Plain-English advice on buying, selling, letting and renting on the Kent coast, written by the people who do it every day.
In this two-minute read, we look at new rules on electrical safety reports that come into force next month. It’s no joke: landlords who fail to get an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) for their rental property by 1 April 2021 could face a fine of up to £30,000.
Read the articleIn this three-minute read, we explain why it pays for landlords to review the management of their property.
Read the articleThe Broadstairs property market has improved by 64.2% over pre-pandemic levels, so we have to ask if there has there ever been a better time for Broadstairs property owners?
Read the articleThe 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?
Read the articleMargate first-time buyers can now buy their first Margate home using 5% deposit mortgages. Yet higher mortgage rates could see Margate buyers paying a lot more each month for the privilege?
Read the articleIn this two-minute read, we look at ways to prepare your home for a successful spring sale (part one of a two-part article).
Read the articleThanet 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?
Read the articleIn this two-minute read, we look at the benefits of using a letting agent in Thanet to manage your rental property (part one of a two-part series). Almost every landlord has weighed up the merits of self-managing their rental property versus using a letting agent. After all, why pay someone to do something you do yourself, eh? It’s a reasonable enough question to which we have an emphatic answer: there are many reasons to get an expert to manage your investment property (we can think of at least 12).
Read the articleIn this two-minute read, we look at how parents in Thanet can help their children adjust to being back in the classroom.
Read the articleThis 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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