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6 Jul 2021 3 min read

A Quick Guide To Buy-To-Let Mortgages For Thanet Landlords

In this three-minute read, we compare the different types of buy-to-let mortgages.

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2 Jul 2021 2 min read

What Thanet Buyers Need To Know About Getting A Mortgage

In this three-minute read, we look at how Thanet homebuyers can get a good mortgage deal.

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25 Jun 2021 2 min read

Finding The Right Removal Firm For Your Thanet Move

This three-minute read gives you a few ideas to consider when choosing your removal firm in Thanet

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21 Jun 2021 2 min read

Should You Use The Help To Buy Scheme For Your First Thanet Property Purchase?

Three-minute read to help you consider the Help to Buy Scheme from all angles.

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14 Jun 2021 1 min read

Renting Or Selling Cooke & Co's A To Z Guide To Use When Moving Home

Cooke & Co has a record number of clients moving home. Watch this one-minute video to get some reminders of things to remember when moving home, Enjoy

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12 Jun 2021 3 min read

How Eco-Friendly Are Thanet Homes

And how new Gov’t rules will mean draughty low-eco Thanet homes will drop in value

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2 Jun 2021 8 min read

Your Great-Great Broadstairs Grandfather Would Only Have Paid £369 18S 0D For His Broadstairs Home In 1871

Would it surprise you even more when I said the ratio of house prices to wages are still lower today when compared to 1871? Yes, you read that correctly, as a proportion of average wages British house prices are 17.6% proportionally cheaper today than they were in 1871.

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23 May 2021 2 min read

Seven Ways Thanet Residents Can Avoid Cowboy Builders

In this three-minute read, we look at how Thanet homeowners can protect themselves from unscrupulous builders.

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22 May 2021 2 min read

How To Calculate The Rental Return On Your Buy-To-Let In Thanet

A two-minute read to help you quickly determine the return on a buy-to-let property in

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18 May 2021 5 min read

Will The Ramsgate Property Market Continue To Boom?

Will the Ramsgate Property Market continue to boom? All the signs are that the Ramsgate housing market is sat on good foundations, yet one key hazard could still scupper the market Read this article if you are a Ramsgate buy-to-let landlord or a Grantham homeowner so you can prepare and not lose out

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