Selling a home can be a stressful experience, but we are here to make the process run smoothly. Our guide to selling takes you through the process, from arranging a valuation to accepting an offer. 

Here are the Top Ten Tips we recommend when it comes to selling your home – 

1. Have a qualified surveyor come out and provide a valuation for the property you are looking to sell.

    

2. Based on the valuation of your property look for potential properties that fall within your affordability bracket and ring mark three best choices.

    

3. Choose an estate agent to sell your property.

    

4. Get an Energy Performance Certificate – you will need to provide this to potential buyers when selling your home.

    

5. Decide how much to sell your home for keeping in mind
   around 10% extra to allow for potential negotiation from buyers.

    

6. Prepare your home for sale using “home staging techniques” – the idea here is to make the property look as lived-in as possible. Every effort should be made to move out any bulky non-standard items to demonstrate the real living space available. The general tone of deco and soft furnishings should be neutral to keep the property feeling nice and airy. Prior to any viewings taking place ensure to turn the heating on, bake some bread, put a mirror up and get rid of any bad odours all in aid of giving potential buyers a sense of homeliness as soon as they enter the property.

    

7. Hire a conveyancing solicitor who specialises in handling the legal work involved in selling a property.

    

8. Accept an offer and negotiate the draft contract between yourself and the buyer.

    

9. Exchange contracts. This makes you and the buyer legally bound to exchange hands on the property. If you pull out at this stage you must return the deposit to the buyer in full and it may be possible for the buyer to sue you.

    

10. Complete the sale by waiting for the change of ownership at which point you would need to hand over the keys as you would have received payment in full from the buyer. You would also at this stage settle up with the conveyancing solicitor and the estate agent to clear any outstanding fees.
    
    You will now be able to move into your new lovely home.