Welcome to the final part of our 3-part series on how to get your home ready for sale. This final chapter considers some additional tips to help you get the full potential out of your property.

1) Consider "home staging"

Home staging has been big in America for several years now however, we are slowly starting to see this trend hit the UK market more and more.

Essentially, home stage revolves around dressing your home up! This could be by way of some minor extra details such as plants, fashionable cushions and the odd piece of furniture through to a full make over, with new furniture being supplied for every room, a useful factor if you’re trying to sell an empty house. Either way, home staging gives you the opportunity to give your property further “wow factor”.

You may fancy giving it a go yourself by looking at examples on the internet for inspiration, however, if you lack the creative spark you can always instruct an external business who specialise in providing home staging services. It just so happens that homebuddy partner with several of these businesses should you like a no-obligation quote.

2) Sniff out potential problems

It is very easy to get used to the smell of your own home, however, have you considered if that smell is a bad smell that you have just become accustomed to? We appreciate that this is not a nice question to ask but one that is vitally important.

Pets, smoking and cooking all lead to the odd smell lingering in your home, especially on the carpets. Don’t let those smells be the first impression to hit a potential buyer. We are not saying to get a new carpet but certainly consider hiring a professional carpet cleaner.

Even getting used to opening the windows in order to let in some fresh air in will be a good starting point. Consider adding cheap-to-buy items such as air fresheners, infusers and candles will all make a difference as they all contribute to giving a room a nice clean and fresh scent.

3) Ship your pets out (temporarily)

Whilst we at homebuddy love all pets, especially dogs, not everyone shares our view and whilst it may hurt to temporarily remove your pets from the property, it may put off certain buyers especially those who are allergic or who have a fear!

4) Conclusion

So we have reached the end of our 3-part series. We hope you've found some useful pieces of information as the intention of this series was to help you achieve the best possible price for your home. In conclusion, we wanted to end by providing some key take always:

• Clean up both inside and outside of your home;
• Declutter the rooms and create space;
• Consider minor fixes or whether a room could benefit from a fresh coat of paint;
• Ask a friend or family member to look after your pets during viewings
• If in doubt about the condition of your property. ask some friends over for a second opinion.

If you have any further questions or queries on how to improve your home before listing, why not contact a member of the homebuddy team today.