Flats to Rent or Houses For Sale in Putney London & SW15

A beautiful riverside location, and sleepy village just on the banks of the Thames, Putney is relaxed and charming, but has a decent little town centre with everything you could want or need.

Putney is of course known mostly as a place to cross one of the prettiest bridges over the Thames and to watch Oxford and Cambridge thrash at each other in boats. But the town centre is thriving and easily compares to the amenities of other areas such as Clapham or Battersea. However, Putney is a little more establishment than these two, and its shops are a broader mix of high street names as well as little individual stores, with a good spread of places to eat and drink along its high street.

Amenities here of course favour the river, with it being a centre - perhaps the centre in London - of rowing activities. There are also wonderful walks alongside the river, and pubs and restaurants exploit the truly gorgeous views over the Thames to the full. But its also near several large open green spaces as one heads inland, close to the commons of Wands worth and Battersea Park amongst others.

Like other riverside areas, there has been a trend towards the development of some very nice waterside developments of apartments and flats in recent years. There are, however, many good roads of absolutely lovely Victorian terraces that spread out from the high street and towards the Richmond area as well as back towards Wands worth. These houses are in the main what prospective buyers look in Putney for. The Victorian terraces in Putney are uniformly excellent, absolutely the top of their kind - medium sized, plush two-storey terraced houses in the main, fitted out wonderfully and offering superb accommodation to professionals and families looking for a lovely riverside location. In the West of the area, there are beautiful Edwardian detached homes of substantial size. But for those interested in either detached or terraced Victoriana, Putney is a dream come true.

Putney is in the Borough of Wandsworth 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 Wandsworth website: Borough of Wandsworth

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 Wandsworth Council Tax