Putting much-needed, decent, affordable roofs over people’s heads is a way of life for us at Abel Living. And through our hugely successful Guaranteed Rent for Landlords scheme, we’re working closely and building relationships with local councils and housing associations throughout Central and Greater London – and increasingly nationwide. We take on properties in any condition, and bring them up to scratch so that someone can call them home. So why not talk to the Abel Living team for an initial assessment and valuation?
The Thames-side heart of the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham sits 15 kilometres East of Charing Cross, the point where the East End merges with the Essex heartlands.
This renewed and redeveloped former industrial area on the south banks of the Thames has a whole lot more going for it than Battersea Power Station (now the Tate Modern) and the celebrated Battersea Dogs’ Home.
Famously known as the ‘Gateway to the South’, this lively and diverse town in the London Borough of Wandsworth is increasingly popular for its buzzy nightlife and wealth of green open spaces, since it’s situated between no less than four commons!
Sitting prettily on London’s leafy northern fringes, Barnet is a London Borough and a town too, formerly part of Middlesex and Hertfordshire on the Watling Street ancient Roman Road.
An exciting mix of the best of old and new, where age-old wharfs, docklands and reinvented and restored railway arches rub along with art galleries, cool cafés and happening nightlife in the vibrant heart and soul of SE1.
Bethnal Green typifies the resurgence in recent years of London’s traditional East End, where centuries-old pubs and traditional ‘greasy spoons’ blend happily with the trendy bars and eateries of Paradise Row and the funky shops and flower market on Columbia Road.
The epitome of the ‘global village’, Brixton positively bristles with life, oozing predominantly Afro-Caribbean culture as street food stalls, vintage clothes shops and fresh food markets jostle with a host of hip bars, clubs, and live music venues.
Originally best known as a business district at the heart of the docklands development, Canary Wharf has evolved into a happening hub with more than 300 shops, bars, and restaurants, which make it a real pleasure, for business or leisure.
Another great example of the transformation of London’s docklands, Canning Town boasts a range of new residential developments alongside an exciting mix of shops, eateries, smart new hotels and restaurants at the Royal Victoria Dock, and a host of events at the Excel centre.
Increasingly popular for property prices more affordable than most London areas, Catford has all the friendliness and intimacy of a small town along with the buzz of being part of the capital city.
Once seen as another ordinary London suburb, Clapham really has come up in the world in recent years – and it’s now renowned as a rather affluent, largely residential area with a vibrant leisure and nightlife scene centred on the bustling High Street.
For a cosy village feel in the heart of South-East London, look no further than Dulwich with its chic boutiques, some of South London’s very best restaurants and the idyllic Dulwich park with its winter garden and boating lake.
Dalston is arguably the spiritual home of East London’s hipsters with its vibrant, diverse cultural scene packed with happening bars and clubs, cutting edge live music at the Shacklewell Arms, jazz at the Vortex, Avant Garde drama at the Arcola Theatre and a wealth of global cuisine along the famous Kingsland Road.
Pleasantly suburban, with its northern borders marked by attractive, hilly woodlands where it meets rural Hertfordshire, Edgware’s only nine miles from the West End yet offers a gentler pace and a quieter lifestyle with ample local shopping and amenities.
With its station on the King Cross mainline to the North, Finsbury Park is a major transport hub – and also a thriving multicultural centre in its own right, packed with pubs and eateries, the eponymous park with its boating lake and summer music festivals, and Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium.
With its celebrated rambling heath and swimming ponds, panoramic views of the whole city from Parliament Hill and the genteel Georgian elegance of Hampstead Village, Hampstead is stylish and affluent, up-market and up the hill, yet only four miles from Charing Cross.
The London Borough of Newham comprises the old boroughs of West Ham and East Ham and these days it’s probably best known as home to most of the Olympic Park, including the London Stadium – now home to West Ham F.C.
Just 12 minutes from London Bridge by train, up-and-coming Lewisham’s surprisingly green and leafy, with wide open spaces, thriving foodie and craft beer scenes, and simply tons of big brand shops alongside a bustling street market.
This might be the old ‘Cockney’ East End, but there’s so much more to dynamic and diverse Tower Hamlets: it’s bordered by canals, with plenty of green spaces such as Victoria Park and right next to the Olympic Park to the East and vibrant Shoreditch to the West.
We work closely with local authorities and housing associations across London and the UK.
We take take on your properties in any condition. If it’s pretty run-down we can repair, renovate and generally make it good as new, ready for someone to make their home.
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