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19 Jan 2022 8 min read

What Will Happen To The Thanet Buy To Let Market In 2022

Thanet Landlord? What is the future of the Thanet Buy-To-Let Market in 2022? What will happen to rents in Thanet? And Thanet house prices? What about the new landlord and tenant law changes?

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7 Jan 2022 2 min read

How Thanet Residents Can Fight Back Against Rising Fuel Bills

This two-minute read looks at how to trim down your energy bills.

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5 Jan 2022 6 min read

The 7 Things Margate Home Sellers Should (And Shouldn’T) Do In 2022

If you are a Margate homeowner and are thinking of moving home in 2022, these 7 should (and should nots) will help you make the move smoother, quicker and more likely to happen. All discussed in this article. PS If you know someone thinking of moving in Margate, do tag them on this post to help them out.

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2 Jan 2022 3 min read

Could This Be The Year You Help Your Child Buy Their First Home?

First time buyers are finding it harder than ever to get the money together to finance their first home. As a result, many are turning to the Bank of Mum and Dad. Here’s what you need to know about helping your child buy a house in 2022…

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24 Dec 2021 6 min read

What Will Happen To Ramsgate House Prices In 2022?

Traditionally, if you had not sold your Ramsgate home by the first week in November, you would normally have to wait for the house sellers to return in the famous Boxing Day rush on the portals (Rightmove, Zoopla etc) to get potential buyers interested.

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10 Dec 2021 8 min read

Thanet People’S Addiction To Their Spare Bedrooms

The Housing Minister, Chris Pincher, has suggested older homeowners are “rattling around” in their homes as they are too big for them. He implied they are selfish and should sell up and move to a retirement home when he spoke to a committee in the House of Lords.

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9 Dec 2021 2 min read

What’S On The Cards For Trendy Homeowners In Thanet In 2022?

In this two-minute read, we look at how new trends could change our homes next year and in the future.

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29 Nov 2021 5 min read

Margate House Prices - The Effect Of Rising Inflation

House prices tend to rise with inflation, so with the UK annual inflation hitting 4.2% last week, that’s good news, isn’t it? Yes and no – let me explain what it means for Thanet, and in particular, Margate homeowners.

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24 Nov 2021 2 min read

How To Tell If A Valuation For Your Thanet Property Is Genuine

In this three-minute read, we look at how to gauge if an agent is giving you an honest property valuation.

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11 Nov 2021 4 min read

Is The Thanet Property Market Running Out Of Steam?

In recent articles on the Thanet property market, I have been talking a lot about house prices over the last 12 months and 5 years in Thanet. When it comes to newspapers talking about the property market, the headline most people look at is what is happening to house prices.

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