Houses and flats to rent in Chelsea

Chelsea Office hours

Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 6.30pm
Saturdays: 10.00am - 4.00pm

(Out of office hours appointments are available by prior arrangement)

Chelsea lettings agency

We, at Martin & Co Chelsea, have been running successfully since 2003 to become one of the leading letting agents in London. We specialise in lettings in Chelsea, Battersea and the surrounding areas (postcodes covered by this area include SW1, SW3, SW5, SW6, SW10, W8, and W14.

 

We are members of The Chamber of Commerce, ARLA (The Association of Residential Lettings Agents), and The Cremorne Residents Association and are known to specialise in corporate lettings and property management. We offer professional photos and brochures of your property to help attract the highest quality of tenant.

 

Martin & Co are very proud to be able to offer short lets during the sporting events next summer in London. We have all the necessary legislation and expertise to provide solutions for London landlords, and visitors alike, to get the most out of the summer period. We can advise on all aspects of the process for those who might be unfamiliar with the procedure. These include: tailored short-term letting tenancy agreements, inventory reports, gas safety certificates, furniture advice and professional cleaning.

 

Our office is located at World’s End Studios at 132 -134 Lots Road, Chelsea, SW10 0RJ, at the end of the Kings Road. Our nearest transport links are Imperial Wharf overground station and Fulham Broadway tube. For more information on letting your property, or for enquiries on properties to rent in the area, email or call us on 020 73497117 today. 

The Chelsea team

Michael van de Vyver is our Director and has been in the industry for 8 years & having lived in the area for most of his life knows his area & clientele exceptionally well.

 

Andy Sewell is our Senior Negotiator, he’s been in the property business for over 6 years & has vast experience in sales & lettings within Kensington & Chelsea.

 

Chris Cooke is our Lettings Negotiator with Martin & Co connections. Chris’s brother runs the Bournemouth Office so has a monthly competition with his brother on lettings! Chris normally wins.

 

Rita Bil is the Property Manager. She organises smooth running of the management team through organised systems & great people skills.

 

Matthew Cook is our Assistant Property Manager who previously worked with Savills & WA Ellis. His wealth of property experience proves invaluable daily.

 

Lauren Smith is new to the company as of February 2012 & works in our Property Managment Department. Her organisational skills & ability help our landlords & tenants are second to none so everyone is delighted to have her onboard.

Elena Mak is our Marketing Manager & organises the team who advertising everything for the office . Without her fanatical attention to detail the office would struggle to compete in the competitive London market.

 

Pete du Pon is our assistant marketeer charged with creating new business.

 

George Christo is our Finance Director. George runs the accounts department & his team is vital to our long standing client relationships & business as a whole.

 

Live and rent in Chelsea

Did you know...about London?

 

London continues to be one of the most diverse and fascinating cities on the planet. Steeped in history and at the forefront of business, fashion and the arts, it is no surprise that property is here is highly sought after. To impress your friends, colleagues and dinner party guests here are some interesting facts about the city in which we live.

 

75% of Fortune 500 companies have a London office.

 

The total of London’s annual economic out put came to £249.1BN in 2010.

 

London is home to more than 480 overseas banks, more than any other city in the world. There are more Japanese banks than in Tokyo and more US banks than in New York. More than half of the businesses in the FTSE 100 and over a fifth of Europe’s Largest 500 companies have their headquarters here.

 

London’s population has grown every year since 1998 and stood at 7.83M at the end of 2010. The upward trend is expected to continue until 2031.

 

There were 14.7M international visitors in 2010, which is a 3.5% increase on the year before.

 

London boasts the oldest public museum in the world. The British Museum was founded in 1753.

 

London has 31 Michelin star restaurants and 300 languages are spoken here.

 

London’s weather isn’t a bad as you think! Did you know that Rome, Lisbon, Paris and New York all receive more rainfall than London does now? It only receives slightly more rain than Jerusalem, which is classified as a desert city.

 

 

Chelsea is considered a super prime area of London and is without question one of the premier locations to live in the capital. Chelsea postcodes are SW1, SW3 & SW10. It contains the second most expensive street in the UK, The Boltons, where average house prices cost £13, 318, 369.

 

Located within the RBKC, the area runs directly onto the River Thames & has excellent transport links thanks to the efficient bus network & tube stations such as Earls Court, South Kensington & Sloane Square. Chelsea is notorious for the ever fashionable Kings Road, leading hospitals, successful football team Chelsea FC and numerous shops, restaurants & harbour.

 

Everything from large Georgian houses, imposing Victorian homes in garden squares and red-brick mansion flats to small flat-fronted early Victorian houses, developments of 19th century philanthropic social housing, 1920s houses and sprawling 1960s tower blocks can be found in the area (Evening Standard). Properties range in price from studios (typically starting from £220pw), period conversion one & two bedroom apartments (from £350-£650pw & £500-£1500pw respectively), two bedroom houses (£600-£950pw) three bedroom properties (£600-£1950pw) to grand family homes (anything from £3000 up to £15000pw).

 

Chelsea has several diverse areas within its relatively small territory. Sloane Square is a popular area thanks to proximity to Knightsbridge as well as Old Chelsea & the Embankment, the SW10 postcode generally offers better value heading towards Fulham & Earls Court. Chelsea is almost entirely protected as a conservation area with some wonderful listed buildings & architecture that provides such stunning architecture & heritage.

 

65% of our tenants are corporate tenants working in the city, often in the banking and finance industry. We also have strong relationships with oils, gas and pharmaceutical companies as well as Embassies who all provide excellent tenants for our landlords on a long term rental basis.

 

75% of the property we let comes fully furnished to a high standard, there is no difference in the rental value when furnished versus unfurnished although the property is likely to let much quicker.

 

To assist with this we provide a furnished & interior design packages – www.furniturebymartinco.co.uk

 

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