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PROPERTY ADVICE

How to Consider a loft conversion
add value A loft conversion can add a lot of value

to your home, particularly if it adds an
extra bedroom with an en suite.
to your home
A simple loft conversion can be
completed in four to five weeks and is
the least disruptive type of extension.
Find out how to wow prospective buyers when you sell your home by
making changes and upgrades that add value to your property. However, more complex projects might
take several months, plus any time it
takes to gain planning permission.

hether you are planning to Create an open-plan living room/kitchen
sell your home or stay put Open plan kitchen/living/dining spaces have
Wfor a few years, high quality become extremely popular and a room like this
home improvements will add value to can add a real wow factor and photographs
your house and can work out much very well for the sales brochure, especially
cheaper than moving. if wide-opening doors to the garden can be
incorporated. If you are spending money on a
Homeowners should look to invest new extension, this is a great way to make the
in improvements that add to the most of your investment.
overall footprint of the property – such
as creating extensions – or home A generous roof window can bring the
improvements that modernise, improve sunlight into the heart of your home and in
the general condition of a home, or add many cases, you can reconnect your house
interest – such as creating a dedicated to the garden.
work from home space, installing
underfloor heating, or restoring original What about the bathroom?
features.
Wetrooms and shower rooms have risen in
popularity in recent years, but interiors expert
Fix it! Kev Tilley believes a bath can still add value.
Make sure buyers are not put off by
any outstanding minor repairs and “In recent years there’s been a trend for wet
replace cracked floor or wall tiles, fix rooms and shower-only bathrooms and as
leaky taps, patch up any holes and a result many homeowners have opted to
cracks in walls or ceilings, replace remove their baths completely,” he explains.
lightbulbs and repaint the front door.
“While you may like this new look, many
Swapping your cabinet or door handles prospective buyers may be put off your
is another quick win. property as a result.”

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