JOHN TRAVOLTA ENDORSES NEW STYLE RENTING ON 55 MILES OF WATERFRONT
London Docklands is poised to become the premium place to live and work, thanks to its unique water-filled world, arty lifestyle and superior transport links to the rest of London and Europe.

John Travolta is the latest of a string of Hollywood stars to stay in London Docklands. He chose the Four Seasons Hotel located on Canary Riverside with its private infinity pool, tennis court, upmarket health spa and high security and service levels.

Cher's longtime pad (pictured above) is just upstream of that of movie director, the late Sir David Lean, who converted derelict riverside tea warehouses into a sumptuous pad where Hollywood meets Eastriver style. You can rent in London Docklands for £200 to £6,000 a week - and then, if you like the lifestyle, you buy a place from £200,000 to £2.5M.

Nearly half of 16,000 new homes built along 55 miles of waterfront north and south of the River Thames and around vast, open Docks stretching from Tower Bridge to the Thames barrier are available for renting.

New-build homes and lofts created from warehouses, factories and shipyards offer good security, modern living and are part of the unmatched lifestyle opportunities of this, the fastest growing area in Europe.

The main live/work districts are described in our Homes Briefing (above) but now Greenwich (SE10) with its world-renown time and maritime history, street markets and new links via the Docklands Light Railway has become a neighbour district of Docklands and a leisure and cultural focus for Docks residents.

Royal Docklands (E16) also served by the DLR, is taking off with hundreds of new homes being snapped up and one in three being offered on the rental market. London's newest park, Barrier Park, is the focus for development and Barrier Point is already a cosmopolitan focus for riverside living. Britain's first urban village, just completing on the south shoreline of the vast Royal Victoria Dock, is home to over 200 renters who cool out on the Sir Henry Johnson, a vintage floating bar.

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We've chosen three of the best firms to rent with because they have good websites supported by long-hours call centres to help you find the right place to rent. They combine quality properties with high service levels to help eliminate the stress of relocation. Get back to us if they cannot help you - we update our information almost daily.

Gaynor Walker Real Estate handles 90 percent of the short lets to movie and tv companies and international business people and has a quality portfolio of loft and waterfront properties for longer lettings. Operates a confidential property location service for rentals and purchases.

GlobalResident claim to "make it easy to find a place to rent in London" and produce a useful printed guide in support of their excellent website. They are getting an increasing number of requests from their international banker and consultant clients for apartments in Docklands "close to the City and Canary Wharf".

CHL is the biggest homes rental company with many properties listed. They service levels are high and their London Docklands office is now one of the busiest around due to their links with a leading housebuilder

There are other support firms that are geared to the rental market.
London Docklands Online can provide a phone service within the hour; Telephoneland can have the latest Motorola Timeport mobile phone in your hands within 24 hours and Homepro will fix the plumbing or decorating. All the firms on our e-local shopping Channel can deliver same day or within 24 hours - that's why we chose them.
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