Over 1 in 4 Maidstone Properties Being Sold with No Chain
By Alex KnightSo is it a good idea to rent in between moving home, to be chain-free? Moving home is said to be the third most stressful thing you can do, so if you can do anything to reduce that stress, so much the better? When buying your next...
Maidstone Property Market: 2011-2021
By Alex KnightA look back at the Maidstone housing market over the last decade With all of us completing the Census, a couple of weeks ago, it made me realise profoundly that mine and my family’s life, which from our own point of view seems...
Five Quick and Easy Ways to Add Value to Your Maidstone Home
By Alex KnightWe are often asked how people can add value to their Maidstone home. And there are plenty of ways. Some relatively cheap and easy, some costly and more difficult. Most of know that building an extension or installing new kitchens...
The Biggest Question Maidstone Home Sellers Need to Ask
By Alex KnightMaking the decision to sell your home and move is a big one. Whatever the reason, whether it’s downsizing, needing more space, wanting a better neighbourhood or to be closer to excellent schools, its life changing. Once you’ve...
Seven Reasons Why Your Maidstone Property Is Not Selling
By Alex KnightA recent article by the consumer magazine Which looked at seven reasons why properties do not sell. It listed the problems that held vendors back – below we look at the issues and how we at Knight Edmonds resolve them. The...
Maidstone Property Market Improved by 38.3% Over Pre-Pandemic Levels
By Alex KnightHas there ever been a better time for Maidstone home sellers? The Maidstone property market, for people looking to sell, is at its sturdiest for at least the last five years with home buyers jumping onto the Maidstone property...
How not to Lose Sleep over Selling Your Maidstone Home
By Alex KnightBuying or selling a property can sometimes be stressful. It can even cause you sleepless nights. At Knight Edmonds we do all we can to insulate our clients from any unnecessary stress. Our many combined years of experience in...
Maidstone First-time Buyers Can Now Buy Using 5% Deposit Mortgages
By Alex KnightYet higher mortgage rates could see Maidstone buyers paying a lot more each month for the privilege Being a Maidstone first-time buyer in the last 12 months has not been an easy thing. Just before lockdown there were 400 ‘5%...
Maidstone Home Buyers £1,273,158 Windfall as Stamp Duty Holiday Extends to Sept
By Alex Knight...and new 5% deposit mortgages for Maidstone first-time buyers The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced two initiatives to keep the Maidstone property market firing on all cylinders into 2021. Firstly, the £500,000 zero-rate Stamp
How to Avoid Fairy Tale Valuations in Maidstone
By Alex KnightOnce upon a time in Maidstone a royal family (or was it the Royle family?) decided they wanted to sell up and move to a bigger castle. They called in two different estate agents who arrived on majestic horses with golden flowing...