North & City, London, N5
4.3/5, 64 reviews
84% recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
92% lettings valuation accuracy
87% lettings fee satisfaction



Property Features

The LiFE Residential North London branch is located on the doorstep of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, allowing us to be perfectly placed to service Highbury & Islington and the wider North London area. North London is typified as much by its proximity to Central London and The City as it is ... show more The LiFE Residential North London branch is located on the doorstep of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, allowing us to be perfectly placed to service Highbury & Islington and the wider North London area.

North London is typified as much by its proximity to Central London and The City as it is by its independent shops, cafes and cultural significance. A wide range of housing stock also makes North London property a popular target for families as much as for young city professionals.

Our team of North London estate agents are experts in the area’s various property markets - find out how we can help your property search today by contacting us online, by phone or in branch.

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Life Residential
Unit 4, 71b Drayton Park
London
Greater London
N5 1BF
020 7359 4488

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 100% 100% £392,160 £570,000
Lettings 92% 87% £550 £3,200
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
11 2 36 7 3 0 4 0 0 1
Areas covered
  • N5
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“Property Management Matters...”

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Feb 05,2024
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Feb 05,2024
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Our property manager, Thomas Chan, is friendly, reliable and helpful. He attends to our queries and concerns professionally. I highly recommend his services....
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“Fantastic Experience...”

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Jan 16,2024
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By: 'Andrew'
Jan 16,2024
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Our Lettings Negotiator was Honey and she was super helpful and friendly. She showed us around the property throughly, explaining all the details of everything. I highly recommend Life Residential....
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“Professional and friendly....”

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Nov 18,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Dan'
Nov 18,2023
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Very professional throughout. Stephen was very responsive and good to deal with. The other estate agent that showed us the property was very nice and knowledgeable, much better experience than other estate agents / flats we viewed. Only negative is that I felt the process could ...
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“Efficient and responsive!...”

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Oct 01,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Meg'
Oct 01,2023
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With the rental market in London as chaotic, uncertain and stressful as it has been this year - we were super pleased to find Stephen at Life Residential efficient, responsive and personable throughout. From spotting the property online, to viewing, offering and being accepted - ...
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“Very professional service...”

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Sep 22,2023
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Stephen
By: 'George'
Sep 22,2023
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Very professional. Quickly found a new tenant and made the process very straightforward....
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“Leasing matters...”

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Sep 17,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Mr Sekhar'
Sep 17,2023
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Stephen Hobbs handled my leasing matters professionally. He was friendly and most helpful....
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“Rental service...”

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Sep 15,2023
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Stephen
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Sep 15,2023
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A professional Sales team and services. Improved property management team and services....
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“Great service and communication....”

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Sep 14,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Thomas'
Sep 14,2023
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Was able to come to agreements quickly and even though there were some issues on our end with payment at the very last minute, Stephen was able to help renegotiate terms with the landlord with just a few days left until move-in....
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“Marketing for new tenant...”

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Sep 10,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Neil'
Sep 10,2023
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Very proactive service on tenancy renewal achieving a good rental very quickly with a minimum of fuss...
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“Stephen was great from start to finish, great......”

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Sep 08,2023
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Stephen
By: 'France'
Sep 08,2023
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Stephen was great from start to finish, great at communicating and was very thorough making sure we had all the information before and after renting the property. 10/10...
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“Very easy and smooth process, offer accepted ......”

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Aug 21,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Daniel Kent'
Aug 21,2023
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Very easy and smooth process, offer accepted quickly, referencing went smoothly and move in was easy. Very highly recommended :)...
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“remarkable responsiveness and determination in seeking out effective solutions to assist us...”

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Aug 16,2023
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Rita
By: 'Qin Zhang'
Aug 16,2023
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Stephen has proven to be an exceptional and invaluable lettings consultant throughout our entire journey, from the initial house viewing to the final handover. His level of assistance and professional support has truly surpassed any previous experiences since this was my first house-renting experience. Notably, ...
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“Very prompt and helpful...”

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Aug 10,2023
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Stephen
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Aug 10,2023
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Stephen was very prompt and helpful. The whole process from viewing to moving in was made very simple by him....
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“It was our first flat that we rented in Londo......”

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Aug 03,2023
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Stephen
By: 'No'
Aug 03,2023
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It was our first flat that we rented in London so we had a ton of questions and doubts. Stephen was extremely patient, understanding, helpful and respectful towards all the questions we had, even the simplest ones. He has helped and guided us to ensure ...
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“Darcey Nicholls has provided outstanding serv......”

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Jul 24,2023
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Darcey
By: 'M.'
Jul 24,2023
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Darcey Nicholls has provided outstanding service as my property manager. She is always very polite, friendly, calm and efficient in her work. She is smart and uses her initiative. She is the main reason why I am still with Life....
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“It is my immense pleasure to recommend both G......”

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Jul 24,2023
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William
By: 'Mrs Lam'
Jul 24,2023
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It is my immense pleasure to recommend both Gogoro Nwinia & William Smith of Life Residential as a real estate agent for any individual or family searching for the ideal home for their unique situation. I'm an overseas investor with zero experience on the property market ...
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“I really appreciate Stephen Hobbs and his col......”

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May 10,2023
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Stephen
By: 'S Chung'
May 10,2023
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I really appreciate Stephen Hobbs and his colleagues who assisted me a lot after I decided to rent the flat at Pinnacle House. They replied my email promptly to answer all my questions before and during moving in....
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“Have had a very positive experience with Life......”

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May 09,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Liam Patrick Kelly'
May 09,2023
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Have had a very positive experience with Life Residential - a seamless viewing experience with Stephen, who then assisted in us securing our property very quickly....
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“Life Residential Move...”

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May 09,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Spencer'
May 09,2023
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We had a fantastic experience moving with Life Residential. Stephen and his team were exceptionally attentive, responsive and helpful throughout the entire process. It made the move seamless and we couldn't have asked for more....
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“The marketing agents did get me a tenant with......”

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Apr 26,2023
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Stephen
By: 'Bala'
Apr 26,2023
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The marketing agents did get me a tenant within a reasonable period. However, the rental achieved was below expectations. But I still accepted as I did not wish to have a void period whilst I waited for a better yield. In future, I think I ...
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“Awful...”

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Aug 11,2022
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By: 'Michael'
Aug 11,2022
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Hardly ever had a conversation with the same person, had to complain up to director level because of charges for work that were never done and to finish in style they just stopped communicating during the check out process. When I called the emergency line ...
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“AVOID AT ALL CO$T...”

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Apr 30,2020
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By: 'Alexandra'
Apr 30,2020
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We have been living in London for more than 6 years and have never encountered such a bad experience with a real estate agency. It seems we are not the only ones who had to deal with: - FABRICATED CLAIMS at the end of tenancy for ...
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“We've used Life Residential for the managemen......”

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Sep 03,2019
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By: 'OWEN'
Sep 03,2019
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We've used Life Residential for the management of our rented property in Drayton Park for many years. They are thoroughly professional, quick to react and thorough in everything they do. And their charges are reasonable. Special mention to Bernard McGeever who managed a recent problem ...
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“Very bad - Never appeared in the viewing...”

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Aug 31,2018
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By: 'Critics'
Aug 31,2018
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Worst experience I ever had with a real estate agency. The guys never appeared in the viewing we had arranged. When I called them the next day, they just told me it was unacceptable from their side and to rearrange....
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“I have never dealt with such an unprofessional group of ......”

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Aug 12,2017
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By: 'JordanC'
Aug 12,2017
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I have never dealt with such an unprofessional group of people; from the day we sent over our deposit until now (wrestling to get it back) dealing with Life Residential has been a nightmare. We had several property managers relocate (aka mysteriously disappear leaving e-mails ...
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By: Giulia
Sep 22, 2019
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Hello guys, same here. I am now in a dispute with them for my deposit and almost all of their evidences are demonstrable and shameless lies. After I have received my deposit back, I am considering all possible legal actions as this dispute reflects either gross incompetence by the agency or, worse, a case of blatant perjury. The more of us, the more it is possible to show that they do the same to everyone! ...

“Extremely poor driving skills!! The person who I just came ......”

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Jun 19,2017
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By: 'Anon'
Jun 19,2017
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Extremely poor driving skills!! The person who I just came into contact with drives extremely dangerously and needs to go have some more lessons instead riding round thinking there real cool...
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“We rented a flat in Drayton Park. After 1 month we ......”

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Nov 29,2016
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By: 'Really'
Nov 29,2016
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We rented a flat in Drayton Park. After 1 month we did not received the inventory yet. As soon as we arrived we found a mouse coming from an hole in the wall. I have asked many times to come to fix the hole and the ...
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“Stephen Hobbs / Kenneth Wu property manager *at Drayton Park branch, ......”

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Oct 09,2015
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By: 'ls'
Oct 09,2015
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Stephen Hobbs / Kenneth Wu property manager *at Drayton Park branch, very nice to deal with. Service good - prompt and friendly....
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“Stephen was very helpful with every aspect of my move ......”

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Apr 10,2015
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By: 'Veronika'
Apr 10,2015
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Stephen was very helpful with every aspect of my move - from forms I need to fill out to finding my parking space and repairing a lock - which all went very smoothly and he even checked I had settled in well before the long ...
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Comment on agent fees
There is a small tenant register fee and the usual 6 week deposit - pretty standard.
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“Josh was very helpful throughout the process, from showing us ......”

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Mar 09,2015
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By: 'BC'
Mar 09,2015
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Josh was very helpful throughout the process, from showing us round, through the sale and legal process all the way through till the end. What particularly stood out was his ability to get things done, one great example of this was some paperwork that was ...
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