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When it comes to selling your home, it’s only natural not to want to get the best price possible for your property. However, every homeowner knows multiple variables can impact how much you might be able to get to ensure you sell for the right price and don’t lose money.
While market conditions, the location, size of the property, and buyer preferences all impact how much your home can sell for, it’s important to remember that your home’s kerb appeal can also influence the final sale value.
In fact, good kerb appeal can add up to 10% to the value of your home, according to some sources. House Beautiful suggests that savvy homeowners can add up to £55,000 with a well-painted exterior. This is a significant financial incentive to invest in your home’s exterior. They also noted that 93% of the nation will actually attend a home viewing if the property looks good from the outside.
So now that you’ve spent a pretty penny making the inside look absolutely amazing, it’s time to invest in how your road looks from the kerb to help you solidify the wow factor and ensure that when you list the property for sale, you get the best possible price. And these tips can do just that.
Freshen Up Paintwork or Exterior Walls
The exterior walls of your property have the potential to make a huge impact on anyone visiting, both good and bad. If your walls are painted, how well is the paintwork holding up? Do you have pebbledash on the walls?
Is it in good condition, or does it need a freshen-up? Do you need to address any other wall covering?
Add another layer of brickwork, or give it a good clean? Or does any cladding need updating?
As the walls of your property need to be functional and look attractive to prospective buyers, ensuring they meet the brief for both aspects is vital. This responsibility falls on the homeowner, and a clean exterior is a reflection of that responsibility.
Update or add Fencing
If you already have fencing around your property or walls, having them look good is a top priority for boosting curb appeal.
Firstly, give them a good cleaning, then address any issues you might have, i.e., broken fence panels or other damage to both fences and gates.
If your Fencing has seen better days, it might be worth contacting an expert Fencing Service who can help you add a fence to the boundary of your property that not only boosts the aesthetics but also improves security, which is an added bonus of well-executed fences.
Improve Landscaping
Even small changes, like pulling weeds from the front path or those small areas in front of our bay window behind a small wall that no one can really use, can make a big difference.
The better the landscaping, the more attractive your property will be and the more impressive it will look to those attending for viewings. This shows that even with limited resources, homeowners can significantly impact their property’s kerb appeal.
Remove all weeds and give hard landscaped areas a good clean.
Tidy up flower beds, mow the lawn, add in pots brimming with flowers; even artificial plants or greenery can be effective and desire that when people arrange a viewing, they’re greeted by a well-landscaped front lawn area that shows off the full potential of the property and the space surrounding it.
