Presenting Your Home for Sale

You’ll never get a second chance to make a first impression, so the first impression you make on a buyer can influence their decision on whether to purchase your house or not.

It is important to spend time preparing your home to ensure it is shown in its best possible effect. Here are some tips on how to prepare your home for sale.

EXTERIOR

  • House number and tidy letterbox in easy-to-see position
  • Driveway  concrete cleaned (waterblast if necessary)
  • Paint work in good repair and looking new discuss with sales consultant if major work is still to be done
  • Spouting cleaned and in good repair
  • Garage/carport clean and tidy
  • Rubbish tidy or cleared away
  • Cracked or broken windows repaired
  • Hedges and shrubs pruned, edges and lawns cut
  • Garden weeded
  • Splash of colourful flowers added to the garden
  • Fences in good order
  • Dust and cobwebs removed

INTERIOR

  • Entrance way is clean, neat, tidy and uncluttered
  • Door bell works
  • All chipped paint, cracked plaster and wallpaper repaired
  • Door, window, cupboard latches all open and close easily
  • Walls, floors and windows are clean
  • Lights work  if needed leave some lights on to create atmosphere
  • Cooking and pet odours absent
  • Home heated/cooled to pleasant temperature
  • Halls/stairways are tidy and uncluttered
  • Drapes open
  • Carpets freshly vacuumed
  • Unnecessary items cleared away to make rooms look bigger, without leaving the rooms looking sparse discuss this with your sales consultant

KITCHEN

  • Dishes washed & put away
  • Taps, doors and drawers repaired
  • Sinks, taps & bench tops cleaned & polished
  • Appliances cleaned
  • Small appliances put away
  • Benches cleaned & polished
  • Cupboards and pantry neat & tidy

BATHROOM

  • Mirrors, fixtures, taps & surfaces cleaned & polished
  • Taps in good working order
  • Seals around bath and basin in good repair
  • Floors cleaned
  • Rubbish bins emptied
  • Cupboards and cabinets neat and tidy inside

VIEWING DAYS

  • Jewellery and valuables locked away securely or taken with you
  • Valuables, such as art, vases, figurines, mementos, are safely situated or locked away

CREATING THE RIGHT FEEL

Try to make your home as warm and inviting as possible by using some of the following tips:

  • Vases of fresh flowers
  • Aroma of fresh baking
  • Light background music
  • A cosy open fire in winter
  • Pets should be absent during showing