Video: Development reaches new heights

It is easy to see why Pentland Homes' latest development in Folkestone managed to get three of its 13 plots reserved at its launch last month. ...

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Top of the range at the Grange!

The new Birling Grange development, by leading house builder Taylor Wimpey, at Leybourne, near West Malling, has opened its Finsbury show home. ...

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Student lets: still profitable?

When the government promised that 50 per cent of school-leavers would soon be heading for university, student accommodation appeared to be the invest...

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Overseas visitors looking for lets

If they're not looking for hotels, overseas tourists to Britain are looking for holiday homes to rent, says one of the industry's main players. ...

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Smaller village proved key for Goodnestone couple

Until recently Paul and Marilyn Jarvis lived in a modern, three-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, near Folkestone......

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Cricket club makes notable signing

Kent County Cricket Club has confirmed its housing partner for the upcoming redevelopment project at its historic Canterbury ground....

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Make those seconds count!

On average, a potential buyer decides about a property in the first 30 seconds of viewing....

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Can't afford a house? Here's why...

House prices across Britain doubled in the first decade of the 21st century, despite seven successive quarters of falling prices between 2007 and 200...

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Cosmopolitan living near Folkestone

There are still some properties for sale at George Wimpey's Blenheim Court development in Hawkinge, near Folkestone. ...

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Landlord body attacks shared-homes plan

The National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private residential landlords in the UK, has roundly condemned governme...

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2009: It was a record year... in a bad way

The number of houses started during 2009 - just 88,000 - was the lowest since records began....

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Awards for Ward and Partners

It was a remarkable clean sweep for Kent's largest independent estate agents Ward & Partners at the annual awards ceremony held recently by the firm'...

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Family homes on the market from Bryant

Bryant Homes is selling the second phase of its Bridgefield development at Ashford, where family-size houses are available from £174,995. ...

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Grumpy couples forced to live together by recession

Couples who are breaking up may be forced to live together for longer as the tough economic climate continues to bite....

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Explore living and get on the property ladder

First-time buyers struggling to move onto the property ladder have now been given a helping hand by residential developer Explore Living at its New M...

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Make an Old Hospital appointment

Rare and historic converted properties will be released at Higgins Homes' development, the Old Hospital, in Maidstone town centre, later this month. ...

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Why did landlords do so well last year?

Thanks partly to the strong bounceback in prices in the second half of the year, many landlords made significant profits in 2009, says a new survey...

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And to quote Ian Dury...

Reasons to be cheerful include a scarcity of supply and positive sentiment from buyers about the relative value of property, which has been enhanced ...

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Kent property ownes warned to check for ice damage

With business premises slowly emerging from the recent bad weather, owners need to assess what damage may have been done to their buildings and act p...

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Thames boom spurs Greyfox to new levels

High demand for homes to let within Medway's Thames Gateway has spurred Greyfox Estate Agents to create a dedicated lettings negotiator at each of it...

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