An early Christmas present from Boris...

Here at Red HQ we are popping the Champagne corks early. We have just heard the wonderful news from the Mayor of London that he is scraping the western extension zone of the Congestion Charge area!! From 6pm on Christmas Eve the Congestion Charging area will shrink back to its original size and West London will be free again!

The £8 daily charge has been an expensive nightmare for businesses and visitors to the West of Central London since 19th February 2007. On that date the original charging zone was extended to the West taking in most of Kensington and Chelsea and the part of Westminster that wasn't already covered.

The original zone which covers the very centre of the city was first introduced on17th February 2003 by the then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. It has been controversial from day one as it is not clear whether it has reduced traffic, reduced pollution levels or increased the use of public transport. Many businesses in the zone are strongly opposed to the charge as they have experienced a drop in customers and an increase in their costs.

As you may have guessed we count ourselves amongst the businesses that oppose the charge! Now the following areas where we offer rental properties will be outside the zone- Bayswater, Notting Hill, Earls Court and Pimlico.

So, although we will be celebrating tonight, we will be back to work tomorrow showing some of the best value studios in West and Central London. Check out our website for our latest offerings- www.redresidential.com