Location

The Isle of Thanet is approximately 80 miles from London and 26 miles from France. Thanet has some 26 miles of coastline and many sandy Bays.

Why not try a walk along the Viking trail, which forms part of the most attractive local cycle routes . Or you may wish to try water sports such as jet biking from Palm Bay.

For those who love browsing seaside town shops there is always the retail area of Margate including some arty shops in the old town area.

Towards Ramsgate on the margate road you meet Westwood Cross Shopping centre.. This brand retail centre opened in 2005 and has adequate parking for consumers who wish to peruse the contents of the major stores not to mention Homebase garden centre and the usual run of D.I.Y and food shops.

Access via the A2 / M2 is approximate one & a half hours from London.
Margate to central London by train is about one & a half hours away.
The international Eurostar terminal at Ashford is within easy reach and Kent international airport is now offering flights to Europe hopefully to extend its service to other countries in the near future.

Margate dates back to 1736.
Donkey rides, Punch and Judy shows etc still form a part of the summer beach entertainment.

Margate clock tower

Thanet Investment.

Thanet is still one of the most depressed area in SE England but this is all due to change over the next 5 years. Towns such as Broadstairs and Ramsgate have started to flourish.
The nearby Kent International airport situated in Manston will become a major international airport.
Margate, particularly the centre of the town, is undergoing some refurbishment - many of the guest houses built in Victorian times are being converted into high quality flats.

General Property Investment advice
Property is a tangible asset that gives people control over their future. Historically, residential property has doubled in price every 7 years and should therefore be viewed as at least a medium-term if not long-term investment. Although there will inevitably be short term fluctuations in market prices, property has always provided a consistent long term store of value for anyone who owns it.
There are a number of different reasons why residential values have seen such strong growth, but most of them come back to the simple economic principle of supply and demand - there is an overall shortage of suitable housing in most parts of the United Kingdom.
This housing shortage has been caused by a number of social and demographic factors, including:
House building at its lowest level since 1924, as the gap between supply and demand widens by 60,000 each year.
An average of 220,000 extra households created each year through longer life span, increased solo living (whether from choice or an increasing divorce rate), and an increasing number of students in higher education away from the parental home.
Population growth resulting from immigration into the UK.
In contrast, the past 5 years have seen shares and pension schemes performing poorly (at least until mid 2005) and the public has witnessed one scandal after another. This has left many people worried about their future financial security because, with the demise of final salary pension schemes, they are no longer guaranteed a comfortable retirement income.
In the early part of 2006, however, Stock Market performance has been good enough to allay some of the fears about endowment policies falling short of their anticipated pay-out, so a degree of balance is being restored.

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