Summer feels like quite a long time away, but if your goal is to move by summer this year, you may want to get the wheels in motion. Below are some tips to get you started
Start with some low-cost maintenance
- Buyers pay more for a home that looks loved because it stops them from worrying about nasty surprises and hidden costs, so look for opportunities to fix minor repairs and make small investments.
- Repaint peeling or chipped exterior woodwork like window frames, your front door, and fence - your curb appeal has a big impact on how buyers see your home before they even come in.
- Treat any room with tired decoration to a fresh coat of paint to elevate its look and feel.
- Refresh bathrooms and kitchens by removing mould and limescale from tiles, grouting, sealant, and taps, fixing drips, and repainting or replacing rusty radiators.
- Upgrade outdated or bland handles on internal doors and kitchen cupboards for an instant-style lift.
- One of the benefits of selling at this time of year is that it is a bit easier to bring your garden or balcony to life with plants, flowers, seating, textiles, and lighting for an attractive outdoor space to use all day and night.
There is also some free stuff you can
- There are plenty of ways to add thousands to your home without spending a penny, and with a weekend of work and thought, you can make a dramatic difference.
- Take a picture of each room to see how they look on camera (your phone will do) - we can get used to bulging bookshelves or blocked sightlines, and a photo can act as a new pair of eyes.
- Rearrange, relocate, or even remove pieces of furniture to unlock valuable extra floor space and give any spare rooms a clear purpose and lived-in look.
- Banish any suggestion of bursting at the seams by clearing excess clutter from storage spaces, including under the stairs, kitchen cupboards, and fitted wardrobes.
- Check if you have any unused items hidden away that you could use for styling and accessorising to add extra homely touches.
- Clean everything inside and out - not just hoovering and dusting, but also exterior paintwork, garden paths, both sides of windows, skirting boards, light switches, and door handles.
- The big takeaway is that a stylish, sparkling, and uncluttered home makes great photography and puts a spring in the step of every viewing, whatever the time of year.
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