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Mike heads the lettings side of Kings Estates and has done for over twenty years. ARLA Propertymark accredited (MARLA) and an NAEA member (FNAEA), he values and lets homes across TN1–TN4 and the surrounding villages.
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Landlords & Lettings
The honest answer is a range, not a number — and where your home lands in that range is decided by a handful of things, some of which you control. Here's what actually moves rent in Tunbridge Wells, and how to set an asking figure you can defend.
Local Living
I ran the London Marathon for Mind, in memory of Jonny — and thanks to sixty of you, we raised over £2,600. A thank you, a few honest words about why, and the small matter of a torn calf at the 200-metre mark.
Local Living
Save the date: Saturday 4 July 2026, 12–3pm, free entry. For the second year running we're the main sponsor of the Claremont Primary School Summer Fete — bouncy castles, arena shows, face painting and all. Here's what's on, and why it matters to us.
Property Advice
It's rarely a property question — it's a money-and-life one. A calm, owner-led framework for deciding whether to sell or hold and let your Tunbridge Wells home, grounded in what the local market is actually doing.
Landlords & Lettings
A poor letting agent rarely sends a bill marked 'mistakes'. The cost shows up elsewhere — in a longer void, a weaker tenant, a compliance gap, a rent review never won. Here's where the money actually goes.
Landlords & Lettings
An empty rental is the quietest drain on a landlord's return — and usually the most avoidable. A practical, owner-led guide to keeping good tenants, letting fast, and closing the gaps that cost you most.
Property Advice
The highest valuation is the most flattering — and frequently the most expensive mistake a seller makes. What a valuation actually is, how it's reached, and how to read three different numbers from three agents.
Landlords & Lettings
Plenty of landlords never set out to be one — a home inherited, a flat that wouldn't sell, two households becoming one. Becoming a landlord by accident is common. Doing it well is a decision. Here's where to start.
Landlords & Lettings
Two service models, two cost structures, two very different liability profiles — and post-Renters'-Rights-Act, the right choice for most TW landlords has shifted. An owner-led read on which to pick.
Landlords & Lettings
Section 21 is gone, single periodic tenancies are in, and the PRS Database is coming. The practical five-point plan for every Tunbridge Wells landlord — without the headlines.
Local Living
Langton Green, Speldhurst, Bidborough, Pembury, Frant, Groombridge, Penshurst, Rusthall — an owner-led guide to the Wealden villages around Tunbridge Wells, each with its own character, its own school catchment, and its own price floor.
Market briefings
Stock is finally rebuilding after a thin spring. Family homes between £750k and £1.2m are clearing fastest, and lettings demand for three-bedroom houses keeps outpacing supply. Here's what we're seeing on the ground in TN1 through TN4 this month.