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Feature: Kensington Mansion £85million - 20/07/01

A house on Kensington Park Gardens (Millionaire's Row to locals) is on the market for £85million, making it the most expensive house ever put on the market in Britain and probably the world.
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Network Feature: Women Lead the Property Race - 04/04/01

A woman's place is in the home - with her name on the title deeds. That's the conclusion of a survey which shows a new generation of women homeowners blazing a new millennium property trail.
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Network Feature: Safe and Sound ? - 04/04/01

You shut the front door on the world and feel safe in your own home - but your confidence could be misplaced, according to a new study.Shocking accident statistics reveal more people are killed in the home every week than die in road accidents.
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Network Feature: Traumatised Flatmates Avoid Each Other - 04/04/01

Your kids are usually happy when they live at home - but are they heading towards a nightmare when they share a flat for the first time? Nearly a quarter of young flatmates are so traumatised by their house-sharing experiences that they go out of their way to avoid ex-flatmates, according to a new survey.
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Property Guide to Kensington and Holland Park

Kensington and Holland Park is well served by transport to central London by bus or tube. There are also some of best local parks in London including Holland Park and Kensington Gardens which each contain a huge variety of amenities including lots of children's play areas, tearooms and sports activities.

The streets of Kensington and Holland Park are contain pretty white three and four storey terraces, mainly unconverted, some streets of red brick Queen Anne terraces. Mansion blocks and luxury apartments in and around Kensington High Street. Further up around Holland Park there are some massive Victorian houses, now mostly converted into flats and some attractive terraces up around Campden Hill Square. Family houses in roads around Addison Avenue.

The area isn't as hip as neighbouring Notting Hill so is less well served by restaurants and bars, however this means that the area is comparatively safe for London with many families living in the area. The area attracts wealthy British and internationals and wealthy families seeking a city centre location with green space nearby.

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House Prices - 01/01
Average Prices from No of Sales

Detached £1,930,838 17
Semi-detached £630,803 14
Terraced £1,410,338 205
Flat £374,634 1,088
All £557,686 1,324
Figures January to March 2000

Source: Land Registry

 

Council Tax Bands

Council Tax Band
Property Value Charge

A up to £40,000 £410.04
B £40,001-£52,000 £478.37
C £52,001-£68,000 £546.72
D £68,001-£88,000 £615.05
E £88,001-£120,000 £751.73
F £120,001-£160,000 £888.40
G £160,001-£320,000 £1025.09
H over £320,000 £1230.10

Figures 00/01

 

Royal Borough of K&C Housing Services Help, Advice and Information

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Homes & Property
Traumatised Flatmates Avoid Each Other - 04/04/01

Safe and Sound ? - 04/04/01

Women Lead the Property Race - 04/04/01

Kensington House for sale - only £65million - 04/03/01

Bankers Sense Boom In Mortgage Market - 21/03/01

City Bonuses Fuel K&C; Property Boom - 01/03/01

Arrange more space in your home - 27/02/01

House Price Divide Grows - 08/02/01