The perfect place to live at Lock View, Teddington
It is a well known fact that location, location, location is one of the major factors when buying a new home so when Brian and Carole Thorne spotted the first ‘coming soon’ signs at Banner Homes’ development Lock View, Teddington, Middlesex they knew they had found the perfect place to live.
Carole Thorne continues, “Brian and I had lived in our family home on Hampton Hill for 28 years and with our son moving to America and our daughter buying a home in Twickenham we felt it was the perfect time to downsize. We have always liked Teddington and the surrounding areas and were really keen to live by the River Thames. When we saw the first signs go into the ground at the development we spoke to local agents Snellers about the best way of securing our new home. We decided to proceed as cash buyers so in January 2010 we put our family home on the market and moved into a rented riverside apartment.
“Lock View ticks all the boxes for us; it is the perfect location with restaurants and boutiques in Teddington and excellent communication links to London and airports within easy reach. It is also a brand new apartment which was exactly what were looking for. It means that everything will be in working order and high tech with all the latest in safety and security. As well as moving into our brand new home we decided to sell all our furniture from our old house and start with a clean canvas. It has been really exciting looking for new furniture to fit our new lifestyle.”
Donna Littman of selling agent Snellers comments, “Over 60% of the apartments at Lock View have now been reserved. This is likely to be the last exclusive new build riverside development in Teddington so now is an excellent time to buy. We are anticipating it won’t take long before all the apartments are sold so those interested should view quickly before it is too late.”
Lock View comprises 15 exceptional one, two and three bedroom apartments including a stunning three bedroom penthouse apartment, with some of the apartments benefiting from views of the River Thames and Teddington Lock. The apartments boast the excellent quality of build and specification that Banner Homes has become well known for. Each apartment features professionally designed contemporary kitchens with fully fitted appliances including a built-in coffee machine while the bathrooms include stylish white Villeroy and Boch sanitaryware with chrome fittings. There is also basement parking with lift access to all floors including direct access to the penthouse.
Teddington is an extremely sought after place to live in Middlesex. It has a distinctly cosmopolitan feel, offering an excellent choice of cafés, bars, restaurants and shops. There are a number of gyms to choose from too, with Fitness First, Teddington Pools and Fitness Centre and the prestigious Lensbury Club closest to home.
Teddington is also particularly well connected. The M3, M4, A4 and M25 provide direct and rapid links to central London, Heathrow Airport and beyond. Teddington station, a comfortable walk from Lock View, offers four trains into London Waterloo every hour, with journeys taking approximately 25 minutes via Richmond and 35 minutes via Kingston upon Thames.
Kingston-Upon-Thames is perhaps the area’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, while Richmond is well known for high class boutiques in an historic setting. Both are ideal places for fulfilling days or lively nights out. Neighbouring Twickenham is world renowned as the home of English rugby and host to many international fixtures each year.
Lock View is surprisingly close to the countryside. The meadows of the Ham Lands Nature Reserve opposite are well known for their abundant wild flowers and wildlife. Richmond Park and Bushy Park are perfect places for a breath of fresh air in beautiful surroundings.
Prices start at £350,000 for a one bedroom apartments; from £685,000 for a two bedroom apartment and £1,250,000 for the final three bedroom apartment. The show apartment is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
