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31 Jan 2023 7 min read

Its Our February 2023 Thanet Property Update And Review.

With the Bank of England raising interest rates and inflation high, what is happening in the Thanet property market? What types of properties are selling in Thanet? What is happening to house prices in Thanet? If you are a Thanet homeowner or Thanet landlord, read this article to find out what is happening to your property.

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18 Jan 2023 4 min read

Thatcher’S Dream Smashed As Homeownership In Thanet Drops

In her first conference speech as the Tory's new leader in 1975, Margaret Thatcher asserted her conviction in a ‘property-owning democracy’. Throughout the 1980s homeownership exploded and continued to grow for several decades thereafter. What has happened to that dream nearly 50 years later? The housing data for Thanet has just been released from the 2021 Census and it makes interesting reading, especially if you are a Thanet homeowner or Thanet landlord.

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9 Jan 2023 4 min read

Ramsgate Property Market Holding Up Despite Doom And Gloom In The Newspapers

The Ramsgate housing market over the last three months is now becoming more ‘normal’ after the last couple of years of insane demand! Even with the blackening economic doom-mongers forecasting a harsh slowdown in the British property market, the number of people buying and selling their Ramsgate homes is still very good for the time year. If you are a Ramsgate homeowner or Ramsgate landlord, you need to read the article to find out what is happening in the Ramsgate property market

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31 Dec 2022 6 min read

What Will Happen To The Thanet Property Market In 2023?

In this article, I talk about what should happen to the value of your Thanet property over the next 12 months. Also, I will touch on the other more important barometer to judge the Thanet market. Read the article to find out what that is…

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28 Dec 2022 3 min read

2023 – Why It’S Looking Brighter For Thanet Property Owners

The newspapers are full of predictions of a national property crash. The broadcast media are pumping out doom, gloom and not much else about the housing market prospects in 2023.

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18 Dec 2022 2 min read

Mortgage Overpayments , How To Increase The Equity In Your Thanet Home

Mortgages are dull. Let’s be honest. They’re huge commitments, they’re complicated to arrange and in the current climate, it’s understandable if the thought of a mortgage gets you a bit jittery. Putting rising interest rates to one side (easier said than done) and ignoring the doom and gloom news we’ve been exposed to over the last few months, it’s time to talk about mortgage overpayments. What are they? Are they a good or bad thing? In this four-minute read, we explain the ins and outs of overpayments.

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14 Dec 2022 2 min read

Changing Property Trends: What’S In And What’S Out In Thanet

If you’re looking to market your home, read on to find out what’s hot and what’s not in the property world.

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6 Dec 2022 5 min read

Inflation - Every Ramsgate Kent Landlords’ Saviour

Thanet Buy-to-Let Landlords. Would it surprise you that inflation can be very useful when it comes to protecting your hard-earned savings and investment? Read the article to find out how here…

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1 Dec 2022 8 min read

Falling Thanet House Prices The Winners & Losers

The doom and gloom of the national newspaper headlines regarding the UK property market would make you think Armageddon has arrived, this being the second most interesting topic to the Brits (the first being the weather!).

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26 Nov 2022 2 min read

Ways To Keep Busy In Thanet Without Spending Money

Having fun is important, no matter how old you are. But how can you enjoy yourself without breaking the bank? Now the cold weather has set in, we’re all stuck at home after a blazing hot summer of being out and about. And if you’ve got kids, you’ll know the importance of keeping them busy and tiring them out. In this two-minute read, we look at how you can beat boredom without spending any money.

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