Spotlight on Islington and Highbury

August 25th, 2010, 9:03 pm

Islington and Highbury are about as near to the City of London since you could get without having to stay in a home or flat that is why lawyers and bankers wanting a modern home and are ready to purchase the property. In spite of the slower market and economic recession, one of the real estate agents in London says in a week getting ten offers for a 750,000 pounds worth of house in Highbury.

Over the past twenty years the place has become both blander and more upmarket since wealthy professionals and people shift into a part of the London before considered a bit dodgy and arty. One of the real estate agents from Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward says “During the past ten years, people who have born and bred in the Islington property have now moved out and you have got the City of London lawyers and bankers coming in”. If you are staying or living in Islington, then you don’t have to move out since it has everything what you need.

However Islington district remains communally combined or mixed. Nearly half of its residents stay in state schools and social housing are usually poor. Luxurious terraces stand close to the drab council estates. For several Islington enthusiasts, this edginess is part of its attraction or appeal.

 

The Islington and Highbury has a lot of major attractions and has several facilities such as tube and railway stations, top restaurants, hotels, parks, museum, laboratory, schools and colleges, resorts , shopping malls and shopping centers and many more. You are interested to purchase any flat in Islington and Highbury, then you have to book the flats in advance since the prices of the property are increasing and you can take help from any of the real estate agent in the London city.