Barbican Living
Barbican residential properties
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Where are the best Barbican residential properties?Towers. There are three towers on the Barbican estate with about 43 storeys, and 3 Barbican residential properties per floor (plus three penthouses at the top). Barbican residential properties here have a full-time porter in a reception area. These Barbican residential properties are fairly uniform, having large main living and dining areas and at least 3 bedrooms. The upper floors provide Barbican apartments with dramatic views over London from large balconies. Terraces. There are 13 terrace blocks, all about 6 storeys in height. The Barbican residential properties here are smaller than in the towers. There are quite small Barbican residential properties in the northern area with bed-sits grouped round a stair-well (e.g. John Trundle Court). In some buildings the Barbican apartments are placed on one side or other of a central corridor so the windows only face one way (e.g. Ben Jonson House). Then there are some blocks (e.g. Defoe House) without central corridors where the Barbican residential properties run from front to back with windows on two sides. There are entry-phones for visitors to contact you and a porter comes round to collect rubbish once a day. |
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Barbican residential properties in tower blocksBarbican residential properties here have 5/6 rooms which are more-or-less the same throughout. They have an outer side which takes up most of one side of the tower. On that side is set all the bedrooms - there are usually 4 in this type of Barbican residential properties. On the inner side (which are without windows) are set the kitchen bathroom, WC and shower rooms. There is a large external balcony running right round the building. You will find plans for most types of Barbican residential properties on our site. You can see the exact layout of rooms. |
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Barbican residential properties in terrace blocks Barbican residential properties here come in a large variety of shapes and sizes. There are over 100 different layouts for Barbican residential properties in the various terrace blocks (although sometimes the differences are quite small). The big differences between various Barbican residential properties is the variety in size - you can have anything from a studio apartment to a 4 bedroom penthouse - and variety in layout - some Barbican residential properties face one way only and some run from front to back of the building. But they are all here on our site with plans and descriptions to help you choose the Barbican apartment that's right for you! |
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Barbican residential properties as mews housesThe Barbican boasts several 'mews'. The nearest thing to a traditional London mews - is Lambert Jones Mews. These Barbican residential properties are small. They have a street in front, access to Thomas More Gardens at the back, and nice roof terraces. Brandon Mews contains Barbican residential properties which can be described as houses in the sense that there are no other residences above their roofs, but they don't have use of their roofs and the buildings are part of the Willoughby podium. Wallside is the place for Barbican residential properties on a larger scale - genuine houses with five bedrooms and lots of stairs. |
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Different 'types' of Barbican residential propertiesThere are 119 different layouts of Barbican residential properties. When the City of London constructed the Barbican they gave each type a label - a name like 'Type 3B' or a Type 'F1A'. Some are one-offs. But a relatively few 'Types' cover most Barbican residential properties. So you will find that the local estate agents will often talk in terms of the price for a 'Type 57' and why it's a bit more than a Type 21. You will quickly find you get the hang of it, with the benefit of our layout plans and our list of Types - which you can access by building, number of type, or number of rooms to suit you. |
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Buying Barbican residential propertiesBuying Barbican residential properties is a little different from buying elsewhere in London. Barbican residential properties have reasonably long leases but some of the provisions are unusual. You need to watch out for service charges - some Barbican residential properties' buildings are in the process of having their lifts and roofs upgraded. You need to make sure all alterations have been properly approved. People ignored the rules and laid wooden floors in their Barbican residential properties in the past but the rules have been tightened a lot now that it's a listed building. |
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Selling Barbican residential propertiesThe time frame for selling Barbican residential properties should be in the region of 6 weeks on average. You need to get receipts from the Barbican estate office for service charges for the building your Barbican apartment is in. But the legal work itself on Barbican residential properties is usually straightforward. |
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Alterations to Barbican residential propertiesThe estate is a 'listed building' so any changes to Barbican apartments may now require consent from the Council. That includes work inside your Barbican apartment - such as changes to the kitchen and bathroom - and work outside the Barbican apartment - even even changing the window boxes requires consent now. You need to make sure you can produce the consents for any works to Barbican residential properties. Buyers' solicitors won't approve a purchase or mortgage of Barbican residential properties without all the necessary consents |
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