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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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23 Nov 2021 2 min read

How Thanet Landlords Can Make Their Rental More Profitable

In this two-minute read, we look at five fundamental ways landlords in Thanet can make their rental properties more profitable.

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19 Nov 2021 2 min read

How Much Value Would Planning Permission Add To Your Thanet Home

In this two-minute read, we look at a question we often get asked at Cooke & Co Estate and Letting Agents around the question of whether being granted planning permission adds value to a property?

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18 Nov 2021 5 min read

With Ramsgate Tenants Deposits Totalling £5,717,374, How Will ‘Lifetime Deposits’ Change The Ramsgat

Landlord? The new Renter’s Reform Bill that will be published in the Spring could be the biggest change to the Thanet Buy-To-Let property market in 30 years with the introduction of transferable ‘Lifetime Deposits’.

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15 Nov 2021 2 min read

Top Tip For Thanet Sellers Who Want To Rest Easy This Christmas

In this two-minute read, we look at why getting the marketing material for your property sale finalised now is a savvy move.

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12 Nov 2021 2 min read

Low-Carbon Living From Around The Worl

In this two-minute read, we look at three remote communities that have long embraced sustainable living.

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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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10 Nov 2021 3 min read

Rent Increases: A Guide For Thanet Landlords

In this three-minute read, we look at the issue Thanet landlords should consider before raising rents.

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8 Nov 2021 5 min read

Would You Re-Mortgage Your Broadstairs Home To Help Your Child Onto The Property Ladder?

How far would you go to help your child get on in the world? Many Broadstairs parents move area to ensure their child gets into the best primary school or fund their university costs. Would you re-mortgage your Broadstairs home to help your child onto the Broadstairs property ladder?

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6 Nov 2021 3 min read

Seven Ways To Find AND Keep Great Tenants In Thanet

In this three-minute read, we look at how landlords in Thanet can find and keep terrific tenants.

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