In this week’s article, we look at the number of annual property transactions in the Ashford area since 1995 and how the long-term decline in the number of people buying and selling affects the local economy. ...

This week I consider what effect the lack of bungalows and affordable sheltered accommodation is having on the older homeowners in Ashford, how it’s affecting everyone on the housing ladder and where opportunities might lie for savvy Ashford property investors to make some money due to the imbalance of supply and demand. ...

In this week’s article on the Ashford property market we look at the leasehold and ground rent scandal that has fallen over the whole of the country leaving many first-time buyers unable to sell their home. In the article itself we look at the possible implications of local people having unsellable homes. ...