Room to rent

West Kensington, London W14

Property Reference: 1081127.

1 double bedroom in a shared flat (Room only in a Shared flat; rent-a-room scheme in landlord's private residence)

Short let Room only in a shared 2 bedroom apartment Rent-a-room scheme Fully furnished West Kensington W14 only for 3 months of July-August-September 2025 Truly rarely available Available immediately

**Outstanding value: As much as it can be currently foreseen, apartment mostly to yourself for 3 months of July-August-September 2025 (though circumstances may change without notice & without any rent adjustment granted).**

Principal double bedroom to rent in shared stunning 2 bedroom high-end fully furnished apartment within a lovely Victorian townhouse with a male landlord.

London living beautifully curated & elevated.

A life well lived. Boutique co-living in the heart of quiet Victorian West Kensington W14 enclave.

Hey you're home <3

If home for you is not only a place but mainly a feeling, you have arrived.

Welcome home, you'll enjoy that “i'm home" everyday comfort feeling with this unique grand Kensington apartment with quintessential Victorian white stucco-fronted curb appeal.

Own London from here. Where quiet luxury meets legacy.

One of one. Five-star. First-class. High-spec. Smart tech. Green. Characterful. Flooded with sunshine, light-filled living. Abundant with quiet luxury & stealth wealth. Lovingly curated with stunning artwork, vinyl records, books, family heirlooms & future antiques.

In this wow factor truly stunning 2-bed, dual aspect, boutique grand Kensington balcony apartment with strong aesthetic emphasis, steeped in heritage, in the heart of West Kensington.

An exclusive VIP star home nest for a star Single occupant preferred within the landlord's private residence.

Live dreaming or dream living?

Live your best life in this beauty in Kensington.

Gor-geous. Dream. Big ceilings. Old town vibes. The light. The windows. The balcony. Let it be light. Light up your life & spirit. A sun-kissed south facing deluxe residence with a private south facing balcony.

A graceful Kensington apartment imbued with warmth & colour five-star exclusive Victorian luxury VIP restorative home. Stir the soul & quiet the mind. Wander & wonder.

Your five-star sanctuary from the city. A calm home & refuge from busy London life, if your home is an extension of your energy field.

Embrace quintessential Londoner metropolitan eclecticism in your comforting sacred space now. Where time is savoured not spent.

You have earned it. Feel this new home wrapping its arms around you. And giving love back.

Key features:

• Room only in shared stunning 2 bedroom apartment with male landlord.
• Prime living in London: Elegant, comparatively rare and quintessentially London.
• Private south-facing sunlit balcony with sun loungers.
• Oak wood is paired with wet concrete-looking tiled floors, Italian marble & porcelain & bespoke white lacquered cabinetry, which combine to create a crisp, zen-like & warm ambiance throughout. Plethora of natural light with 3-metre-high floor-to-ceiling windows.
• Underfloor heating; each room is individually thermostatically controlled & programmed.
• Interior designed & tastefully furnished.
• Exclusivity.
• Quiet luxury.
• 150Mb full optical fibre wireless broadband internet.
• Dealing directly with the landlord.
• No agent & no agent fees.
• Smoke-free & shoe-free home.

Benefiting from:

• A zen split-level principal bedroom with a John Lewis king size anti-allergen spring pocket mattress on a luxurious solid oak Japanese tatami mat platform bed & ample built-in bespoke wardrobes.
• Private sun-drenched south-facing balustraded balcony, inclusive of private patch of artificial grass, to make the most of long summery days & warm nights, providing a serene al fresco oasis in the heart of the city.
• A sunlit spacious & convivial bay-fronted stunning open-plan living room/dining with fully-equipped open kitchen, bathed in light, with access through French doors to the south-facing balcony overlooking the quiet residential street; you will love how the light streams into your new home making your day.
• Stunning vast oversized 3-metre-high floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing sunlight to seep into the interior & soaring ceilings amplifying the south-facing natural light & space.
• Bespoke double-glazed a-rated timber-framed sash windows throughout for keeping the warmth in during winter & your cool during summer.
• Customised wide long oak plank wooden floors throughout.
• First-class ultra modern smart home technological functionality from smart TVs, soundbars, turntable, video doorbells, security cameras, led lights, & heating controls, to temperature, humidity, noise & occupancy sensors.
• First-class luxury bespoke interior plantation shutters throughout, for balancing light, temperature, glare, privacy security & heat loss reduction by up to 64%, acting as an extra insulation barrier.
• First-class bespoke underfloor heating throughout.
• First-class smart thermostats throughout, allowing you to benefit from zoned heating offering multi-room control, letting you heat different parts of your home independently; so you can set different temperatures in different rooms, and separate heating schedules for each room, for different days & hours in a day; for maximum comfort & energy-efficiency, featuring a self-learning capability.
• Clean-lined custom-designed floor to ceiling white lacquer cabinetry in this light-filled kitchen fitted with top-of-the-range built-in kitchen appliances featuring a gas hob, as preferred by all masterchefs, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, oven, extractor fan, washer/dryer & microwave by the likes of Bosch, AEG, Electrolux & Hoover. Including all cooking utensils you could need when preparing breakfast, a snack, lunch and dinner.
• A brand new, ErP efficiency rating: A+ -rated, super-efficient Worcester Bosch gas combi boiler, holding the Royal Warrant to supply heating to the Royal Family & winner of the Which? Best Buy award.
• First-class heated Italian tiles, heated towel rail, bespoke large frameless glass shower enclosure, providing room to stretch & wash away the stresses & tensions of daily life; including a rainfall shower head transforming your shower into a daily wellness retreat within your home; & hand motion sensor-lighted vanity mirror cabinet with demister technology, bidet sprayer, offering a truly luxurious spa-like experience in the fully porcelain- & marble-tiled bathroom for maximum comfort & pampering during waking up or winding down.
• A smaller secondary bedroom occupied by the male landlord.
• Ample custom-designed storage space throughout; including customised modular Vitsoe 606 Universal Shelving System designed by Dieter Rams.
• First-class Security & Safety: Video intercom block & apartment front door, exterior & interior, security. Noise decibel, smoke, carbon dioxide, occupancy/crowd detection, temperature & humidity sensors. Nest Protect smoke & carbon dioxide CO2 alarms fitted in every single room. For maximum safety.
• First-class Peace of mind/sanitation/cleanliness: Most door & window handles are made of copper/brass, a costly but naturally microbe-repellent material.

Moments from amenities & excellent transport links:

• West Kensington (District Line) tube station
• Barons Court (District & Piccadilly Line) tube station
• Local Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Co-op Food & Lidl supermarkets
• 24/7 convenience stores
• ATMs
• Post Office
• Dry cleaners
• Local restaurants, coffee shops & pubs
• Virgin Active/Fulham Pools gym, pool, spa & tennis courts
• The prestigious exclusive Queen's Club tennis lawns
• The River Thames, Thames Path & other river walks, Hammersmith Bridge & Hammersmith Riverside & Riverside Studios
• Varied shops, restaurants & bars within Fulham Broadway
• The North End Road market (traditional London market since the 1880s) -including The North End Road Christmas Market
• Saturday Fulham farmers' market
• Doctor gp practice, pharmacies
• Charing Cross University Hospital: Part of Imperial College Healthcare nhs Trust
• Bupa Cromwell Hospital: A private sector hospital located in South Kensington operated by international healthcare company Bupa.
• Ideal for easy access to the A4 (Great West Road/Talgarth Road/West Cromwell Road)/M4, Heathrow, the West End, the City, the Square Mile and Tech City; providing excellent commuter routes into central London & out to the countryside.

Located in West Kensington/Barons Court, London W14:

West Kensington is prime central London's sought-after hidden gem with a village feel.

Like living in a small village in the middle of London's hectic lifestyle. A coveted friendly cosmopolitan conservation Victorian Kensington neighbourhood, in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, also known by locals as ‘the grid' between West Kensington & Barons Court tube stations, nestled quietly between Hammersmith, Earls Court & Fulham, whilst remaining comfortably within walking distance of the amenities & tube, as featured in Woody Allen's film Match Point starring Scarlett Johansson.

Feels like an enclave with a lovely village atmosphere & beautiful architecture, home to a mixture of white stucco buildings & mansion blocks, with a scattering of the most gorgeous hidden mews, & peaceful River walks.

An excellent variety of local shops, wonderful European-style coffee shops, a world class butchers, delicatessens, restaurants & pubs line the streets, including the trendy theatre gastro-pub The Curtains Up, & the fringe Barons Court Theatre, located beneath it, lend the area an air of Bohemian chic.

It is home to The Queen's Club, established in 1886, where, the annual, pre-Wimbledon, Queen's Club Tennis Championships, part of the atp World Tour, take place; usually offering free tickets to local residents!

Among other famous residents, Mahatma Gandhi also lived locally, in the 1890s, whilst studying Law at University College London.

The museums of Exhibition Road (Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Science Museum) are 3 underground stops away and luxury shopping at the Knightsbridge/Sloane Square stores of Harvey Nichols, Harrods and Peter Jones, as well as Kings Road are a stop further on.

Kensington Palace, Holland Park, Hyde Park & Kensington High Street, as well as Westfield Shopping Centre and Olympia London with their extensive retail, restaurant, leisure facilities, event spaces & exhibition & conference centres, as well as the Notting Hill, West End & theatreland, are also easily accessible.

Lodger Profile requirements:

• Only for a working full-time office-based professional single person lodger.
• Strictly no smokers & no vapers (including all types of e-cigarettes).

Summary & Exclusions:

• Check in on Sunday 29 June 2025.
• Check out Friday 10 October 2025.
• Rent*: 15 weeks @£994 per week (£4,307.33 per calendar month) for 3 months of July-August-September 2025; this rate is for full payment in advance.
• Holding deposit**: £994 (1-week's rent).
• Lodger's deposit: £5,964 (6 weeks' rent).
• Minimum lodging term: 3 months of July-August-September 2025 only.
• Maximum lodging term: 3 months of July-August-September 2025 only.
• Maximum number of lodgers is 1

*Prices/rates quoted are:

(1) based on moving in the first day the unit becomes available,

(2) applicable only if 3-month rent-a-room term rent is billed upfront & paid in full in advance; can be higher if billed & paid in multiple payments, &

(3) exclusive of all taxes & all utility bills not covered by the provided maximum total utility bill lodger allowance of £100.00 per calendar month.

-Rent includes a maximum total utility bill (electricity, gas, water & 150Mb broadband internet only) lodger allowance of £100.00 per calendar month, with any excess above £100.00 paid for by the lodger; payable maximum within 24 hours from request for payment by bank transfer. All electricity, gas & water consumption is smart metered.

-Rent does not include all other costs & services (i.e. Cleaning & cleaner costs, etc.); payable maximum within 24 hours from request for payment.

**Holding deposit: £994 (1-week's rent)

If you decide you have found your ideal home in our property, you will be asked to pay a holding deposit to reserve this rental opportunity.

You will be given up to a maximum of 2 hours in which to pay the holding deposit. If you do not pay in this time, we will be able to accept other offers.

Provided both parties successfully proceed into the lodging, usually the holding deposit will be refunded, following payment of the first month's rent.

If the landlord decides not to proceed with the tenancy agreement the holding deposit will also be refunded.

However, if the tenant provides incomplete, inaccurate, inadequate or false or erroneous information in the referencing or backs out of the agreement, & thus, in any form or shape, the lodger fails to successfully proceed into the tenancy, the landlord can keep the holding deposit in full.

Policies (non-negotiable):

• Smoke-free apartment.
• Shoe-free apartment.
• No pets, sorry.
• No guests whatsoever policy.

What you need to do next if you wish to apply for a private viewing:

DM the landlord to express your interest & apply for a private viewing by ensuring you include in your DM your:

• CV/Resume.
• Linkedin profile link.
• Passport & Residence permit.
• Right to reside & Right to rent.
• Latest P60.

What you'll need:

• Minimum income £75,000 or above.
• Payslips of last 6 months.
• Employer letter on official company letterhead (company signed & stamped).
• Credit score & report (provided for free by most banks).
• Last landlord reference (signed) including email address & mobile number.
• Excellent credit scores & credit reports (Experian, Equifax or TransUnion).
• Solid affordability & credit checks; & reference checks.
• No County Court Judgments (CCJs) & High Court Judgements (HCJs).
• No bankruptcies, no defaults, no insolvencies or evictions found.
• No adverse credit history.
• Rent Guarantor: Has to be a UK resident & UK property owning solvent guarantor.
• Renter Pre-Tenancy Application Form.

Subject to successful thorough tenant affordability, credit & referencing checks:

Referencing checks through a referencing agency, will include formal identification, utility bills, 3-months' bank statements, credit history & credit check, current employer's & previous landlord's references. All applicants must be open to potential use of open banking, ai-based id tools, & credit referencing software. All costs paid by the applicant.

Disclaimer:

The information displayed about this property comprises a property advertisement. The landlord makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the advertisement or any linked or associated information. This property advertisement or any linked or associated information does not constitute property particulars.

Every care has been taken with the preparation of these property details, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation. Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information for you to the best of our knowledge. These particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract. All measurements quoted are approximate & not necessarily to scale.

Photographs are reproduced for illustrative purposes only & it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included in the lodging.

Decorative schemes & fixtures & fittings pictured on this listing or any other marketing material, are only for showcase reasons & thus, may currently differ & may include items which, do not form part of the rental property & its inventory; & thus, are not contractually binding.

Exact fixtures & fittings included in the rental property are listed in the property inventory, available upon contract signature & part of the rental/lodging contract.

Summary & Exclusions:
- Rent Amount: £4,307.33 per month (£994.00 per week)
- Deposit / Bond: £4,969.99
- 2 Bedroom Property (1 room currently available for rent)
- 1 Bathrooms
- Property comes furnished
- Available to move in from 29 June 2025
- Minimum tenancy term is 3 months
- Maximum number of tenants is 1
- Students welcome to enquire
- No Pets, sorry
- No Smokers
- Not Suitable for Families / Children
- Bills Included
- No Parking Available
- No Garden Access
- EPC Rating: EPC Not Required (Shared Accommodation)

If calling, please quote reference: 1081127

Fees:
You will not be charged any admin fees.

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