoor.
And in H&F alone, more than 95
per cent of its neighbourhoods in
the borough are now connected
via Nextdoor. Wendell Park is the
largest with almost 350 members.
The impressive number of newly
connected neighbours make H&F
one of the largest Nextdoor community groups in the UK.
The new phone-friendly app
– which was developed as a start-up
firm in Silicon Valley with funding
from early Facebook investors – allows neighbours to plan local events,
discuss safety issues, post things for
sale and much more.
Whether that’s looking for a
plumber, finding a lost dog or
exchanging the latest hot restaurant
tip, the app is a great way to get to
know your neighbours and your
neighbourhood better.
The network jumped in size last
month after Nextdoor took over
similar network Streetlife. It has also
become the tool of choice for
chatty local agencies after H&F
council and its local police and fire
brigade teams joined. But Nextdoor
restricts agencies from seeing any of
the posts from residents.
To sign up go to nextdoor.co.uk
or download the app
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Join the club
1 Brackenbury Residents’ Association
www.brackenburyresidents.co.uk
2 Cathnor Park Area Action Group
www.cpaag.blogspot.co.uk
3 Stamford Brook Residents’ Association
www.stamfordbrookresidentsassociation.org.uk
4 Friends of Brook Green
www.friendsofbrookgreen.org
5 the Friends of Bishops Park
www.friendsofbishopspark.com
6 The Hammersmith Society
www.hammersmithsociety.wordpress.com
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7 Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings
www.hfhbg.org.uk
8 the Hammersmith Mall Residents’ Association
www.hamra.org.uk
9 the Friends of Ravenscourt Park Walled Garden
www.ravenscourtgarden.btck.co.uk
10 The Fulham Society
www.fulhamsociety.org
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11 Ashchurch Residents Association
www.ashchurchra.wordpress.com
12 the Askew Business Network
www.askewbusiness.co.uk
13 Old Chiswick Protection Society
www.ocps.btck.co.uk
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14 the Friends of Ravenscourt Park
www.friendsofravenscourtpark.org.uk
15 the St Peter’s Residents’ Association
www.spraweb.net
16 The West London River Group
www.wlrg.org.uk
17 Hammersmith Community Gardens Association
www.hcga.org.uk
18 Friends of Wormholt Park
www.friendsofwormholtpark.org.uk
19 Irish Cultural Centre
www.irishculturalcentre.co.uk
20 Polish Social and Cultural Association
www.posk.org
21 Grove Neighbourhood Centre
www.groveneighbours.org.uk
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HEALTH
& BODY
View theatre's
£4.3m rebuild
BUSH THEATRE
READY TO OPEN
DOORS ONCE AGAIN
T
he countdown has begun to
the reopening of the Bush
Theatre after a £4.3million
rebuild which has transformed the
Uxbridge Road venue.
After a year-long revamp the arts
centre will burst into life again this
month with a full programme in
the main 180-seat theatre and
the new-look studio. It starts
with a week-long housewarming
celebrating the diversity of
Shepherds Bush.
The major refurbishment was
made possible by £1m of funding
from Hammersmith & Fulham
Council – as well as £2.5m from
Arts Council England and donations
from generous individuals, trusts
and foundations.
If you’d like to have a closer look
at the revamped theatre boasting
a new garden terrace, Shepherds
Bush residents can join tours of the
building on 18, 20 and 22 March.
bushtheatre.co.uk
Green light for
Picturehouse
CINEMA TO CHISWICK
P
lanning permission for a new
cinema in Chiswick High Road
has been approved. Revised
plans submitted by Picturehouse
and Lochstil Ltd give a green light
to the scheme on the site of the old
Ballet Rambert – which have been
under discussion since 2014.
picturehouses.com
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NEW YOGA HOT
Bendiness is not a
prerequisite for Kasia
Poremna’s Flying Yogi
classes. Magda Ibrahim
limbers up for the challenge
A
fter a stressful career
in architecture left her
with a back injury, Kasia
Poremna knew she
needed to make changes
in her life. One yoga class
later and a dream was born – to open a
yoga studio of her very own that would
help other busy Londoners lead a more
balanced life too.
It may have been 12 years in the
making, but the Flying Yogi opened last
summer in Goldhawk Road, Shepherds
Bush, to bring a peaceful retreat to the
bustling area.
“Life is so stressful and people are
overwhelmed,” explains 39-year-old
Kasia, who has trained in different
forms of yoga, including hot Bikram,
power yoga and the more gentle hatha
style in the US, India and the UK.
“Yoga can help to develop an ability
to make your mind more peaceful – and
as yoga is a physical practice, it can be
more approachable than something like
meditation.
“In London, we really need that
control over our mind to make life
less stressful, more peaceful and less
overwhelming,” she points out.
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Kasia Poremna
believes that yoga
can help you
mentally as well
as physically
SPOT FLIES IN
Entering the light and welcoming
studio, a sense of calm is immediately
apparent. As I take off my shoes and am
handed a warming cup of herbal tea,
it’s easy to see how the Flying Yogi can
engender a more relaxed frame of mind.
Kasia – who lives a few moments
away off Askew Road – spent four hectic
months project managing the creation
of the new yoga studio to ensure every
detail met her exacting standards.
The separate men’s and women’s
changing rooms feel more like a luxury
spa hotel, and the spacious yoga
practice room is light and airy, with
room for 20 mats. “It was the toughest
period of my life,” admits Kasia. “But it
has been worth it.”
It may seem like a huge jump to
go from working in architecture and
interior design to becoming a yoga
teacher, but Kasia reveals she ‘never felt
so relaxed’ as when she attended her
first ever yoga class 12 years ago.
“I decided there and then to become
a yoga teacher,” she explains. Three
years ago, Kasia began searching for
suitable premises, and eventually found
the ideal spot in Goldhawk Road. “It
was fairly run down, but we knocked
down walls and completely gutted the
place,” she says.
Having decided to offer ‘warm’
yoga classes, the practice room is fitted
with 12 infrared panels in the ceiling,
which radiate a gentle heat. Classes
take place under the warming panels,
which heat the room from 25C to 30C
– a much lower temperature than the
controversial hot Bikram yoga, which
can be performed in rooms heated to
40C. “I didn’t want the room to be too
hot,” explains Kasia, who is originally
from Poland but moved to the UK 18
years ago. “I wanted something gentle
so the heat is nice and welcoming, not
off-putting.”
As Kasia demonstrates poses
including the camel back bend,
downward facing dog, triangle and
forward bend, the warmth is a definite
boon to flexibility.
But bendiness is not a prerequisite:
the Flying Yogi’s six teachers offer
classes to suit all abilities, from a basic
yoga class, to more dynamic vinyasa
Yoga helps to redress the
balance, and once you have
that power over your mind,
you realise you also have
more control over your time
flow sessions, and even a 45-minute
lunchtime fix for those who fancy
limbering up during their lunch break.
Men, women, old, young, all are
welcome at the studio, emphasises
Kasia, adding ‘we want to create a real
sense of community here’.
Mum and baby yoga is on Sundays
at 2pm, while pregnancy yoga is now
offered on Saturdays.
“We want to provide options for
people,” she says. “Lots of people like
traditional styles, something gentle and
relaxing, while others want something
more challenging. Our approach is to
get to know people and what poses will
be right for them, so the sequence may
be slightly different each time.”
The relaxing and rejuvenating
aspects of yoga are high on the agenda
at the Flying Yogi, with candlelit
evening sessions a regular Friday night
fixture to end a busy working week.
Meanwhile, more unusual workshops
include the intriguingly named gong
bath – which is a musical experience
said to bathe the body in well-being
and inspire inner peace.
Ultimately, Kasia’s goal is to reduce
stress, in the same way that she feels
yoga has helped her. “It’s kind of saved
my life,” she reveals. “Once you are in
a cycle of stress it can be hard to step
back. Yoga helps to redress the balance,
and once you have that power over
your mind, you realise you also have
more control over your time.”
theflyingyogi.co.uk
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Your essential
guide to local
partners for
your home
The hours spent searching for the right
property have finally paid off. It’s in your
sights – but what to do next? Our experts
will help pave the way – and protect your
wallet from any unforeseen surprises
ACOUNTANT>>
Paul Watson
Director - Passman Leonard
[email protected]
Tel: 07834 323400
Crown House
72 Hammersmith Road, W14 8TH
Tel: 01895 434 515
www.passmanleonard.co.uk
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andlords are under
the cosh. The increase
in stamp duty, loss
of the wear and tear
allowance, and the cut
in mortgage interest tax
relief has hit hard. And
there are still choppy waters ahead, says
accountant Paul Watson.
HMRC is axing the dreaded
annual tax return in favour of a
new, fully digital system. Should
landlords welcome the change?
From April 2018, they will be required
to submit quarterly returns, paying
tax as they go, plus a final fifth return
for any mopping up adjustments. This
means the taxman receives tax sooner
and has more evidence for enquiries
– and landlords have less ability for
retrospective tax planning.
How will the new system work
and what will the taxman be
looking for?
It will trawl through databases like the
Land Registry and the DVLA, allowing
the HMRC to check if landlords
have declared rental income and
disposals, profiling their lifestyle to see
if it matches their income level. For
instance, if you buy a sports car, the
system could raise a flag if it deems you
couldn’t afford it based on the income
you’ve declared. The HMRC will also
have direct access to be able to review
your bank accounts.
What do landlords need to
do now?
It is important to understand that in
this new digital world they need to
ensure their records and declarations
are accurate and up-to-date. We can
protect them in these turbulent times.
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SOLICITOR>>
FINANCIAL ADVISER>>
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Ria Daroowala
Solicitor - Owen White & Catlin
[email protected]
Tel: 020 8987 1415
181 Chiswick High Road, W4 2DR
Tel: 020 8987 1400
www.owenwhitecatlin.co.uk
he sleepness
nights, the worry,
the tension – the
excitement. No you’re not
having a new baby, you’re
in the process of buying
a home. The biggest
transaction most people make in their
lives is fraught with anxiety. Solicitor
Ria Daroowala, helps reduce the stress.
What is the most frequently asked
question from homebuyers?
‘When are we going to exchange?’
Some people think it can all be done
in two weeks. I often tell my clients it’s
like a tennis match: we make enquiries,
we get the replies to our enquiries, we
go back with further enquiries… until
we are satisfied from a legal perspective
and our clients are happy too.
“they have an automatic right to
have their lease extended after
two years by 90 years”
How long does it usually take to
complete?
A freehold property where everything
is straightforward? Usually four to six
weeks. But, if there has been an extension
built, for instance, we will need to make
sure it has been put up lawfully. If it
hasn’t, it would be a problem when our
client wants to resell later on.
Do you have any advice for
leaseholders?
Some don’t know they have an
automatic right to have their lease
extended after two years by 90 years
– this is in addition to the remaining
term - and also for their ground rent to
be reduced to a peppercorn rent.
James Muncaster
Operations Manager
- Capricorn Financial Consultancy
[email protected]
Tel: 020 8834 1494
26-28 Hammersmith Grove, W6 7BA
Tel: 020 8834 1005
www.capricornfinancial.co.uk
here are many
misconceptions
surrounding the
ability of would-behomeowners to get a
mortgage, says broker
James Muncaster, and
one size definitely does
not fit all.
It’s really difficult to get a
mortgage these days, isn’t it?
Not really. All banks will carry out an
affordability assessment on each client.
The common myth is that a bank will
look at every transaction you have
made and interrogate you about your
spending. We, as brokers, know what
the banks are looking for and can save
you time and stress. Banks can lend up
to five times your income and in some
cases more.
Being self-employed is a big nono, surely?
Not true. Banks are very happy to lend
to self-employed clients; it just comes
down to how much you pay yourself.
They will look at salary, dividend,
retained profit, net profit, director’s
loans, etc. Also, if you are recently self
employed, some banks will use as little
as one year’s accounts.
Is it harder to get a buy-to-let
mortgage?
Yes. However, there are ways that you
can improve this. Some banks will
look at surplus income to cover rental
shortfall (top slicing), and, if you
apply for a five-year, fixed rate
mortgage, the rental tests are easier.
Or you could set up a limited
company for the property.
Surveyor>>
John O’Neill
Chartered Surveyor - O'Neill Surveyors
[email protected]
Tel: 07495 620 550 (direct)
5 Welsby Court
Eaton Rise, W5 2EX
Tel: 020 8998 0481
www.oneillsurveyors.co.uk
Y
ou’re over the
moon, you’ve
found your dream
home. Now is the time
to ensure it doesn’t end
up becoming a money pit,
says surveyor John O’Neill.
Why should people have a survey
done on a property before they
buy it?
There is no legal requirement for a
survey, but around one in four people
does commission a comprehensive
report such as a Building Survey. It will
provide the buyer with an in-depth
analysis of the property's condition and
includes advice on defects, repairs and
maintenance options.
What should people look for in a
surveyor?
A good RICS building surveyor is like a
detective, researching and questioning
the key issues, until satisfied they’re in
a position to provide rounded practical
advice, which meets the purchaser’s needs.
“A GOOD RICS BUILDING SURVEYOR IS
LIKE A DETECTIVE, RESEARCHING AND
QUESTIONING THE KEY ISSUES”
Have you ever advised a homebuyer
not to go ahead with the deal?
There have been circumstances where
I have advised a client not to buy,
including recently where a property had
a substandard loft conversion and side
extension.
What are the biggest issues you
find with buildings in the area?
Structural movement and Japanese
knotweed are two of the biggest
problems.
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THE FINE
PRINT
Lord Dubs discusses
child refugees
THE UPPER ROOM
LORD DUBS' FIGHT
FOR CHILD REFUGEES
T
he popular lecture series at
The Upper Room charity in
Shepherds Bush returns with a
speech by child refugee-champion
Lord Alf Dubs.
Recently recognised by the British Humanist Association, he will
discuss what has happened to the
unaccompanied child refugees in
Europe on March 30.
A former director of the Refugee Council, Lord Dubs last year
proposed an amendment to the
Immigration Bill which would have
compelled the government to relocate 3,000 unaccompanied refugee
children from other countries in
Europe. The Dubs amendment, as
it became known, was rejected by
Parliament.
The series continues on April 26
as Lord David Willetts asks if the
baby boomers let their children
down. The former Minister for
Universities and Science has written
a book, titled The Pinch, arguing
baby boomers have benefited disproportionately at the expense of
later generations.
theupperroom.org.uk
FRIEND OR HEATHROW
Y
ou have only a few more days
to share your views with the
Government about a third
runway at Heathrow ariport. The
consultation roadshow arrives at
Hammersmith Town Hall on March
6 and has already met opposition
from many councils worried about
more noise, trafffic and pollution.
gov.uk/dft/heathrow-airport-expansion
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RULES OF THE
A new licensing system
aims to protect landlords
from badly behaved
tenants, and renters
from poorly performing
landlords. But how will
it work in practice?
Tim Harrison finds out
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andlords and tenants will see a
change this summer as a new
set of standards and licences is
introduced in Hammersmith
& Fulham. They are designed
to shield renters from
unscrupulous landlords and raise the
quality of properties for rent.
Two different categories of licence
come into force from June 5, with
landlords required to apply for either
a selective or an additional licence,
and comply with a new package of
minimum standards.
As a third of all H&F residents are
renters, the new measures will affect
thousands of people… in a positive way,
insists the council’s Head of Residential
Environmental Health, Richard Buckley.
“It means that in this borough, any
house in multiple occupation – where
three or more households share a
bathroom, kitchen or toilet with other
tenants – will have to have a licence,”
he says.
Licences will last for five years
and landlords will have to pay the
equivalent of £108 a year, which is
tax-deductable and covers admin and
inspection costs. The council makes no
profit from the fee.
There are discounts for landlords
who belong to recognised bodies and
who sign up to a new landlord’s charter.
When the application is made, the
property will have an initial inspection,
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In all, 18,000 leaflets were distributed
to properties, while registered letting
agents and landlords were also notified.
Two types of licence come into force
in July, selective and additional.
Selective licences apply to shared
flats in more than 100 named
streets in Hammersmith & Fulham
where antisocial behaviour, noise,
overcrowding, litter or the dumping
of rubbish on non-collection days has
proved to be a problem in the past.
Selective licences apply to all rented
properties.
Each licence – which are physical
documents – will cost the landlord
It is great news for the huge
number of local renters who
have more protection and
can expect higher standards
A new licensing
system for landlords
is designed to improve
conditions for tenants
GAME CHANGE
including such things as fire doors,
then there is a detailed follow-up full
inspection during the five-year term.
The new set of standards was agreed
by H&F Council in December last year
in an effort to reduce the thousands
of complaints received each year;
mainly about mould, damp, fire safety,
excessive cold and rubbish being put
out on the wrong day.
By addressing these issues, the new
landlords’ charter aims to raise the
overall standard of rental properties in
the borough.
The council believes that landlords
who hold a licence will be in a better
WHAT OTHER COUNCILS CHARGE:
Ealing £1,100 + £30 per habitable room.
Selective licence flat rate £500. Discount of
£75 for members of LLAS/professional body.
Hounslow Both selective and mandatory
licences are £1,069.36 with £75 discount
for members of LLAS/professional body.
position to attract good tenants, and
that renters will feel more confident
about security of tenancies, property
standards and fair treatment on
deposits.
John Horton, founder of Horton
and Garton, says: “I firmly support the
council’s efforts to raise the standards
for all landlords across the borough.
“It’s important landlords understand
their responsibilities – and thankfully
the majority are extremely responsible.
“It’s also great news for the huge
number of local renters who now
have more protection
and can expect higher
standards from landlords.”
A new social lettings
agency will also be set up,
putting would-be renters
in touch with the best
local landlords.
Last summer, a 12-week
consultation exercise saw a
majority in favour of the new
measures.
a total of £540 over five years. Every
council in London is introducing new
rules, but many are charging double
the fee being levied on landlords by
the Labour-run H&F Council.
There are still grey areas. The issue
of flats and houses which use Airbnb to
rent rooms to visitors for short spells is
currently under the radar.
However, as the vast majority of
H&F tenants are long-term this is not
considered a major problem.
The council is trying to strike a
balance between improving standards
in the rental sector in one go (rather
than by regular tweaks) while not
risking increasing homelessness.
It believes that the new licences will
create a level playing field for landlords,
with no shortcuts being taken, or blind
eyes being turned to sub-letting.
If landlords do not comply with the
new system after July, enforcement
action will be taken, ultimately
resulting in prosecution.
All predictions suggest that the
proportion of people renting in H&F
will continue to rise in years to come.
As long as
landlords have
applied for licence
registration by 5 July
they will be deemed to
be compliant with the
new regulations.
Any updates, changes
or alterations to the
timetable of licence
introduction will be
announced on the housing
department pages on H&F
Council’s website.
For more details: wbhf.gov.uk/
improvingprivaterenting
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LOOKING
BACK
RAVENSCOURT PARK
T
he estate of Pallenswick,
which was part of the manor
of Fulham, is recorded in
documents from the 13th
century onwards. It lay in
open countryside between
the present Goldhawk Road and King
Street. The estate included a large house
in extensive grounds with a moat, fed
by the Stamford Brook.
One of the most well-known tenants
of the Pallenswick estate was the
infamous Alice Perrers, the mistress of
the elderly King Edward III.
Alice held the estate in the mid1370s, but she had powerful enemies.
She was eventually stripped of her
properties by Parliament.
Later owners included prominent
City merchants, lawyers or officers of
state. In 1746, Pallenswick was bought
by Thomas Corbett, Secretary to the
Admiralty.
He made improvements and largely
rebuilt the house, which acquired the
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H A MM E R S M I T H
name of Ravenscourt, derived from the
raven featured on his coat-of-arms.
In 1812, Ravenscourt House and 60
acres surrounding it were sold to George
Scott for £15,000.
Scott came from a wealthy family
who owned property in central London,
as well as brickfields in Hammersmith.
He encouraged development by
allowing the building of houses within
the estate park and in the area of
St Peter’s Square.
Scott kept a close eye on the style
of building by putting terms and
conditions for the builders into
the leases. He also insisted that the
tenants take out fire insurance, even
threatening to evict one woman who
failed to do this.
In St Peter’s Square, he restricted the
number of leases to tradesmen and
excluded noxious trades.
Scott was on the management
committee for the building of the
first Hammersmith Bridge in 1827,
contributed to the extension of the
Congregational Church, and also
gave land for the building of St Peter’s
Church and schools. His influence on
the appearance and character of this
part of Hammersmith was considerable.
George Scott died in 1859 and, after
one further change of ownership,
Ravenscourt House and 30 acres of
parkland were sold to the Metropolitan
Board of Works, which opened the park
to the public in May 1888.
In 1933, memorial gates to Sir
William Bull, MP for Hammersmith
between 1900 and 1929, were unveiled
at the southern end of the park.
The house meanwhile was opened as
Hammersmith’s first public library in
March 1890.
Its end came when on 21 January
1941 the building was damaged so
severely by incendiary bombs that
it had to be demolished. The stables
survived and are now used as a tea
room.
176 King Street
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Sovereign court, W6
£1,675,000 lh St Mary’s court, W6
Interior designed new development • 1,320 Sq’ - 122.72 SqM
Three bedrooms - Two bathrooms • Two roof terraces
EPC rating B • Hammersmith Broadway
cobbold road, W12
£460,000 lh oaklands Grove, W12
Victorian conversion garden flat • 482 Sq’ 44.8 SqM
Large cellar basement • Potential to extend
EPC rating E • Wendell Park
Brackenbury Gardens, W6
£400 per week
Two double bedrooms • 712 Sq’ - 66.15 SqM
Maisonette with private garden • Own entrance
EPC rating B • Shepherds Bush
£520,000 s of fh kings court, king Street, W6
Victorian conversion • 566 Sq’ - 52.6 SqM
Large bay fronted reception • Modern fitted kitchen and bathroom
EPC rating C • Brackenbury Village
£360 per week
Church conversion apartment • One double bedroom
Original features • Private allocated parking
EPC rating F • Stamford Brook
£330 per week
One bedroom apartment • 438 Sq’ - 40.7 SqM
Reception room • Fitted kitchen - Modern bathroom
EPC rating C • Ravenscourt Park
Banim Street, W6
£1,050,000 fh rusthall avenue, W4
£1,550,000 fh
ashchurch Grove, W12
£1,925,000 fh Studland Street, W6
£1,000,000 fh
Victorian character cottage • 1,046 Sq’ - 97.2 SqM
Three bedrooms - Two bathrooms • Double reception
EPC rating E • Brackenbury Village
Period family house • 2,183 Sq’ - 202 SqM
Four bedrooms - Three bathrooms • Superbly presented
EPC rating D • Ravenscourt Park
Semi-detached Edwardian house • 2,070 Sq’ - 192.3 SqM
Large kitchen/breakfast room • Five bedrooms - Two bathrooms
EPC rating E • Bedford Park
Victorian family house • 1,121 Sq’ - 104.14 SqM
Fashionably un-modernised • Development potential
EPC rating D • Ravenscourt Park
Sales>> 2017 PREDICTIONS
D
Martin Clements
Sales Manager
martin@
hortonandgarton.co.uk
020 8819 0510
espite turbulent periods during 2016,
I am pleased to report that the market,
following some minor price corrections
feels more settled.
There is a feeling that confidence is flowing
back into the veins of prospective buyers. The
lure of excellent schools along with highly
convenient transport options continues to
provide demand for our clients.
As we approach the typically vibrant spring
market, buyer registrations are increasing.
There does remain a shortage of accurately
priced homes for sale and this was apparent
during sealed-bids of house we’ve just agreed
in Brackenbury Village with the offering
parties reaching double figures.
The year ahead should remain positive but
sensible values are imperative to achieve the
best results. With financial markets stable and
interest rates low, competitive mortgage rates
remain available to encourage transactions.
There will be highs and lows in any market,
however local house price growth over the last
decade underlines that buying in the area not
only represents a sound investment, but that
we've also chosen an attractive place to live.
Black lion lane, W6
£895 per week Glebe Street, W4
£395 per week
St Peters Grove, W6
£550 per week ravensmede Way, W4
£325 per week
Georgian townhouse • 1,329 Sq’ - 123 SqM
Three bedrooms - Two bathrooms • Private west facing garden
EPC rating D • St Peter’s Conservation Area
Victorian terrace house • 893 Sq’ - 83 SqM
Three bedrooms - Two bathrooms • Furnished/Unfurnished
EPC rating D • St Peter’s Conservation Area
One double bedroom • 619 Sq’ - 57.51 SqM
Newly refurbished • Private garden
EPC rating D • Glebe Estate
A stylish one bedroom apartment • 416 Sq’ - 38.7 SqM
Open plan living • Private parking
EPC rating C • Chiswick High Road
lettingS>> 2017 PREDICTIONS
I
Ashley Clements
Lettings Manager
ashley@
hortonandgarton.co.uk
020 8819 0511
t has been a very busy start to the year. The
phones have been ringing non-stop with the
demand for properties up on last year. All the
signs are positive for a busy and productive
spring, and landlords can continue to reap the
rewards with the right advice and support.
More than ever, landlords need to ensure
they are getting the best value for money from
their agency fees. Much of this value now
goes beyond simply introducing a tenant and
a basic contract package. Rather, it is about
setting up a tenancy correctly and providing
the ongoing support. If you are a landlord,
make sure you are getting this additional value
and personal service beyond just the offerings
of many traditional or corporate-structured
agents. This is still a price-sensitive market.
Properties must be presented in the best
condition possible and priced accurately.
Get this wrong and it is easy to have your
flat or house overlooked.
We are also keeping abreast of the council’s
new licensing system for landlords and renters
alike. To offer clients the best advice we’ve
already met with the local authority to ensure
we are fully briefed on the changes.
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pop it in with your clean and dry recycling.
To get more tickets visit
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