How to save money when selling your home

So how do you save money when selling your home? When you are selling your home, you want to ensure you are getting the best price possible.

Present your home in the best way to make sure you have the best chance of getting the most money.

This could include making sure the house is in the best condition prior to any photographs or viewings. You should ensure that your garden has been mowed/organised, all of your windows have been cleaned and the driveway cleared. This presents the home in the best way possible before any interior has been added.

Obviously, you will have probably organised your home to look the best you can. But you should utilise the space as best you can to show the best assets. Use some mirrors to make small spaces look larger. Maybe you could remove personal items so that anyone coming to view could envisage themselves there.

How to save money selling your home

  1. Get a few valuations done so you know the median price it could be.
  2. If you don’t mind doing the viewings and arranging them yourself- you will save money by doing this as you won’t have to pay estate agent to do this for you. You can use companies that specifically do this and make it easy for you to do.
  3. Online agents tend to be cheaper than agents on the high street. You should weigh up your options and decide what is right for you.

How to save money using a solicitor when selling your home

If you do go with estate agents, you should note that you should maybe not take the convenyancer/solicitor that they are offering you. This is because the estate agents may receive commission from you using them and so they are more inclined to offer you them. Save money and make sure you do your own research in how to find a good solicitor.

Act like you are viewing the house

Many people would suggest that you should act like you are viewing the house. This is because you will be able to see the main features of the house and what attracted you to it. This could mean decluttering areas to make it more inviting to viewers. Decluttering can also help you to get more money for unwanted items, you can see more on easy ways to declutter your home.

Choose your removal company carefully

You could save a lot of money once you have sold your house and it comes to moving. This is because removal companies can charge quite a lot as they may have to move a large amount of furniture and items. You can compare removal companies by using the form on our site to see which is the cheapest option for you. You would save money if you were able to get friends and family to help with the move.

Selling your home should ideally be something you are gaining money on and so you will want to make sure you are doing everything you can to get the most for your property. This could be from saving fees with estate agents, removal companies, solicitors etc or even from things after the sale.

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