Looking for Available Property for Rent in Acton?
A little bit about Acton
Acton is located in the London Borough of Ealing on the west
side of London of which there is a population of 300,947. The
majority of the population of the borough is aged between 20-34
of which this is 27.63%. Being in London there are all the
expected facilities of the big city either within the local
centre, including pubs, wine bars, clubs and discos, cinemas,
bowling and concerts. If you are big on eating out then you can
enjoy a truly vast range of foods including Indian, Italian,
Chinese, French, Greek, Spanish, Mexican and more.
Acton is situated on the main underground and there are stations
on the central, Piccadilly and District lines into and out of
the city all within the town itself or close proximity. There
are also local line train stations operating Silverlink and
First Great Western Services.
Some links that you may find of interest where you can find more
information on Acton.
Ealing Borough Website
Where
is Acton located in London?
Renting Property in Acton
There is a wide range of property available in Acton, ranging
from purpose built flats of 1 and 2 bedrooms, 1 bedroom
modernized traditional terraced houses, traditional terrace
properties, fantastic family houses to executive detached
properties. Ensuring that there is a property to suite everybody
in Acton and surrounding areas.
Before you start your rental search the first thing to do is
make a decision on your budget you have available either a
monthly or weekly basis. Remember to take into consideration all
of the bills which generally will be your responsibility, these
will include council tax plus amenities including electricity,
gas and water. Plus factor in other overheads you may have, for
example a car or credit cards. Once your budget is fixed then
you can begin your research. Don't forget that you generally
will require one months' rent and a deposit equivalent to one
months rent on the day of move in. This can vary and it would be
advisable to ask the letting agent in advance as to what the
charges are.
Doing the research
Before rushing into the centre to look into the letting agent
shop windows make sure that you are prepared. Research is
important in order that you get a good idea of what property you
can get for your budget. The first place to start your research
is to have a good look on the internet, if this is available to
you. There are a number of ways to do this, by far and away the
quickest method is to use one of the online property portals.
These are internet sites that have multiple agents listing their
property, this saves you time and you get to see a range of
property made available by a number of letting agents.
What do the Property Portals offer to help your search?
There are a number of key services made available by residential
letting property portals, the main ones are listed below.
Multiple Emailing Service
Email service to all agents advertised on the site, sending
details of your requirements. The agent then contacts you with
property details that may apply.
Property Specific Email Service
Email service to send directly to the letting agent your
interest in a specific property advertised.
Website Click Throughs
Click through to the advertised letting agents own website.
A good example of a portal that offers these services is
Rentright Residential Property Letting Portal - Acton Page
from here you can perform any or all of the actions listed above.
Rentright is only one of the major property portals, if you do
not find what you require here then you may find it on another.
Where do you go from here?
OK, so on recap, the budget is set, research has been performed
on line and an idea of the type of property available in your
budget has been gained. The next task you might want to perform
is the 'area' research. Depending on your requirements of what
you want will depend on what would be classed as a suitable area
to live. For example you may want to live in Acton centre, near
to the tube or train station or the local school. A similar
process to your property research would be to do some internet
checks a good site is UpMyStreet which offers a wide range of
details on demographics, crime details, council details and much
more.
Refining your list
Once you are happy with the research then, if you have already
found a property/properties of interest on the internet then
contact the letting agent and arrange a viewing. If not then you
may consider visiting the letting agent website directly and
registering your details with them or making a trip to the
centre to visit the agents personally. Remember that it is also
best to visit a property at different times of the day in order
to get the overall picture of the area.
Some useful tips when you search
(A) Fix your budget (B) Research available property on the
internet (C) Research the areas where you are interested in
renting (D) Contact Letting Agents in Acton or surrounding area
to arrange viewings (E) Re-Visit an area on different occasions
Letting Agents you may like to Try
Colin Bibra Estate Agents, Profilerealty, Japan Services Ltd, D
H Lumsden Residential, Hantons Property Consultants, Ludlow
Thompson, Patterns and Co.