Waterside Quarter – a perfect fit
For sale: Couple stop renting in Windsor and buy two-bedroom apartment
For firefighter and business owner David Beards (50) and his wife Anastasia (33), the uncertainty of the past year ignited a fire to buy their first home as a couple.
Rather than continuing to rent a home in Windsor, the couple decided it would be a better to invest in their very own twobedroom apartment at Shanly Homes’ Waterside Quarter in Maidenhead.
David and Anastasia, a commercial manager for popular retailer Zara, had previously been renting a two-bedroom house in Windsor for three years.
David said: “We had originally decided that renting was better for us as we were considering moving to Europe, and weren’t sure how long we were going to be staying in the area.
“With Brexit and the pandemic causing increasing uncertainty for people looking to move abroad, we took the decision to stop wasting money on rent, and invest our money into buying our own property instead.”
He added: “I’ve lived in both the city and the countryside before during my time in the Royal Marines, and I just really like being in a buzzing town location.
“The fire station I work at is in Reading, so the commute from Maidenhead is around half an hour. Maidenhead has a huge selection of restaurants and bars too, so that’s great for socialising with our friends that live nearby. Coppa Club is literally opposite the development, and because I’m so busy during the day with work, it’s a great place to go in the evenings.”
David continued: “Waterside Quarter has a real community feel, and we love that. We’ve got a rooftop communal garden which we can access from our front door, from which we can see the waterway that runs through the development.
“Shortly after we’d moved in, we had a good spell of weather and we ended up meeting up with some of our neighbours for a drink out there. They’re great and we’ve set up a WhatsApp group with all of them, so we’re always chatting on that.”
“When we came to view this apartment, we’d only been looking for three or four weeks, but we loved it and decided to put an offer in straight away. We especially love the large terrace – we’ve decorated it and put a sofa out there, and we can’t wait to enjoy the summer weather sitting outside.”
Prices at Waterside Quarter start from £270,000. For further information, please visit shanlyhomes.com/ developments/berkshire/ waterside-quarter/ or call Roger Platt on 01628 773333.