In case you hadn't heard there has been a bit of snow in London... Snow in the capital isn't unheard of but so much of it and so often is very unusual. If you haven't spent a winter in the capital before here is a bit of history and advice...
Usually you will get one big dump of snow in London every 5 or 10 years. In 2008 there was one of these big dumps and the city ground to a halt for a couple of days allowing children time off school to go tobogganing, the city's workers to put their feet up for a unexpected holiday and for journalists to moan an moan about how dreadful it is that such a big city can't cope with a few inches of the white stuff. After other cities in Northern Europe deal with far larger snowfalls every winter and seem to manage to run smoothly and efficiently...
In 2009 London was hit with more disruptive snowfalls and this time not just once but twice! Once over Christmas and again in January. Very unusual to have big snowfalls two years in a row and if the papers and news bulletins were to be believed the whole city was up in arms about the lack of grit on the roads, the ice on the pavements and the tubes inability to cope with a bit of frost.
So to have such significant snowfalls again this winter is very unusual indeed. Weather it is climate change, El Nino or just chance, no-one in the
Red Residential office can remember two large dumps before Christmas in their lifetimes. What isn't unusual however is the collective outrage over the closure of Heathrow, the delays on the tubes and the state of the roads!
If it is your first winter in London you will have to get used to this 'winging' from the press, but we recommend that you just wrap up warm and enjoy the winter wonderland.... ideally with a festive drink in a warm London pub!
There is one London operation that hasn't been disrupted by the snow and that is Red Residential! Viewings are going ahead as normal despite the treacherous conditions, and there is still time to find and move in to a cozy new flat before Christmas! Get in touch to check out our latest properties:
