| It's easy when you're living in a house to get it | | | | off the house. If they have a negative first |
| exactly how you want it, even though that might | | | | impression the rest of your house will struggle to |
| be quite different to how your potential buyers | | | | convince them to make an offer. Make sure you |
| would like to see it. But with a few tweaks you | | | | front garden is well looked after and tidy. If you |
| can drastically improve the desirability of your | | | | can't think of anything worse than gardening ask |
| house. | | | | your family or hire a local gardener for a couple |
| De-clutter - everyone accumulates junk when | | | | of hours. |
| they've lived in a house for a few years. There's | | | | Ensure Your House Smells Nice - there's a bit of |
| no harm in this, though the problem is it can make | | | | cliché about selling houses - that freshly |
| even the most spacious house seem cramped. | | | | baked bread or brewed coffee will make people |
| Organise a car boot sale, fill up a charity shop bag | | | | more likely to buy, it's probably a bit optimistic to |
| or bung it all in the loft. The less you have on | | | | think this will make a huge difference but if your |
| display the easier it will be for potential buyers to | | | | house doesn't smell nice you might have a very |
| imagine themselves in your home. If you've got | | | | real problem. If you've got pets or smoke the |
| no spare space and can't bear to get rid of your | | | | chances are people might dislike your homes |
| bay city rollers vinyl collection think about boxing it | | | | odour. Air the house for a few days and banish |
| all up and putting it into storage for a few week. | | | | Fido to the garden and you'll have less of a |
| It might seem like an unnecessary expense but | | | | problem. |
| it's a small price to pay to help sell your home. | | | | Keep your kids and pets out the way - most |
| Fix niggles - there's always a few jobs around the | | | | people love children and animals but often when |
| house that have loitered on the to-do list a little | | | | viewing a house they can be a distraction. They |
| too long. It might be a couple of chipped tiles, a | | | | might ruin your perfect cleaning or just get in the |
| leaky tap or a missing door handle. Individually | | | | way, either way it might be the perfect time for |
| they might not seem like much but collectively | | | | them to visit the park or friends house. |
| they show a neglect of the house. For potential | | | | Refresh the décor - if all the above steps |
| buyers this cosmetic neglect can often worry | | | | haven't worked it might be worth considering |
| them about more serious problems going | | | | refreshing the decoration of your house. At first it |
| unnoticed. A busy weekend sorting them out will | | | | might seem counter-intuitive to spend money |
| reassure potential buyers the home is loved and | | | | doing up a house you are about to leave but if a |
| looked after. | | | | few hundred quid spent saves you from lowering |
| First Impressions - it's vital when a buyer walks | | | | your asking price by thousands it's money well |
| up your driveway that they aren't instantly put | | | | spent. |