Nicki Wilson

With the cost-of-living crisis beginning to hit, the 20 and 30-somethings of Ashford urgently need the help and support of the Government to help them get on the property ladder. For the last few weeks, we have listened to the debates and hustings of Liz and Rishi. Between them, they have told us how they […]

“An apartment is over £100 grand and a flat under £100k”, said my friend. Joking aside, there is no difference, call it what you will, the humble apartment/flat has served Ashford well over the years. The average sale price of an apartment in Ashford in 2021 was £182,730, making it an excellent first-time buyer purchase

The predicament of the Ashford 20 to 30 year olds who rent and their inability to get onto the housing ladder is often discussed in the press. There are 4.43m properties in the UK that are still in the private rented sector (compared to 2.13m in 2002). This group of people in their 20s and

Ashford property prices have increased by 23.4% over the last two years. Ashford house prices have risen on the back of several things, including changes in how people see their homes and how they live and work (i.e., working from home), a lack of properties on the market and government tax incentives (the stamp duty

Inflation (and recessions) can be nerve racking for people and their hard-earned savings and wealth. Yet there are six reasons which make investing in private rental properties a potentially wise investment in these changeable times. This article looks at how investing in Ashford property could help you ‘hedge’ against inflation and protect your savings and

Should you buy now or wait for the bargains?   Many commentators believe we have seen the peak of the Ashford property market. So, should savvy bargain hunters wait for Ashford house prices to fall? Or could postponing your house buying for any anticipated Ashford house price drop be a costly mistake? Over the last

The total value of homes owned by Baby Boomers in Ashford alone is £3,273,079,968 – and two-thirds of the Ashford Millennials are set to inherit all that in the next few decades! Could this be the answer to the housing crisis? Could Ashford Millennials live it up for the next few decades, safe in the

“Tell me what is happening to the Ashford property market”, asked the friend of a friend at a recent do I went to in Ashford (after finding out I was an agent in Ashford). I always reply, “It depends if you are buying, selling or both”. The Ashford property market is like a seesaw. For

Even though the average value of an Ashford first-time buyer property has risen by 311.6% since 1989 to £271,960, the monthly payments Ashford first-time buyers must make on their mortgages as a proportion of their take-home pay is 42.9% less today compared to 1989. Today, according to the Nationwide Building Society …     the

Could the high levels of mortgages that Ashford people take out cause another property crash? Many Ashford homeowners and landlords have been contacting me recently and asking what will happen to the Ashford (and the UK) property market? More specifically, will we have a repeat of the 2008/9 Credit Crunch property crash? High mortgage payments