London Lofts: Loft Apartments to Rent in Central London

The history of loft living makes an interesting contrast with the current enthusiasm for the concept. Lofts first emerged in New York in the Fifties when impoverished artists began to colonize the abandoned buildings of Manhattan's defunct garment district. Here, nineteenth-century factories and warehouses had been built using cast-iron frames, a construction method which allowed for large open-plan floors with expanses of glass between the main columns. Space, light and low rents were the main attraction.

Over time, the trend moved from the margins to the mainstream, and across the Atlantic to Europe's capital cities. In the Nineties, post-recession London was fertile ground for some new ideas to lift the gloom, and loft living and all its modern conveniences became a defining feature of the millennium.

The area of London known as Fitzrovia is located on the border between the boroughs of Westminster and Camden, and is bounded on the east by Tottenham Court Road, on the south by Oxford Street, on the west by Portland Place and on north by Euston Road. The area encircling Fitzrovia is dotted with tube stations. Bus routes regularly traverse Tottenham Court Road, Euston Road, Great Portland Street, Portland Place and Oxford Street.

2 X 1 Bedroom Loft Apartments for rent £575 per week


5 X 2 Bedroom Loft Apartmnets for rent £890-975 per week


1 X 3 Bedroom Designer Penthous Lofts for rent £1950 per week