The Myth of the “Kind” Sittingbourne Landlord.
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 than…
Why Sittingbourne’s Higher-Priced Homes Are Facing Tougher Selling Odds in 2026
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 and…
It Takes 69 Days to Sell a Home in Sittingbourne
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 some…
25.2% of Faversham Home Sales Fell Through in 2025What this means for Faversham homeowners
What this means for Faversham homeowners In 2025, 25.2% of agreed property sales in Faversham did not complete, and this is more important than many homeowners think. In Faversham, where sales chains are often longer and buyers are more sensitive to price, this has a bigger impact. Agreeing a sale has never meant a guarantee,…
Sittingbourne Rents At £1,222 Per Month
When you look back at the average rents achieved in Sittingbourne over the last five years, from 2021 through to 2025, a clear pattern emerges. Sittingbourne saw extraordinary growth in rents as the market experienced a period of exceptional pressure post pandemic, yet in the last 12 months, is now settling into something far more…
What Could Happen to Faversham House Prices in 2026?
As we enter a new year, many local homeowners are facing a familiar question. Should they bring their Faversham home to market in January, or wait until the late spring? In recent conversations I have had with Faversham buyers, sellers, and buy-to-let landlords in the run-up to Christmas, one question kept cropping up in relation…
What will the interest rate drop mean for Swale homeowners?
The latest 0.25% interest rate cut is not a game changer on its own. On a typical average sized variable mortgage, the monthly saving is modest £31per month. However, the real impact is not the pound notes, it is the mood. Property markets do not run purely on numbers. They run on confidence, expectation, and…
Sittingbourne’s Property Market Now Worth £6.207 Billion
As we hit the third week of December, the Sittingbourne property market does slow down ready for the big day. It’s at this time of year, I like to work out the total value of every home in Sittingbourne, and how that value has changed since 2010 (as that was the bottom of the market…
What Will the Budget Mean for Faversham Homeowners and Landlords?
The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget has finally arrived after months of rumour, leaked ideas and speculation. Many households in Faversham had braced themselves for a sweeping new annual tax on homes above £500,000. That proposal has now been dropped, which removes the biggest cloud that had been hanging over the local market. Instead, the Government has…
My Thoughts on the Budget for Swale homeowners & landlords
The Autumn Budget delivered the expected changes to housing and taxation, although the impact will be felt more in sentiment than in immediate cost. The centrepiece was the new annual levy on homes worth more than £2m, due from 2028. Owners of £2m plus homes will pay more and the rest of us will pay…
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