If you are marketing your home as a three bedroomed property make sure it has three bedrooms - you need to show each room can holld a bed, and ideally if it's a double bedroom you need to put a double bed in it.
If your spare room is full of junk it won't hit the mark as a bedroom unless it has a bed in it. Sort out the junk!
If you use your spare room as a study then you should put a guest bed in too - some of the guest beds look nice with a few cushions as an attractive place to sit.
Showing posts with label selling house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label selling house. Show all posts
Friday, 23 May 2008
Monday, 5 May 2008
Pets or pests?
Lots of people don't like cats and dogs. Lots of people are put off from buying a house because it has pets in, or is smells of pet.
When showing people round take the pets outside - or take them to a neighbours.
Remove dog beds and check carpets are clean. It can be worth replacing stinky carpet rather than trying to clean it.
I have read that some people have put their pets in kennels for a few weeks when trying to sell their home, but I think this is a little extreme. As long as you have time to check the house doesn't smell each time someone views then you should be ok.
Use freebreeze or other deorderisers on areas the pet sleeps. Brush pet hairs off sofas and beds. Check the curtains too! If your cat brushed past a curtain to get onto the window sill then the curtain may well be coated in hair!
Remove pet food dishes too. Stinky pet food is likely to put people off your lovely home!
When showing people round take the pets outside - or take them to a neighbours.
Remove dog beds and check carpets are clean. It can be worth replacing stinky carpet rather than trying to clean it.
I have read that some people have put their pets in kennels for a few weeks when trying to sell their home, but I think this is a little extreme. As long as you have time to check the house doesn't smell each time someone views then you should be ok.
Use freebreeze or other deorderisers on areas the pet sleeps. Brush pet hairs off sofas and beds. Check the curtains too! If your cat brushed past a curtain to get onto the window sill then the curtain may well be coated in hair!
Remove pet food dishes too. Stinky pet food is likely to put people off your lovely home!
Kerb Appeal
What is kerb appeal?
This is the impression you get from driving past a house. Does it look nice? Does it look tired and tatty?
If you go past houses on your street which looks the best?
Does the one with neat hedges look better than the one with unkept hedges?
Does the one with hanging baskets look better than the one with the unpainted gutters and window frames?
Does the one with sparkly windows look better than the one with a boarded up window?
Does the one with a nice neat swing playset in the garden look better than the one with a clapped out old car on the drive?
Next time you're outside have a look at your house and your neighbours house. Sometimes it's not your house or garden that's the problem. For getting a sale sometimes you have to go above and beyond and although I wouldn't suggest painting the neighbours house, you might consider giving them a one off hand with their garden!
If your house is next to a scruffy one this will impact on your house sale. Ask the neighbour if they'll give their garden a spring clean - be polite and nice though - explain you're looking at moving and you think it'd help. Offer to trim hedges or weed their garden! An hours work might pay handsomely on your house sale.
Clean the windows and make sure the outside of your home is well maintained. Get some planters or hanging baskets (You can take them with you!) and make the outside of your house more attractive.
Move refuse bins to the rear of the property, or build a binstore to hide them. Although we all have to deal with our rubbish people don't want to see 4 big bins stood outside their potential new home! Even if you always leave them at the front - stop doing this until your house is sold!
Weed paths and jetwash if they're looking tired. Adding gravel to top up a drive or bark to flower beds can change the look of a garden and hide a multitude or sins.
If you've got a drive then how many cars can you park on it? Make sure you have a dropped kerb though as local authorities are very strict on you having one! Keep the drive clear and weed free!
definition of kerb appeal - how nice a house looks as you go past.
Sometimes a quick walk round your local area gives you ideas and inspiration for making your own house look nicer!
This is the impression you get from driving past a house. Does it look nice? Does it look tired and tatty?
If you go past houses on your street which looks the best?
Does the one with neat hedges look better than the one with unkept hedges?
Does the one with hanging baskets look better than the one with the unpainted gutters and window frames?
Does the one with sparkly windows look better than the one with a boarded up window?
Does the one with a nice neat swing playset in the garden look better than the one with a clapped out old car on the drive?
Next time you're outside have a look at your house and your neighbours house. Sometimes it's not your house or garden that's the problem. For getting a sale sometimes you have to go above and beyond and although I wouldn't suggest painting the neighbours house, you might consider giving them a one off hand with their garden!
If your house is next to a scruffy one this will impact on your house sale. Ask the neighbour if they'll give their garden a spring clean - be polite and nice though - explain you're looking at moving and you think it'd help. Offer to trim hedges or weed their garden! An hours work might pay handsomely on your house sale.
Clean the windows and make sure the outside of your home is well maintained. Get some planters or hanging baskets (You can take them with you!) and make the outside of your house more attractive.
Move refuse bins to the rear of the property, or build a binstore to hide them. Although we all have to deal with our rubbish people don't want to see 4 big bins stood outside their potential new home! Even if you always leave them at the front - stop doing this until your house is sold!
Weed paths and jetwash if they're looking tired. Adding gravel to top up a drive or bark to flower beds can change the look of a garden and hide a multitude or sins.
If you've got a drive then how many cars can you park on it? Make sure you have a dropped kerb though as local authorities are very strict on you having one! Keep the drive clear and weed free!
definition of kerb appeal - how nice a house looks as you go past.
Sometimes a quick walk round your local area gives you ideas and inspiration for making your own house look nicer!
Have you heard of HIPS?
Your estate agent will tell you about HIPS. They'll cost from about £300 and you can either organise your own or ask your estate agent what they charge.
Compulsory documents include:
* Home Information Pack Index
* Energy Performance Certificate
* Sale statement
* Standard searches
* Evidence of title
* Additional information for leasehold and commonhold sales, where appropriate.
* A HIP for a newly built home must have a certificate (or interim certificate) showing the rating that the home has received in respect of the Code for Sustainable Homes or a nil-rated certificate showing that the home has only been designed to meet current Building Regulations.
Optional documents in a HIP include:
* Home Condition Report - read about the benefits
* Legal summary
* Home use/contents forms
* Other documents (including mining search, searches cover rights of way, ground stability and actual or potential environmental hazards such as flooding and contaminated land. Plus include guarantees and warranties for work already carried out on their homes. eg: FENSA, CIGA etc)
* Additional information for leasehold and commonhold sales, where appropriate
The official government website about Home information packs gives you more info on HIPS.
Compulsory documents include:
* Home Information Pack Index
* Energy Performance Certificate
* Sale statement
* Standard searches
* Evidence of title
* Additional information for leasehold and commonhold sales, where appropriate.
* A HIP for a newly built home must have a certificate (or interim certificate) showing the rating that the home has received in respect of the Code for Sustainable Homes or a nil-rated certificate showing that the home has only been designed to meet current Building Regulations.
Optional documents in a HIP include:
* Home Condition Report - read about the benefits
* Legal summary
* Home use/contents forms
* Other documents (including mining search, searches cover rights of way, ground stability and actual or potential environmental hazards such as flooding and contaminated land. Plus include guarantees and warranties for work already carried out on their homes. eg: FENSA, CIGA etc)
* Additional information for leasehold and commonhold sales, where appropriate
The official government website about Home information packs gives you more info on HIPS.
Hints and tips on selling your house
When you have trouble selling your house you need to have all the help you can get.
We aim to list all the tips possible for helping you sell your house quickly.
Our advice is always given in good faith and you should take professional advice before undergoing any building work, or investing further in your property in order to sell it.
We aim to list all the tips possible for helping you sell your house quickly.
Our advice is always given in good faith and you should take professional advice before undergoing any building work, or investing further in your property in order to sell it.
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