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Thatcher’s Dream Smashed as Homeownership in Maidstone Drops
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In her first conference speech as the Tory's new leader in 1975, the grocer’s daughter from Grantham, Margaret Thatcher, asserted her conviction in a ‘property-owning democracy’. Although Thatcher didn't conceive the saying...
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Maidstone Property Market Holding up Despite Doom and Gloom in the Newspapers
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The Maidstone housing market over the last three months is now becoming more ‘normal’ after the last couple of years of insane demand when the lockdowns started a race for space! Even with the blackening economic doom-mongers...
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What Will Happen to the Maidstone Property Market in 2023?
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What Will Happen to the Maidstone Property Market in 2023? The autumn of 2022 saw economic and political instability with the resignation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and the ill-fated Liz Truss 44-day premiership. Now as we...
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Buying a Maidstone Home is Still £1,599 a Year Cheaper Than Renting
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With mortgage rates tripling over the last 12 months, one could be forgiven for thinking buying a Maidstone home as a first-time buyer would out of the question. Yet, what if I told you, it is £1,599 a year cheaper to buy a...