Nicki Wilson

The Ashford 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 forecasting a harsh slowdown in the British property market, the number of people buying and selling their homes […]

This is the question many people are asking right now, and the answer depends on your circumstances. I pride myself on my ability to provide objective, fact-based information on the Ashford property market so potential Ashford house sellers, landlords and buyers can make the best decision for themselves. My role is to educate the potential Ashford

I often get asked what is going to happen to Ashford house prices. Many things affect house prices, and it comes down to simple supply and demand. On the supply side of the equation, in the short-term, the number of people wanting to sell their property at any one time has a massive effect on

Could the humble ‘granny annexe’ help solve the Ashford housing crisis for mature homeowners? Most Ashford homeowners born before 1960 have been in their homes for more than 25 years. Yet of all the properties sold in the UK since the first lockdown in the summer of 2020, 50% of those property owners had only

Will Ashford buy-to-let continue to be profitable in the next few years? Being an Ashford landlord is undoubtedly a challenge. The glory years of making money from ‘any old property’ are certainly in the past. With increased legislation and taxation from Government and the cost-of-living crisis (which will result in some Ashford tenants struggling to

Doom and gloom in the British property market or clickbait doom-mongers? Newspapers and clickbait 24-7 news websites, desperate for clicks, are peddling a story of a doomsday time for the economy, particularly the property market, as interest rates and inflation create the perfect storm for the UK property market. So, let us look at what

What will the stamp duty cuts & interest rate rises mean for Ashford homeowners & landlords?   Last week the Bank of England increased interest rates to 2.25% and they are expected to be 3.25% by early next year. This increase will make the monthly mortgage payments more expensive for first-time buyers, an issue dubbed

– these are the reasons they are not.   Looking at the newspapers with their doom and gloom headlines, you would think that the Ashford property market (and the British property market) would be on its knees. Yet ring some Ashford estate agents for a viewing or free valuation, and if you can get an

Ashford OAP retirees have to make tough choices with the onset of the cost-of-living crisis.   Growing inflation, unpredictable financial markets and the high cost of living mean many former retired Ashford people are returning to work in what has been dubbed the ‘great unretirement’. Some are even bringing forward their downsizing house move.  

As gas and electric bills rocket for Ashford tenants, Ashford landlords who do not start to make energy efficiency upgrades face lengthy void periods and will have to discount their rents. This is irrespective of the Government’s plans to change the rules on renting properties with low Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings. Until six months