Is your Agent doing all they can?

The best way to think about how property should be presented is to put yourself in the position of a potential buyer. In today’s internet driven market, when looking to sell your home, it is important to remember that online property portals such as Rightmove.co.uk provide so many homes to choose from and peruse through, potential buyers don’t need much of an excuse or reason to stop looking at one property or move on to another.

The importance of making a positive first impression can never be overlooked when looking to sell your home and while you cannot make a sale in the opening moments, you can certainly lose out on a sale. If you were looking at websites and noticed the following aspects in a picture, what would you think?

• A picture of a kitchen with a dirty sink
• A picture of a driveway with a car, bins and toys on it
• Low quality images or blurry images
• Dark dull images

If you are looking at a property portal and this is the standard of images, you will likely move on to the next property and put this one to the back of your mind. If the seller or agent cannot take the time to tidy up or take professional images, can you rely on them to have cared for the home or to provide a high standard of service in dealing with them?

Small things leave a big impression when looking to sell your home

When looking to sell your home small things leave a big impression and given the cost and importance of buying a property, there is a need for a buyer to feel confidence in what they are buying and who they are dealing with. Poor quality images may have been taken in a hurry, or for whatever reason, but the potential buyer isn’t going to give you much leeway with respect to excuses, the quality of the image is the only thing that matters to them and a poor standard image is likely to put them off developing an interest in the property.

This means that you need to focus on:

• Presenting the house in the most appropriate manner
• Sharing media that showcases the property in the most effective way

These are areas where an agent will be able to help you. How you present a property is one of the most important aspects in putting buyers at ease and helping them to decide that your property is the ideal choice for them.

Maximise the sense of space in your home

You should look to maximise the sense of space in your home, you should be looking to minimise the feel of personalisation in your home and you should look to accentuate the positives of every room. However, there is also a need to minimise but not hide your defects and failings.

A good estate agent will examine a home before it is viewed or photographed and provide the homeowner with a list of tasks that need to be carried out. If you have a leaky tap, fix it before you make your home available to guests. If you have handles hanging off a drawer, tighten them or replace them before you take images of your home. Presenting your home in an effective manner is often the most important aspect in encouraging people to develop an interest in your property, but this is the step that so many people overlook.

Taking advice and guidance from a leading urmston estate agent will ensure that you receive the best guidance when it comes to presenting your property to potential buyers.