Buying First You’ve taken your time, looked around, and you’ve found the property you want to buy. Now you can put your home on the market in the knowledge that you’ll be moving to your dream home...hopefully! You won’t have that desperate search for something ‘perfect’ with the pressure of time (and possibly a whole chain of people waiting). The prob...
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Put your feelings asideThis is probably easier with a rental property that can be regarded as a business transaction than it is when you’re selling a house you’ve called your home, but either way you’ve got to detach yourself emotionally from the property. Accept that not everyone is going to love it as much as you once did (and probably still do). When people tell you...
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Spring CleanMaybe, all those months ago, you had a good spring clean and decluttered. But has some of the clutter crept back? Have you stopped making an effort? You really need to keep up the enthusiasm! Treat every viewing like it’s your first. Make sure your property is looking its absolute best each time, no matter how tedious you find cleaning and tid...
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Your Agent Should*:Give you a fair and accurate market valuation based on their knowledge of the current market in that location.If appropriate, suggest any minor changes or improvements that will either maximise property’s value or improve its chances of selling.Give you a contract to sign outlining the full terms of your agreement with them. This is a...
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Chain – this refers to the people linked together by the dependent sale and purchase of properties. At the bottom of the chain are the people who have nothing to sell (i.e. first time buyers or those buying additional property) and at the top are those who are not dependent on the sale for another purchase – these vendors are referred to as having ‘no upward chain’....
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1. Kerb appealFirst impressions count and, as they say, you only have one chance. Spend some time on the front of your property – weed the driveway, fix that dodgy hinge on the gate that you’ve learnt to ignore, put up some hanging baskets... in short, turn it into somewhere that makes you go ‘Ahhh’, not ‘Errr’.2. DeclutterBuyers want to see a calm ...
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1. Magnificent magnolia makes the differencePainting your house top to toe in magnolia isn’t the key to a quick sale. It’s true that calm, neutral tones make rooms look lighter and larger, and will appeal to more people’s taste, but before you rush off to the DIY store to buy their largest tin, think about whether you really need to. The most important thing is that ...
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