9 tips to successfully sell your home

To successfully sell your home, focus on preparing it for the market, including decluttering, fixing any issues, and maximising curb appeal.

1 – Eliminate clutter. Remove children’s toys. File away stacks of magazines. Pack away most of your small knick-knacks and decorative items. Store your out of season clothing so your wardrobes seem bigger. Clean out the garage. Clear work surfaces. Create clear floor space. In fact, create more space everywhere. Less is more.

2 – Wash your windows inside and out. This allows more light in and makes the view to the outside clear.

3 – Keep everything extremely clean. Wash fingerprints from light switch plates and cabinet fronts. Clean the cooker, fridge and sinks.

4 – Eliminate unwelcome odours – cooking smells, smoke and pets. Open the windows and air the house. If you have a cat litter box, be sure to keep it clean and use air fresheners around the area. Give your home an inviting smell.

5 – Use high lumen bulbs in light sockets to add brightness to the rooms, especially dark rooms. Be sure all lamps and fixtures have working bulbs.

6 – Make as many minor repairs as possible. When people notice small problems such as doors that stick, unfinished painting jobs, missing wardrobe doors, mouldy silicone sealant or dripping taps, they will likely get a negative impression that the house isn’t well maintained. Subconsciously they may conclude that if small things were neglected, what major items may have been neglected.

7 – Put your garden in order. Cut the grass, weed, add mulch to flower beds, rake leaves, trim bushes and edge paths. Put some pots of colourful flowers near the entrance. Clear the driveway / path for that all important first impression.

8 – Polish your front door handle and door numbers or update them. If you have a post box that is rusty, fix it up or replace it. Attention to small details shows you take pride in your home all around.

9 – Contact Peter Clarke to get an expert opinion and start your property sale today.