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Getting Ready To Sell Your Property In The Autumn

With schools about to go back and autumn around the corner, this is a popular time to sell property. Preparing to sell your property is key to making sure you give yourself the best chance of attracting buyers and getting the best price possible for your property. At the end of summer, there are always jobs to do to get your property sale ready.

Here are some of ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan’s top tips for selling:

Must Do Jobs 

First, some essential jobs that will freshen up your property and help get it ready for sale: 

Other external jobs such as checking the roof, clearing guttering, and checking the external window paintwork are all important before a home report is ordered. 

First Impressions 

Well presented front door of house in Edinburgh ready for sale

First impressions really do count. We would always advise you to stand back and look at the entrance to your property. It is amazing what a freshly painted front door and some eye-catching planted pots at the door can do. This has the same impact if it is a house or a flat. Gardens should be neat, grass cut, shrubs trimmed, leaves collected, and seasonal planting will give it a splash of colour for viewings.

Staging Your Property

Clean and tidy living room ready for buyers

This is so important when selling as we are naturally drawn to attractive, styled homes.  Although it is nice to keep that balance of styled, but still showing the warmth of a home. Allow space for viewers to move around, and give access to a window if there is a nice outlook as we are drawn to this when we enter a room. For those homes that are empty we highly recommend using either a company that will furnish it for your sale, or virtually staging a photo or two, as this helps buyers visualise how the property will look furnished.

All of these small jobs are so worthwhile and the effort will pay off!

Tidy communal garden

We have shown here a few of our properties currently marketed. They have highlighted a smart entrance giving a good first impression, a  beautifully styled living space, and an immaculate communal garden.

If you would like to chat through any aspect of this article or would like a Free Pre-Sale Valuation for your property, please get in touch with us and we will be delighted to help. We have a hugely experienced and friendly team on both the estate agency and conveyancing sides, and we pride ourselves in doing a valuable and professional job for our clients. Call us on 0131 312 7276 or email property@elpamsolicitors.co.uk.

Similarly, if you would like further information about any of our properties for sale, please do get in touch with us.

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