While I was away, there was a fascinating piece in the Telegraph about seven London lodges, all in the Royal Parks, which have been spruced up and are being made available to rent. They're not cheap, of course, but the perks, combined with the originality of the addresses, are impressive... and include Royal Parks gardeners tending your plot, detached living and parking in central London and acres of parkland on the doorstep.
At the "bargain" or cosy end of things as the estate agents might say , try West Lodge in Hyde Park: a double bedroom, off-street parking and garden near Knightsbridge and South Kensington, for £550 a week.
You could get your own stately home in Moray for that, aren't you glad you live 'up North' !
Though the way things are going at present it can be difficult to secure a property to rent, due to the exceptional demand. Paul at Moray Rentals has advised me that quality rental properties are being snapped up, quicker than they can be advertised.
'We don't have many properties left on our books at present, due to increased demand in December, which is unheard of. And of course there's the ever present 'annual separation' market in January - which can always be relied upon to swell the prospective tenant numbers'.
All makes for unhappy reading if you are currently a prospective tenant.
Take solace with a strong coffee and an 'elephant's foot' cream bun and call the agents to see what they have available, as many properties are offered out to a waiting list before they are advertised.
Bon Chance ! Mr Jackson.
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