Selling your home is no easy task. Everybody has completely different tastes so what might be an excellent colour scheme for you, might be total hell for a potential buyer.
So do you have to stick to neutral colours to sell your property? Out with the fucsia,in with the beige?
Well, the answer is, do whatever it takes to add value to your property without having to pay out lots of money to do so. A great paint job, a clean driveway, lots of light coming into rooms, secure doors can be all you need to make a dull lifeless home, into a bright spacious place to live, and potentially a sellable home. Or you could invest in some modern cost cutting gadgets such as energy saving light fixtures, or a wood burning stove that will show your buyer you have saved energy consumption therefore allowing them to save on bills if they’re going to buy your house.
Realistically, once you add value to your property you have two options, stay and enjoy the home you have created or sell up and move onto pastures new. If you choose to stay, then good for you, you’ve just added value to your home and are set to enjoy it for a good few years.
If you choose to sell up then the best thing you can do is get the best estate agent for your needs. How can you do this? With so many estate agents to choose from it is important to get a feel for the people who will be representing your home.
www.opulentes.com offers some excellent advice when it comes to dealing with estate agents.
Remember though, when it comes to your buying a property, estate agents aren’t legally obliged to disclose certain things that you may think are important. So for example, if the house is famous for being haunted, or the previous owner massacred his entire family in a fit of rage, the estate agent doesn’t have to tell you.
‘What’ I hear you cry. Isn’t this a valuable piece of information when deciding if you should buy?
Well according to English law, the answer is a resounding no. There have been cases in the past where people have tried to sue the estate agent for not disclosing this information. All claimants lost their cases as judges decided that the role of an estate agent is to show you the buyer, the property, not to tell you what went on there before you moved in. You have been warned so be aware of what you’re buying before you pay out lots of non refundable cash!








