Preparing Your Home
Read our list of hints below to help you show your house to the best of your advantage.
Your home and its first appeal
- The first impression for the buyer is the garden and the outside appearance of your home.
- A pretty neat garden makes a good impression.
- Exterior walls, woodwork and gutters need to be in good repair.
- Your front door – make sure it invites the visitors in.
The Interior
- Make it as bright and light as you can.
- Keep the house neat and uncluttered
- Freshen up the carpets, paintwork, floors, doors and replace if necessary
- Place fresh flowers in a vase
- Repair any hairline cracks, cracked window panes, broken light fittings and kitchen counter tops
- Keep garage tidy
- Cut back trees and creepers from in front of the windows
- Make the patio, paths and pot plant containers attractive
- On a show-day make sure the visitors can view all the outbuildings
- Make sure that taps don't leak, that the toilet flushes and that the water pipes run free
- If you have a pool – let it sparkle and make your pool and patio areas attractive.
The above are just a few ideas and hints for you to take into consideration should you decide to sell your house. Take an in-depth and critical look at your home as if you were to be the buyer. Just remember the better the appeal and the better it looks, the better the price.
