1,658 homes in the Thanet area are empty, which represents 1 in 42 homes. 1,129 of those have been empty for more than six months and are worth £318million. Why are those properties standing empty and deteriorating and why could that become an issue for the whole of Thanet?

Since 2001, UK average house prices have risen by an astonishing 187.2% across the UK, while in London the figure is 247.6%. Looking back at the people that bought in those first few years of the new Millennium. What effect has it had on them.

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.