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If you’re looking to sell your home in time for Christmas, then you might be wondering what exactly you can be doing to prepare your home for listing.
The property market tends to ebb and flow throughout the year, with Autumn/Winter being a time for browsing and planning ahead to the new year. This is a market that you can grab hold of and use to your advantage, offering your property as the dream home for buyers looking to kick off the new year in a new environment.
But in order to have a successful listing this year, you need to be prepared. Which is where this blog comes in. Put together by a team of East London Estate Agents, here are three of the best things that you can do or set in motion RIGHT NOW to ensure that you’re ready to go to market.
1. Market Research
The first thing to do is conduct your market research, seeing not just how much other properties near you are selling for but also weighing up the local “competition”.
The psychology of buyers means that prospective buyers can sometimes be put off by an area or a location if there are too many listings popping up at once. They assume something is wrong and so will steer clear of buying unless they are 100% sure of a property.
Arming yourself with market research can help you to decide on the best time to list, and where to start with regards to pricing.
2. Get a Professional Valuation
You may have an idea of what you want your property to sell for, but in reality, you can only really set a realistic price with the help of a professional estate agent. Valuations are a popular service offered by estate agents in East London and beyond, letting you know what your property’s value is in light of its size, features and facilities, and the sale price of other houses in the area.
3. Follow Agent Advice to Maximise Your Property’s Value
Our third and final tip is to ask the valuing estate agent what you can do to potentially increase the value of the property or rectify any underlying issues that may affect the offers that buyers are willing to make.
These alterations and fixes can be structural or aesthetic, geared towards making your property more sellable and attractive to prospective buyers.
Once you’ve completed these three steps, you should know what you can list your property for and have a good relationship with your local estate agent – the team most likely to help sell your home. Armed with the projected value of your property, you can then start browsing for your own next home – and can book in a photographer to start building the marketing collateral ready for your listing.
For more advice and to book your valuation, get in touch with your local East London estate agents today.