GettingYour Home Ready for Sale: Our Essential Checklist 🏡

GettingYour Home Ready for Sale: Our Essential Checklist 🏡

Thinking of putting your home on the market? Alittle preparation can make a big difference when it comes to attracting buyersand making a great first impression.

Our toptips:

🧹Declutter & clean
Clear worktops, wardrobes and rooms of unnecessary items, then give the house areally good clean. Clean windows, floors, kitchens and bathrooms can make ahuge difference.

🔨 Fixthe little things
Take care of those small jobs you've been putting off — dripping taps, brokenhandles, peeling paint and loose doors. Buyers notice the details!

🎨 Keepit fresh & neutral
Touch up scuffed walls and consider fresh, neutral colours where needed. Youwant buyers to be able to picture themselves living there.

🌿 Don'tforget outside
Cut the grass, trim hedges, tidy paths and make sure the front door lookswelcoming. First impressions start before buyers walk through the door.

✨ Make the mostof your space
Remove excess furniture and personal items so rooms feel bright, spacious andinviting.

📸Prepare for photographs
Before your photographer arrives, make beds, clear surfaces, open curtains andblinds, tidy the garden and put away bins and laundry. Good photographs arehugely important when attracting potential buyers online.

⚖️ Appoint asolicitor early
One of the best things you can do is appoint your solicitor beforeputting the property on the market. Ask them to request your title deedsfrom your bank or mortgage provider and begin preparing the necessarypaperwork. Getting this started early can help avoid delays once you have abuyer.

📄 Getyour paperwork in order
Make sure your BER, planning permissions, building documentation and any otherrelevant paperwork are available and up to date.

Onefinal tip

You don't need to renovate the whole house. Focus on cleanliness, presentation, small repairs andmaking your home feel bright, welcoming and well cared for.

First impressions count — and a littlepreparation now can help make the selling process smoother later.

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