The Issue: Check list
Tick them off to help sell your home
Over the weeks The Issue has concerned itself with tips on how to maximise the potential value of your home when you come to sell it. This week we received new research that has been carried out by contemporary wallpaper specialists Inspired Wallpaper and highlights the 10 things that are most likely to prevent homeowners from getting the maximum asking price when selling their property. We are delighted to say that they seem to echo the topics that we have covered.
The company asked 1,500 people in the UK what their biggest turn-offs were when viewing a property. They came up with the following list…
1 Unpleasant smells
2 Bad layout
3 Botched DIY jobs
4 Poor quality fixtures and fittings
5 Clutter
6 Garish décor
7 Mould
8 Lack of character
9 Disappointing garden
10 Lack of natural light
Bad odours were the most common issue, with more than one in three (36%) of the respondents identifying this as their main bugbear. Bad layouts and poorly-executed DIY jobs were also high on the list, closely followed by poor or outdated fixtures and fittings, and clutter.
Bad odours were the most common issue
The survey also confirmed that as many as 13% of Britons were mostly deterred by garish décor when viewing a property.
Head of Design at Inspired Wallpaper, Christine Westcott, said that while you should never be afraid to stamp your personality on your home, it’s worth keeping one eye on how your choices might impact the future resale value. We couldn’t agree more.
