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27 Apr 2021 3 min read

Will Broadstairs House Prices Fall In 2022?

Will Broadstairs prices fall next year? In this article, I discuss the three reasons why house prices in Broadstairs may fall in 2022 and the three reasons why they may not.

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15 Apr 2021 6 min read

Are Thanet Homes Being Overvalued By Certain Estate Agents?

With 59.8% of properties on the market in Margate sold (subject to contract), the Thanet property market is on fire. Yet for many Thanet property sellers, the buyers seem to miss them out, meaning they can’t move to their dream home.

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12 Apr 2021 4 min read

Almost 1 In 3 Thanet Properties Being Sold With No Chain.

Over 1 in 3 Thanet properties are currently being sold with no-chain. Why are so many Thanet property owners selling without a chain? Is it a good idea to rent in between moving home and what will this mean for the Thanet property market? Read the article to find out

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2 Apr 2021 4 min read

Thanet Property Market: A Look Back At The Thanet Housing Market Over The Last Decade

A look back at the Thanet housing market over the last decade .. 2011 to 2021 and where its future lies. If you are a future Thanet home buyer, Thanet homeowner or Thanet buy to let landlord, this is an article you should not ignore.

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11 Mar 2021 4 min read

Half Of Broadstairs Homeowners Move Again Within 7 Years And 24 Weeks – Why?

The average British homeowner moves every 16 years 5 months according to official statistics. These appear to refute a common hypothesis that British neighbourhoods are becoming more transitory and show that, once you have succeeded in buying a property you can call home, there isn’t much motivation to move again. Or is there more to it?

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8 Mar 2021 5 min read

Ramsgate Home Buyers £975,650 Windfall As Stamp Duty Holiday Stretched To September...

Thanet homebuyers were celebrating last week’s extension of the Stamp Duty holiday by the Chancellor until the end of September together with the introduction of 5% deposit mortgages from April. What effect will this have on Thanet house prices and demand for private rented property in Thanet?

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3 Mar 2021 2 min read

BREAKING NEWS – What The Spring Budget Means For Homeowners In Thanet

This afternoon the Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined his plans to get England back on track as we come out of the pandemic. Among furlough extensions, extra support for the self-employed and business loan schemes was the welcome news that the stamp duty holiday is being extended.

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18 Feb 2021 1 min read

20% Drop In Ramsgate Homes ‘For Sale’ In Last 5 Months What Does This Mean For Ramsgate Sellers?

With most Ramsgate families home schooling their children in lockdown and the forthcoming stamp duty holiday deadline on the 31st March 2021, less Ramsgate properties have been coming onto the Thanet property market in the since the New Year. This has prompted a 20% drop in the supply of ramsgate homes for sale compared to October 2020. Whats Next

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25 Dec 2020 1 min read

For A 2021 Sale, Today’S The Day To Start Planning!

As we approach the end of the year and look ahead to a new season in our lives, we start to make resolutions and goals to make the next year our year. High on the list every year is to find and move into a dream home, and 2021 could be the year you make this a reality…

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17 Dec 2020 7 min read

Will The Thanet Housing Market Crash In 2021?

The Thanet property market has resisted every Economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track to borrow nearly half a trillion pounds to pay for Coronavirus support packages etc, all of this has had no effect on Thanet homeowner’s enthusiast to want to move.

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