Flats to rent in Park Royal & NW10 and Houses to rent in Park Royal & NW10

Just to the Northwest of London, Park Royal is a busy and thriving town, one of the largest in the West London area and a huge provider of jobs and shopping. It is despite this, leafy, friendly and a very easy place to live.

Shopping is a big thing in Park Royal. Its shopping centre is hugely busy, featuring all the big names and regarded locally as being as good as Oxford Street. But Park Royal is also a great place for the odd and the out of the way, and features dealers in collectors' items and an excellent local craft market. The area is known also for its industrial buildings, the large number of local businesses, and the quite unexpected greenery. There are plentiful walks along the canal as well as a lot of nearby parks and gardens. The area is also filled with leisure centres, stables, golf and tennis courts, as well as providing dry slope skiing!

Here, property is plentiful and affordable. Mostly, there are streets of midwar houses and later properties, although there are also some houses - mostly semidetached and terraces - from earlier periods. Flat hunters are also advised to give the area a try, as its location - far out to the west yet linked well into central London - make it perfect for a quick commute, and any maisonettes or blocks provide excellent homes and are superbly affordable.

Park Royal is in the Borough of Brent which holds the responsibility for delivering services in your area.
For specific information on this borough, or to contact individual departments please click here to visit their website.

Borough of Brent website: Borough of Brent

In General:
The London boroughs are administrative centres responsible for collecting local taxes (Council Tax and Business Rates) and then spending the funds received on local services. They are run by Borough Councils who are elected by borough residents on a four year cycle. The totals that they spend will depend on the rates of tax that they levy plus funds allocated from central government and other sources.

While many of the services (schools, roads, planning, rubbish collection and social services) are standard, levels of provision will vary according to the overall political will as expressed by the voters.

Your tax liability (as a resident) will be based on the council tax band of your home. These bands are set by Valuation Officers and there is scope for appeal. The rate bands are then used to determine the amounts of tax levied. So, while the bands will remain largely constant the levels of tax can go up and, in theory, down.

You may claim discounts or exemptions based on your circumstances. For example, as the only adult in a property you can get a 25% reduction on your bill. Other reductions are available for qualifying second adults and Council Tax Benefit claimants.

There is more information available at the HM Customs & Excise website.

Borough of Brent Council Tax