There's no doubt that if you're currently trying to sell your house, you're going to be doing so in a market full of buyers who are both very wary of just buying any house and in many instances, struggling to raise the necessary finances from their bank or building society.
It's because of this why the seller's market has become very competitive and you need to ensure that you're doing your utmost to make your house as attractive as possible to potential buyers, something that these five points should help you do in a cost effective way.
1. Paint the walls a neutral colour - simple and easy, just because you like a certain wallpaper or colour, it doesn't mean that everyone else will and so it's always advisable to paint the walls neutral colours so that anyone who does come to view your property can think of the room as a blank canvas, rather than having to get around the thought of living with the wallpaper or colour that you love but which they hate.
2. Tidy up - you might be laughing at this point, but there are far too many people who don't tidy up their houses before they put it on the market.
OK, so all of your belongings aren't going to be left in the house when it's sold, but it's going to be difficult for potential buyers to envisage themselves living in your house if all they can see are children's toys scattered around the living room or your clothes strewn across the bedroom.
3. Replace curtains with blinds - you can instantly brighten up any room by taking down old curtains, both nets and standard curtains and replacing them with blinds.
Alternatively, if you'd prefer to keep your curtains, install blinds and replace the curtains with ones which aren't fussy or heavily decorated and although fit in with the room, appear to be there purely to be closed at night.
4. Don't forget the garden - no matter whether you spend a lot of time in your garden or not, it's important that you don't forget to mow the lawn and generally tidy the garden up when you're looking to sell your house.
You don't have to plant a lot of new plants or landscape the area - just make sure that anyone who comes to see your house can see the garden and get a good idea of how they could develop it themselves should they buy the house.
5. Touch up the woodwork - all throughout your house your likely to have woodwork that you painted when you last decorated, but haven't touched since.
Skirting boards, picture rails, dado rails, window sills, door frames - they're all things that you paint when you're decorating the room, but which you very rarely paint otherwise.
If you spend some time with some white gloss going over the woodwork around the house, however, you'll be surprised at just how much it freshens up each room.
Just because your house hasn't been sold yet, it doesn't mean that you have to spend a small fortune renovating it, with the information provided here showing you five simple and cost effective ways to make your home more attractive to buyers.
It's because of this why the seller's market has become very competitive and you need to ensure that you're doing your utmost to make your house as attractive as possible to potential buyers, something that these five points should help you do in a cost effective way.
1. Paint the walls a neutral colour - simple and easy, just because you like a certain wallpaper or colour, it doesn't mean that everyone else will and so it's always advisable to paint the walls neutral colours so that anyone who does come to view your property can think of the room as a blank canvas, rather than having to get around the thought of living with the wallpaper or colour that you love but which they hate.
2. Tidy up - you might be laughing at this point, but there are far too many people who don't tidy up their houses before they put it on the market.
OK, so all of your belongings aren't going to be left in the house when it's sold, but it's going to be difficult for potential buyers to envisage themselves living in your house if all they can see are children's toys scattered around the living room or your clothes strewn across the bedroom.
3. Replace curtains with blinds - you can instantly brighten up any room by taking down old curtains, both nets and standard curtains and replacing them with blinds.
Alternatively, if you'd prefer to keep your curtains, install blinds and replace the curtains with ones which aren't fussy or heavily decorated and although fit in with the room, appear to be there purely to be closed at night.
4. Don't forget the garden - no matter whether you spend a lot of time in your garden or not, it's important that you don't forget to mow the lawn and generally tidy the garden up when you're looking to sell your house.
You don't have to plant a lot of new plants or landscape the area - just make sure that anyone who comes to see your house can see the garden and get a good idea of how they could develop it themselves should they buy the house.
5. Touch up the woodwork - all throughout your house your likely to have woodwork that you painted when you last decorated, but haven't touched since.
Skirting boards, picture rails, dado rails, window sills, door frames - they're all things that you paint when you're decorating the room, but which you very rarely paint otherwise.
If you spend some time with some white gloss going over the woodwork around the house, however, you'll be surprised at just how much it freshens up each room.
Just because your house hasn't been sold yet, it doesn't mean that you have to spend a small fortune renovating it, with the information provided here showing you five simple and cost effective ways to make your home more attractive to buyers.
Tom Saunders is a specialist who researches the latest conservatory blinds products.
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