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When homeowners in Sittingbourne think about what their property is worth, they usually consider its location, number of bedrooms, condition and garden. Yet there is another detail worth paying attention to: the coloured chart on its Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). An EPC rates a home from A, the most energy efficient, to G, the least.Continue reading “Is Your Sittingbourne Home Hiding a Cost Buyers Cannot Afford to Ignore?”

The affordability figures may surprise you… Ask anyone whether first-time buyers can still afford to buy their first home in Faversham and you will often get the same answer: “Not these days”. You can understand why. The typical first-time buyer home in Faversham costs £254,794. For someone trying to save a 5% deposit (£12,740) whileContinue reading “Can Faversham First-time Buyers Still Afford Their First Home?”

The Sittingbourne property market has changed noticeably over the past three years. Buyers now have far more choice with a 20.8% increase in the homes for sale, while sellers face a very different level of competition from their neighbours. That does not mean Sittingbourne homes are not selling, but it does mean buyers can affordContinue reading “20% More Sittingbourne Homes For Sale Than 3 Years Ago”

Is August a buyers’ or sellers’ market? Knowing what is happening in the property market is really important if you are thinking of moving home in Sittingbourne in the coming few months. It’s also important if you are a Sittingbourne landlord wondering whether you should grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties? OrContinue reading “The Sittingbourne Property Market”

How Rare Are They and What Are They Worth? For some homebuyers, the kitchen is the deal maker. For others, it is the number of bedrooms, the school catchment or the distance to the railway station. Yet for a sizeable group of buyers, the garden matters just as much as the house itself. Across FavershamContinue reading “Faversham’s 442 Large Garden Homes:”

When you have had your property on the market for a while, many sellers eventually face the same difficult decision: whether their asking price needs adjusting to reignite buyer interest. The reason why, over the past few years, the number of homes available across the ME9 and ME10 postcodes has increased significantly. In February 2021Continue reading “1 in 8 Sittingbourne Homeowners Cut Their Asking Price”

We often discuss the Swale property market through house prices. Yet long before price comes a home’s character. And long before its character comes its age. Every town or city has its own housing fingerprint. Not just streets and postcodes, but a layered history of building booms, social change, and shifting design. Swale is noContinue reading “Swale’s Homes & Their Hidden History”

Many Sittingbourne rental problems do not start with bad landlords or difficult tenants. In Sittingbourne, as in many towns across the country, they usually start with good intentions and silence. Silence about rent reviews. Silence about maintenance. Silence about what happens when life changes. Let me give you a scenario I see more often thanContinue reading “The Myth of the “Kind” Sittingbourne Landlord.”

When most homeowners decide to put their Sittingbourne home on the market, they assume one thing. The chances their home will sell are very good. After all, why wouldn’t it? You ask an estate agent to place your home on the market, the board goes up, pictures of your home appear on the portals andContinue reading “Why Sittingbourne’s Higher-Priced Homes Are Facing Tougher Selling Odds in 2026”

If you are a Sittingbourne homeowner or landlord thinking about selling your property, one of the first questions you will ask is simple, how long will it take? The honest answer is that it depends. Location, property type, number of bedrooms, price point and market conditions all play a part. To give Sittingbourne homeowners someContinue reading “It Takes 69 Days to Sell a Home in Sittingbourne”