How to Increase the Value of your Home in 3 Easy Steps

In the current climate, selling a property can be exceptionally difficult. Not only have rapidly increasing prices triggered a surge in the number of aspiring vendors on the market, for example, but the bottom line cost of real estate in prime areas such as London is also forcing many buyers out of contention. With this in mind, you may be better served by waiting for the market’s growth to subside slightly before selling your property.

This is also fraught with risk, however, especially as you will need to optimise the value in your home prior to completing a sale. Consider the following steps towards achieving this: -

1. De-clutter and Neutralise your Living Space

If your home is packed with personal possession and adorned by bold, statement-making colours, you are unlikely to impress potential buyers. This is because you need to sell the space and layout of your home rather than its existing form, so that buyers can imagine themselves living there and see it as an enticing proposition. To achieve this, remove any excess clutter from your home, optimise floor space and create a colour scheme that is largely neutral in its design.

2. Improve your Propery's Curb Appeal

While buyers may not decide to purchase your house from the moment they arrive for a viewing, they can take an instantly dislike to it and rule out any such move. First impressions are therefore crucial, so it is important that you pay attention to the curb appeal of your home and optimise this where possible. Once again, this will require you to de-clutter the space while adding a visually appealing focal point such as a flower garden or a water feature.

3. Consider Partnering with Service Providers

If you have little or no budget, attempting to add value to your home can be extremely challenging. This does not mean that you cannot move to sell your property, however, as firms such as propertyrescue.co.uk offer a viable option in the current market. More specifically, they will buy your home for a lump sum within a specified period of time, before embellishing the property and selling it for a profit. While they will pay below market value, valuations are conducted in real-time so your property will still recoup the vast majority of its worth at the present time.