There’s something very special about the Thames. I've often felt that, winding through the heart of the capital, the river acts as a way of grounding Londoners, providing respite from chaos of life in the city. It’s certainly my favourite place to spend a Sunday, wandering along the Thames path with a coffee – it’s the best way to relax.

Having been part of the Waterfront team since it was set up in 2012, I consider myself very lucky to spend the majority of my time on the banks of the Thames. For me, the river encapsulates the diversity of London’s rich history. One day I will be viewing a trendy warehouse conversion, while the next I can be in a chic penthouse apartment with iconic skyline views, or in a beautiful period house with a garden that stretches right down to the water’s edge. It’s certainly a place of contrasts, bringing together tradition and innovation, the sophisticated and the rustic, the urban and the rural.

I'm always struck by how properties on the Thames can feel different every time I visit them, due to the ever-changing landscape outside. I could show the same one 10 times and each experience would vary from the last. In the morning, I might see rowers passing by the window, and in the evening it might be a sunset over the water that frames the Thames beautifully.

Simply put, the river has an energy which brings people together – whether they are sailing along it, jogging beside it or enjoying a drink on the deck of one of London’s oldest riverside pubs. For those living in the houses and developments along its banks, the Thames is a lifestyle choice and there is a sense of community rooted in their shared love of being by the river.

The prestige of living on London’s riverfront comes at a price with buyers prepared to pay around 14.6 per cent more for a secondhand apartment located within 100m of the shore, compared with similar properties up to 1km away. In central London – between Putney Bridge and Waterloo Bridge – that premium can be as much as 22 per cent on the north bank and 28.2 per cent on the south.

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