Listing Description
Ref:- 1279 LONDON Home to a family with a 6 year old and theyare looking to house swap in school holidays.
Built in the early part of the 20th century, this semi-detached town house is located in one of two attractive 'garden suburbs' in London (Brentham Garden.) It is located on a busy road with a bus stop very close by, on the route from Ealing Broadway.
The houses in this area are very interesting, and all different. It's just a 5 minute walk to the independent high street (voted best in London last year!) with butcher, fish monger, pub, Co-op, hair dressers, etc. They are also close to a beautiful park, golf course and their church is a 2 minute walk. This is a wonderful choice for anyone looking to explore our vibrant capital city.
The enclosed garden is mostly laid to lawn and there are garden chairs and a BBQ. There is a small outdoor climbing frame, little tykes car, a metal car & other toys which young house-swappers will be very happy to discover!
There is one off-road parking space in front of house, with gate behind.
The family worship at St Barnabas Church in Ealing. It's a very family-friendly, traditional anglo-catholic church with lots of exciting things happening (monthly children's service, Messy Church, film club, men's group, etc) More info on their informative website:-
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Established in 2003, 'Christian House and Church Swap’ (CHACS) is a UK based house-swap holiday organisation.
There are registered members throughout the UK, Europe and further afield. House-swapping works well for everyone; single people, married couples, friends and families. Instead of paying a substantial amount of money for holiday accommodation, and then leaving your house empty, you can simply swap homes with other Christians!
It's a different and exciting way to holiday!
COST.... There is no charge for registration or membership. Only if/when a house-swap takes place do we ask you to pay an administration fee of £50. For second and subsequent swaps in the same year, the admin fee is £25.
Registration forms available on chacs website.
USING YOUR HOME....Your house, however humble or grand, will provide a great holiday base for someone else.Your locality, so familiar to you, has lots to offer to someone new to the area.
SECURITY...There is a rise in house burglary when occupants are away from home. By house swapping you have automatic Christian house sitters! When people register with us, we contact their church leader. This is for everyone’s peace of mind.
LOCAL COMMUNITY... Another great feature is that you will holiday in a local community. A local person, friend or neighbour, will have agreed to give you the key, check that you are okay and to deal with any queries. That person will also be able to give you up-to-date information about nearby amenities, local events, places to visit, best pubs, good restaurants and so on.
PETS AND PLANTS… House swappers are usually happy to water the garden and indoor plants, and feed the cat and goldfish! Mutual dog owners are generally happy for the dogs to be included in the swap.
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!...You get to choose from the descriptions of over 200 properties, mostly in the UK, but abroad too, all found in the online brochure. You pay the administration fee only when your house swap is confirmed. And you might want to swap once or several times a year, or only once every 2 or 3 years. There is never any pressure on you to make a specific choice. The choice is yours!
(Some of the members' homes in gallery below.)