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Will Sittingbourne OAP homeowners be forced to sell their home as their gas & electric bills are set to double in 2022? What can the 5,846 Sittingbourne OAP homeowners do to mitigate this? What are their options if they do need to sell? And what will that mean for the Sittingbourne property market as aContinue reading “5,846 Sittingbourne OAP Homeowners Could be Forced to Sell Their Homes as Their Energy Bills Rise”

The average house price in Faversham has increased by 207.6% to £348,700in the last 20 years, a profit of £235,300 That means, when adjusted for inflation in those two decades, Faversham house prices have risen in real terms by 135.5% What does this mean for existing Faversham homeowners and first-time buyers trying to get onContinue reading “Faversham Homeowners Pocketed £235k Each in the Last 20 Years”

The Headlines… Sittingbourne rents up by 3.8% in the last 12 months Sittingbourne house Prices up 11.3% in the last 12 months Sittingbourne landlords helped by ultra-low mortgage rates and a stamp duty holiday  Yet, some landlords in Sittingbourne anxious about a possible end to no fault evictions New EPC rules could cost Sittingbourne landlordsContinue reading “The Future of the Sittingbourne Buy-To-Let Market in 2022”

Finding your next Faversham property, be that for yourself to live in or as a Faversham buy-to-let landlord, can sometimes be a scary task. You are possibly making one of the biggest purchases of your life, and you want to ensure you make the right choice. Buying your next property is all about finding aContinue reading “My 11 Rules to Buying a Faversham Property”

Did you know 2,738 Sittingbourne homeowners are considering selling their Sittingbourne home between now and the summer of 2023? Reports in the press suggest 1 in 5 homeowners are considering moving home in the next 18 months. This will change the dynamics of selling your home in Sittingbourne, meaning there are certain matters that you,Continue reading “The 7 Things Sittingbourne Home Sellers Should (and Shouldn’t) Do in 2022”

Traditionally, if you had not sold your Faversham 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. Yet matters have been different this year as the various lockdownsContinue reading “What Will Happen to Faversham House Prices in 2022?”

Everyone should be doing their bit to help reduce the UK’s carbon footprint on the globe – yet the question is, is that burden being put too much on the shoulders of Swale landlords with potential bills of £7,600+ in the next four years? The background – the UK has obligated itself to a legallyContinue reading “Should Swale Landlords be worried about these new rental regulations?”

House prices tend to rise with inflation, so with the UK annual inflation hitting 4.2% last week, that’s good news, isn’t it? Yes and no – let me explain what it means for Sittingbourne homeowners. The year-on-year cost of living rose by 4.2% in October, its highest rate in almost a decade. The jump inContinue reading “Sittingbourne House Prices – The Effect of Rising Inflation”

The Government’s scheduled publication of their White Paper for the Renter’s Reform Bill, which incorporates proposals to forbid Section 21 evictions and introduce ‘Lifetime Deposits’, has been suspended until 2022. The additional time is required to give a chance to create a level playing field to reforms for both landlords and tenants in the privateContinue reading “With Faversham Tenants Deposits Totalling £1,571,975, How Will ‘Lifetime Deposits’ Change the Faversham Rental Market?”

In recent articles on the Sittingbourne property market, I have been talking a lot about house prices over the last 12 months and 5 years in Sittingbourne.   When it comes to newspapers talking about the property market, the headline most people look at is what is happening to house prices. However, as 2 inContinue reading “Is the Sittingbourne Property Market Running Out of Steam?”