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The 10 parts of Kent where house prices are falling

The 10 parts of Kent where house prices are falling

29 July 2024

New figures reveal the cost of the average home has fallen in all but three of Kent and Medway’s districts over the last 12 months.

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Historic convent could be knocked down and turned into huge new care home

Historic convent could be knocked down and turned into huge new care home

28 July 2024

A historic convent will be knocked down to make way for a huge three-storey care home if controversial new plans are approved.

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Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

23 July 2024

A new estate will be sandwiched between two main roads and near an expanding roundabout after the housing proposals were given the go ahead.

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‘People are being priced out’: Where £1m home sales in Kent have boomed

‘People are being priced out’: Where £1m home sales in Kent have boomed

23 July 2024

Exclusive: Figures reveal where sales of luxury homes in Kent have tripled amid an influx of cash-rich Londoners - sparking fears of gentrification.

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Council leader says Labour is ‘silent’ on housebuilding plans

Council leader says Labour is ‘silent’ on housebuilding plans

22 July 2024

The leader of the county’s largest local authority has accused the government of falling silent over its plans to build more than one million homes.

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Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

17 July 2024

Ambitious plans to regenerate an area around a railway station and create a new “civic heart” for Britain’s newest garden city have been approved.

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The one-bed Kent home up for sale for £1 million

The one-bed Kent home up for sale for £1 million

16 July 2024

It’s an eye-watering price for just one bedroom - so what is it about this property that warrants such a hefty price tag?

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We meet Kent couple selling £2.25m home with a ‘golfer’s paradise’ garden

We meet Kent couple selling £2.25m home with a ‘golfer’s paradise’ garden

15 July 2024

We take a tour of the Kent home transformed into a ‘golfer’s paradise’ – and find out why its owners are selling up.

'Lustworthy' Kent 'dollhouse' on market again for £1 million less

'Lustworthy' Kent 'dollhouse' on market again for £1 million less

14 July 2024

A “lustworthy” home, described as a doll’s house, is on the market again but with an asking price slashed by £1 million.

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'I’m sure they’re a lovely family - but this land should have been for a car park’

'I’m sure they’re a lovely family - but this land should have been for a car park’

13 July 2024

Villagers feel "let down" as plans for a car park next to a railway station have been dropped, with the plot now eyed up for a Gypsy family instead.

Video inside Kent's priciest flats reveals exactly what you get for your money

Video inside Kent's priciest flats reveals exactly what you get for your money

12 July 2024

Stunning views and a gold lift that takes you directly to your hallway are all part of the deal at a swanky coastline apartment block.

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Work starts on former medical centre set for housing estate

Work starts on former medical centre set for housing estate

09 July 2024

Builders have started work on the site of a former medical campus, which is set for a 66-bed care home and 86 houses.

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Revised flats and ‘unsafe’ junction improvement plan to face public scrutiny

Revised flats and ‘unsafe’ junction improvement plan to face public scrutiny

09 July 2024

A revised plan to revitalise a rundown part of a historic town centre and improve a dangerous road junction is to go on display.

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New homes to be built on garden centre site

New homes to be built on garden centre site

07 July 2024

Visitors at a busy garden centre could be in for a distinct change of scenery after bosses won a long-fought tussle to build homes on site.

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‘Work restarts on vandalised estate - but villagers say: ‘Building must stop!’

‘Work restarts on vandalised estate - but villagers say: ‘Building must stop!’

05 July 2024

Furious residents are calling for all building to stop on a vandalised seafront housing estate which had sat abandoned for years.

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Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

02 July 2024

Work to build an almost 600-home development as part of Kent’s new garden city has reached its halfway point.

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This is not a drill! Fancy living in an old fire station?

This is not a drill! Fancy living in an old fire station?

02 July 2024

Three quirky properties that share a courtyard in the city's centre have gone on the market.

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‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

29 June 2024

Residents have vented their fury over a developer’s plan to build new homes in a village – arguing “someone will get killed”.

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Legal challenge to 5,000-homes plan hits first hurdle

Legal challenge to 5,000-homes plan hits first hurdle

28 June 2024

A residents’ legal challenge to a proposal for 5,000 new homes in the countryside has hit a High Court hurdle.

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Residents party in street as huge housing estate snubbed

Residents party in street as huge housing estate snubbed

28 June 2024

Thrilled residents held a street party after winning the battle to stop a "terrible" new 250-home project from going ahead.

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