Is Maidstone Heading Towards a House Price Crash?
By Alex KnightMaidstone house prices rose by 1.4% last month, according to the Land Registry, meaning the average annual rate of house price growth in Maidstone now stands at 11.7%. Looking at the national figures, many people were concerned...
Maidstone Buy-to-Let Landlords Owed £1,226,624 in Unpaid Rent
By Alex KnightThere is no getting away from the fact that the rise in the number of buy-to-let properties in Maidstone has been nothing short of astonishing over the last twenty years. As a result, many in the press have said Britain is a...
How Eco-friendly are Maidstone Homes?
By Alex KnightAnd how new Gov’t rules will mean draughty low-eco Maidstone homes will drop in value ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’, was the song that Kermit sang on Sesame Street. Yet now being green is a normal way of life for most of us....
Your Great-Great Grandfather Would Have Paid £392 for his Maidstone Home in 1871
By Alex KnightYour Great-Great Maidstone Grandfather Would Have Only Paid £392 12s 0d for his Maidstone Home in 1871 Would it surprise you even more when I said the ratio of house prices to wages are still lower today when compared to 1871?...
31.3% of Maidstone Landlords Could Be Fined £5,000 Each with New Energy Regs
By Alex KnightAs the UK has committed to a legally binding target to be carbon neutral by 2050, one of the biggest producers of greenhouse gasses are residential properties. To hit that target, every UK property will need to achieve a minimum...
Will the Maidstone Property Market Continue to Boom?
By Alex KnightAll the signs are that the Maidstone housing market is sat on good foundations, yet one key hazard could still scupper the market. ‘UK Property Prices Rising at Record Levels’ is the headline of many newspapers. In the last...
Maidstone Buy-to-Let Property Market Going into Crisis?
By Alex Knight… as Maidstone first-time buyers now only need a 5% deposit for a mortgage. Maidstone landlords, sell your property portfolios, your tenants will soon be leaving in droves as they buy their first home with the new 5% deposit...
5 Top Tips from the Queen of De-Cluttering
By Alex KnightIf you did a quick survey in our office and asked us what’s the number one tip we could share with homeowners who want to get their property sold or let quickly, and for a great price, it would be DECLUTTER! Declutter,...
Will Maidstone House Prices Fall in 2022?
By Alex KnightAs 1 in 5 Maidstone homes are selling within a fortnight of coming to market. One of the most astounding things that has happened in the last 12 months was something that did not happen. Even after the country saw the deepest...
Panic Buying in the Maidstone Property Market?
By Alex KnightWould it surprise you that there are 55% fewer properties for sale today in Maidstone than a decade ago? Property values are much higher than a decade ago and the property market now in Maidstone is on fire. In all my years as an...