Thinking of selling your home?

Want to raise the value of your property?

Follow these 12 inexpensive ways of raising the value of your property.

Raise property value – Tidy the garden.

Remove all garden waste. Keep your lawn in good condition and mow it regularly. Trim any hedges and tress, remove weeds, and mulch the flower beds. If you don’t have much to work with, plant some flowers or install some landscaping appropriate for your home and area.

Raise property value – De clutter your home.

If you’re going to be showing your home to potential buyers, get your home organized and get rid of all clutter, pack it away. A clutter free and tidy home will seem open and more spacious.

Raise property value – Clean windows.

Clean your windows so that you can’t tell they’re there. Wash your windows inside and out. If needed, touch up the paint around the window sills to further enhance the look.

Raise property value – Fresh coat of paint.

The most effective way of raising your homes value is by repainting the inside. You can do it yourself relatively cheaply on interior walls. First, patch up any holes, no matter how small. To get a silky smooth finish, apply a base coat. Use silk gloss or silk finish paint for the fresh and easy to clean look.

Raise property value – Replace or clean curtains and blinds.

Blinds and curtains are relatively inexpensive. Over time, the sun fades the colours from your blinds and curtains, if their dirty give them a good wash or replacing them, you can always take them with you, when you move.

Raise property value – Clean carpets and laminate floors.

You can shampoo or steam clean your carpets, or you can use a dry cleaning system, which requires no water or steamer rentals, and which dries instantly and kills virtually all mold and bacteria. Professional carpet cleaning equipment can be hired from as little as £10 per day from dry cleaners and tool hire shops (like HSS, www.hss.com). If you prefer call a professional to do the carpets for you. You'd be surprised how much better your carpet will look after a deep cleaning.

Raise property value – New light switches sockets.

Many of the new style switches can be easily installed using the wires already running to the old switches. Remember to turn off the power to the room or entire house before doing ANY electrical work. The new modern sockets and switches look nice, and give the impression that the electrical wiring in the house is newer than it really is. If in doubt contact an electrician.

Raise property value – Replace kitchen doors and worktops.

Broken, dated or worn cabinets draws and doors can bring the whole kitchen down, but if the cabinets are goods, it is relatively cheap and easy to just replace the doors and drawers. This will dramatically enhance the look of your kitchen, making it look larger and brighter.

Raise property value – Brighter light bulbs.

Changing your light bulbs to higher wattage can make your rooms look bigger and brighter. Make sure you don't exceed the maximum specification for lamps and other lights. Remember to use energy saving bulbs (where possible) as this will also help with your energy rating (EPC) and save you money.

Raise property value – Clean or paint the Front door.

Tidy up your front door, either clean (if UPVC) or a fresh coat of paint and new door furniture. Both work wonders and improves kerb appeal. Also make sure your doorbell works!

Raise property value – Use mirrors.

Use large mirrors in the living room, hallway and any ‘box’ rooms to create ‘virtual space’ giving the impression that the room is bigger than it looks.

Raise property value – Remove pet odours.

You may love your pets, but others may not. When showing your property to buyers, try to keep your pets and related bedding/cages etc out of sight. Open windows and use scented candles or oils to mask pet odours. 

Finally, make sure that the value you add reflects the worth of the house. You don’t want to end up spending thousands of pounds only to realize that you have not raised the value of your property.

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