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Advice When Selling Your Home

Selling your property quickly and for the best possible price is always a priority and there are a few simple steps that can greatly improve your chances of making a good first impression to potential buyers:

Exterior

Many people will “drive by” your home prior to booking a viewing. Try to ensure that the exterior of your property is always well maintained - not just for viewings. The frontage is a good place to spend a little money.

A tidy garden gives the impression of a well kept home. Bedding plants & flowers are not generally expensive but will improve the image.

A fresh coat of paint can work wonders to the appearance of external fences, doors and window sills.

Clearing out garages and external stores can give the impression of more space.

Interior

Make sure that you home is clean throughout. A good spring clean always helps and don’t forget the windows.

Try to ensure the interior of your home is free of clutter, particularly in hallways and in smaller rooms. Consider the position of furniture to make the best use of the space. Clutter makes homes feel smaller and less organised.

Objects such as photographs and ornaments can personalise the home to you and can make it more difficult for a potential purchaser to identify it as their home.

Opening the windows in summer can give a brighter, light and airy feel. Ensure there is adequate lighting in every room, particularly in Winter.

Try to keep décor neutral and light to increase the feel quality and spaciousness. Not all buyers view the potential of a home….only as it is currently presented. Simple is always safest.

Not everyone likes pets so if you have a viewing booked, try to keep them isolated.

Use objects to enhance the space such as mirrors which will help to reflect the light and make areas look bigger.

“We cannot speak highly enough of Martin Lonsdale... his service has been brilliant throughout our house sale! Martin has gone above and beyond for us. Nothing is ever too much trouble for him, he always responds quickly to communication. He has been the one person we could rely on to do a good job in the whole buying and selling process! We are so glad we chose a local estate agent to sell our house over an internet one, it’s been invaluable to have that personal service and local market knowledge!” 18th May 2021. Jonny & Georgie
Thank you for your team's professionalism and helpfulness with our house sale. Jason was especially knowledgeable and kept me informed throughout the process. It is refreshing to deal with such a capable company at what can be a stressful time and I would definitely recommend you. Best wishes Christine S.
We have used Martin a couple of times to sell properties and to buy from him, we have found him to be very knowledgeable, honest and ‘on the ball’. We would use him over some of the other purple bricks type companies as with this type of purchase you need something to glue all the components together, with his upbeat positive, can do attitude we felt confident that he would sell our property and keep everything on track- which he did. 9th May 2021.
I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for your help and support during the sale of our house. It has been highly appreciated and we couldn't have done this and get here (finally!) without your help. Although stressful, you have made this whole process easier for us. Can't thank you enough honestly. Thank you again James & Laura M. 21st June 2021.
Dear All, Thank you for handling of our house sale, it was nice not to have to worry about anything as you did everything for us. Best wishes Carolyn and Steve Pratt
To Martin and all the staff. Thank you very much for all your help & advice in selling our house. With best wishes from Ann & Ian W'. 10/12/19
Hi Martin Many thanks for the professional and personnel (covid safe) service you offered during the sale of my house. I was impressed with how smooth it progressed in addition to the digital solutions you offered. 12 weeks from offer to completion in the current climate was exceptional. 26/2/2021 Kind Regards Mark
To Julie and Martin, Thank you for all your help and support for the last 7 years. End of an era, helping me rent out my house and finally a sale (very quickly). Love from Shelley S.
Dear Martin, Just to say thank you to you and your colleagues for handling the sale of mum's house, much appreciated. Keep safe, kind regards, Tim W.
To the Team, Thank you very much for all your help on my not so easy sale!x Love from Zoe, Meadow Road.
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