Guide to selling your home

Neat and tidy * Are you Making The Effort?

In the short term, there are a number of things that can improve your chance of a sale.

1. A tidy front garden and new outside paintwork are small but valuable improvements - remember, first impressions really do count.
2. Light and neutral colors inside are good - bear in mind that whereas you might like vibrant colours, they are not to everyone's taste.
3. Give your home a proper spring clean. Remember - if you do any painting inside your home to wait a few days for the smell to disappear before you put it on the market. Buyers may assume you are trying to hide something under a fresh coat of paint.
4. Clear out clutter - it may make you feel at home but can put off purchasers. Remember that a light uncluttered room will look larger.
5. Clear up the garden and get rid of any rubbish.
6. Cutting the grass and trimming hedges and unruly bushes is also recommended.
7. If your dearest family pet is getting on the smelly side, invest in a few plug-in air fresheners to clear the air. There's nothing like walking into a house that smells 'doggie' or like the local fish n' chip shop.
8. Fresh flowers and fruit bowls are always a pleasure to the eye.
9. The smell of fresh coffee on a visit to the property is helpfull.