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17 Nov 2022 2 min read

Breaking News! What Does The 2022 Budget Mean For Thanet Home Owners, Landlords, Tenants, And Buyers.

Hot off the press our latest article in relation to today's 2022 budget and how it will affect you if you are a buyer, seller, landlord, or investor.

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12 Nov 2022 6 min read

Is Now A Good Time To Buy A Margate Home?

What if Margate's house prices do drop? Then, surely, it’s going to be wise to wait and save lots of money. But what if I told you that for most Margate homebuyers, waiting could end up costing them a lot more money than what they would save on their purchase price! Read the article here…

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6 Nov 2022 7 min read

What Will Rishi Sunak As PM Mean For Ramsgate House Prices?

What will Rishi Sunak as PM mean for Thanet house prices? Rising interest rates, inflation and the cost-of-living crisis will all affect the value of your Ramsgate home. Yet what exactly should (and shouldn’t) Rishi and his team be doing to protect your biggest asset – your Ramsgate home. Read this article…

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27 Oct 2022 1 min read

Some Interesting UK Housing Statistics For October 2022

Here are some extremely interesting UK housing statistics that have been bought to us courtesy of Christoper Watkin. The good news is despite all the negative press and uncertainty the market is relatively stable and good for this time of year.

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8 Oct 2022 7 min read

Waiting For The Margate House Market To Crash Will Cost You £35,871

Will there be a house price crash like those of 1988 and 2008? Are you aware of the six significant differences between now and those years? All Margate homeowners and Margate landlords should read this article, especially those hoping for Margate house prices to drop – you might end up losing at least £35,871 in the next five years! Read the article to find out why?

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5 Oct 2022 2 min read

What Keeps The Thanet Property Market Moving?

You’d be forgiven for adopting a head-in-the-sand approach to current affairs. Listening to a news bulletin filled with the energy crisis, the war in Ukraine, cost of living surges, and political uncertainty are enough to put anyone on a downer. The clouds of gloom and doom have gathered over the Thanet property market. Will there be a house price crash? Is a common feature for many involved in the media to discuss.

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1 Oct 2022 7 min read

Ramsgate Property Market What Will The Stamp Duty Cuts And Interest Rate Rises Mean For Ramsgate Homeowners And Landlords?

What will the recent interest rate & stamp duty changes mean for Ramsgate homeowners and landlords? Things are certainly going to change in the Ramsgate property market, yet not in the way you might think. Read the full article to find out more.

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29 Sep 2022 4 min read

What Recent News Means For Thanet Home Movers. Are We Heading For Disaster?

Crisis. Turmoil. Unprecedented. These were words rarely used pre-pandemic. Now they’ve become staples of our nation’s news coverage. And this week, they have been used more than ever to report on the economic waves caused by the Chancellor’s mini-budget last week.

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23 Sep 2022 2 min read

Stamp Duty Cut To Save Thanet Homebuyers Up To £2,500

The Chancellor has announced this morning a cut to the Stamp Duty tax in England and Northern Ireland.

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20 Sep 2022 4 min read

Is The Margate Property Market Heading For Disaster?

Looking at the newspapers with their doom and gloom headlines, you would think that the Margate property market would be on its knees. Yet Margate house prices and the number of properties selling continue to be high. Read the article to find out why…

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