8 Edmunds House, Colonial Drive, London, W4 5HA

Description

Long leasehold first floor flat with one bedroom, reception room open plan to kitchen, bathroom/wc and balcony.

Accommodation

One bedroom, reception room open plan to kitchen, bathroom/wc. Outside: Balcony.

Location

The property is located on Colonial Drive. A comprehensive range of shops, bars and restaurants are available locally within Chiswick with a further range of amenities found in Westfield and Central London both lying to the east. Public transport links can be found at Chiswick Park London Underground Station (District Line) located to the south and at South Acton London Overground Station lying to the north along with a network of local bus services serving the surrounding areas. The property is served by road links including the A406 located to the west and the Great West Road lying to the south. Recreational pursuits can be found at the Gunnersbury Triangle and at Turnham Green both located to the south.

Tenure / Property Information

Investment Analysis

The five supplied completed sales at Edmunds House range from £585,000 to £960,000, with an average of £704,000 and a median of £650,000. However, the comparable bedroom counts, sizes, floors, condition, lease terms, service charges and individual attributes are not supplied, so no reliable adjustment can be made for this one-bedroom first-floor flat. The guide of £400,000 is materially below the reported comparable range, but the lease and ongoing charges remain unknown. A defensible GDV cannot be established from the evidence provided.

Investment Snapshot

Strategy Recommendation

Do not set a firm bid or proceed on yield assumptions until the lease, service charge, ground rent, special conditions, physical condition and rental evidence are verified. The guide appears attractive against the supplied building sales, but the evidence is insufficient for a positive investment decision.

Works Required

No physical defects or refurbishment requirements are stated. No works allowance is therefore supportable. Before bidding, verify the flat’s condition, lease length, service charge, ground rent, heating and parking position.

Rental & Market Context

Sold Comparables

The following completed sales were identified within approximately 5 miles:

Potential BRRR Position

A BRRR assessment is not supportable. The lease term, service charge, ground rent and rent are unknown, while the comparable sales lack sufficient property detail to establish a reliable refinance GDV. The known buyer administration charge is £1,800 including VAT, but other seller fees may apply.

Buy-to-Let Analysis

BTL analysis cannot be completed because no sufficiently specific rental evidence or auctioneer rent estimate is supplied. Gross yield, operating-cost coverage and affordability cannot be established. Unknown ground rent and service charge are material omissions.

Flip Analysis

The supplied completed sales indicate a broad value range of £585,000 to £960,000, but the lack of comparable specifications prevents a reliable resale value or flip surplus calculation. No refurbishment requirement or selling-cost allowance is evidenced, so project profitability cannot be calculated.

Investor Risks & Due Diligence

• Lease length is unknown and may affect value, mortgageability and resale.

• Annual service charge, ground rent, review period and any ground-rent increases are unknown.

• No sufficiently specific rental evidence is available, preventing yield analysis.

• The completed comparables range widely from £585,000 to £960,000 and lack bedroom, size, condition and lease details.

• Additional seller fees may be payable under the special conditions.

• Parking and heating arrangements are unknown.

• Physical condition and any required works are not evidenced.

Recommendation

Do not set a firm bid or proceed on yield assumptions until the lease, service charge, ground rent, special conditions, physical condition and rental evidence are verified. The guide appears attractive against the supplied building sales, but the evidence is insufficient for a positive investment decision.

Strategy Rating

Analysis Confidence

There is useful same-building completed-sale evidence, but the comparables are not matched by size or bedroom count and key lease, cost, rent and condition information is missing.