My mum and I stayed for about 10 days at Tosi's and Joel's house in Chingford and we really enjoyed it! They are so welcoming and open minded, took care of us and we belonged to their family. Tosi showed us wonderful places in London, which are not so obviously to tourists, told us about places we could like and spent time with us, as Joel did, too and it was really nice. We also could ask them anything we wanted to know, they are very patient and know so much about London.
The only problem to mention is, if you want a very central stay in London, this London Home won't be the right decision, because you have to travel a bit, until you are in central London, about half an hour or a little more. For us it was ok, having kind hosts was more important to us and we found them (:
The house is in a quiet street with other family homes, however, the next supermarket and a kiosk are there and after the next crossroads you find the highstreet with lots of shops and the busstop aswell. People who live here are very helpful and friendly as everyone in London is.
Behind the house starts the stunning garden, it is impressive and Tosi loves it much, you can see that! Unfortunatly we couldn't spend as much time as we would like to, because it rained often or was too cold, but when it was possible, we sat there on the terasse or the benches. Our room was friendly, clean and the bed comfortable, just the noises of the cars were a bit too loud sometimes for my mum (she lives in a tiny village), for me it was ok.
In the house you find everything you need: a small bathroom (with a window (:), a full equipped ktichen (to cook until you drop) and a quiet livingroom to relax.
So everything was perfect, we surely will return when we are in London again! Tosi and Joel are the best hosts, you can imagine...