** Tenant in situ until October 2024 **

Churchill Sales & Lettings are delighted to be marketing this lovely one double bedroom ground floor apartment at the prestigious Atkins Lodge in Orpington.

This beautifully maintained apartment offers deceptively spacious accommodation with neutral décor throughout.

The living room is a generous size and has a feature fireplace with attractive surround. The living room allows access to the patio area and the Kitchen.

The modern fitted Kitchen has a range of eye and base level units with working surfaces over and tiled splashbacks. The Kitchen offers integrated appliances which include a fridge, freezer, cooker, hob and waist height oven.

The Bedroom is a generous double room which has a fitted sliding mirror door wardrobe and a large window for natural light.

The Shower Room has a large curved glass shower cubicle, a WC and a wash hand basin. This room is perfectly finished with a vanity unit and an electric towel heater.

This wonderful apartment also a storage cupboard which is located in the hallway.

Atkins Lodge is a delightful development of 50 one and two bedroom retirement apartments in Orpington, which is a great location with several shopping centres and supermarkets close by to the Lodge. The Walnuts leisure centre is a great local sports centre with swimming pools, a gym, multipurpose sports halls and squash courts. Orpington is-well-served by public transport with regular buses and trains into and around London.

The Lodge has a super-efficient Ground Source Heat Pump, which provides heating and hot water to the lodge and the apartments. The Lodge itself is well equipped with a Guest Suite, fully fitted Laundry Room and a Buggy Store with charging point.

The Lodge Manager is on hand throughout the day to support the Owners and keep the development in perfect shape as well as arranging many regular events in the Owners’ Lounge from coffee mornings to games afternoons.

A Guest Suite is available for your friends and family to stay in. In addition, you are entitled to use of the Guest Suites at all Churchill Retirement Living developments across the country. Prices are available from the Lodge Manager.

Atkins Lodge has been designed with safety and security at the forefront. All apartments and communal areas have an emergency Careline system installed, monitored by the onsite Lodge Manager during the day and 24 hours, 365 days a year by the Careline team. A Careline integrated intruder alarm, secure video entry system and sophisticated fire and smoke detection systems throughout both the apartment and communal areas provide unrivalled peace of mind.

Atkins Lodge is managed by the award-winning Churchill Estates Management, working closely with Churchill Retirement Living and Churchill Sales & Lettings to maintain the highest standards of maintenance and service for every lodge and owner.

Atkins Lodge requires at least one apartment resident to be over the age of 60 with any second resident over the age of 55.

Service Charge (Year ending 31st May 2024): £3,840.66 per annum.

Ground rent: £718.40 per annum. To be reviewed May 2029.

Council Tax: Band C

125 year Lease commencing May 2015

Please check regarding Pets with Churchill Estates Management. Any consents given in relation to pets are subject to the terms of the lease and any further rules and regulations made by Churchill Estates Management.

Service charges include: Careline system, buildings insurance, water and sewerage rates, ground source heating and hot water for the apartment and communal areas, communal cleaning, utilities and maintenance, garden maintenance, lift maintenance, lodge manager and a contribution to the contingency fund.

A 1% contribution of the final selling price to the contingency fund is payable by the Seller upon completion of the sale of the property.