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21 Dec 2020 3 min read

Checklist For Getting Your Property Tenant-Ready

Are you considering renting out your property? Well, but is your property ready to be rented out? Confused? Don’t be! You need to make sure that your property is clean, presentable and appealing before potential tenants start visiting the property. Right from leaking walls to a backyard filled with dirt, any small point can put off the visitors. It also guarantees that the tenants have a pleasant stay once they choose the property. Though it may seem simple, renting a property may also involve small details and official paperwork.

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17 Dec 2020 3 min read

The 10-Point Checklist To Ensure Your Property Is Ready For Winter!

Oh the weather outside is frightful… As the temperature drops, NOW is the time to think about how best to prepare your property for the colder months ahead.

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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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17 Dec 2020 1 min read

The Launch Of The Wonderful Briary Fields Development In Westbrook Margate Kent

An amazing selection of family homes in a superb location. RESERVE YOURS TODAY - HELP TO BUY SCHEME AVAILABLE! Cooke & Co are excited to offer this exclusive development for sale in Briary Fields, Westbrook.

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17 Dec 2020 1 min read

A Very Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all team at Cooke & Co Estate and Letting Agents.

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17 Dec 2020 3 min read

Eliots Close. Don't Miss Out, Last Few Remaining.

Eliott’s Close is a Brand New Development of Bespoke Contemporary homes set in a quiet-de-sac of the seaside town of Margate. These homes are just over a mile from Margate Train Station, making the location suitable for any commuters. Not only does Margate Train Station have a fast service into London St Pancras but also stops at Ashford. This is where you will able to access the Eurostar services’ to Paris and beyond.

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3 Dec 2020 3 min read

Should You Use A Letting Agent?

Are you letting out a property for the first time? Or have you often faced a lot of problems while searching for a rental property? Well, in the current property market, letting out as well as finding a property can be a real challenge. Have several people recommended that you should hire a letting agent but you are not sure about it? Don’t worry! You are not the only property owner with this confusion. If you talk to landlords, you may get contrasting opinion about the need of a letting agent. Few landlords just don’t do their job without a letting agent while others simply don’t hire one. So, instead of believing the opinion of others, you need to analyse your requirement.

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1 Dec 2020 4 min read

What Effect Will Brexit Have On Thanet House Prices?

What happened to the predicted Thanet house price crash of 15% that didn’t happen in the Summer of 2020? Or the predicted fall of 18% Thanet house prices by the Treasury if we voted to leave the EU at the 2016 Referendum? How will a No Deal Brexit affect the value of your Thanet property?

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