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EXPERT ADVICE
                SCOTLAND’S PREMIER REMOVAL
                       AND STORAGE SERVICE
 Making it memorable


 In a busy market, how can you ensure your home stands out? Lyndsey Beckwith,
 Property Consultant at Neilsons, shares her top tips for sellers.




 hey say first impressions count and this   agent on how best to showcase these online.
 is certainly something you should bear   The main selling points of your home should
 Tin mind when getting ready to launch   be presented first and foremost, rather than a
 your home to the market. With most buyers   buyer having to scroll through endless photos
 starting their property search online, it is crucial   to  find  these  for  themselves.  Have  enough
 that your home is memorable and stands out   photos to whet a buyer’s appetite, but not too
 against the competition, and two important   many that they feel they don’t need to come
 factors here are your photography and your   and view.
 asking price.
 You also need to ensure that you set your asking
 Take time to prepare your home for the photo   price correctly and again, your solicitor estate
 shoot.  Give each room a purpose and show off   agent will be able to advise you on this  (see
 the space by decluttering and depersonalising,   page 27 for more information on this). In most
 although not to the point that the rooms   cases we would recommend an ‘offers over’
 look stark. Make the living room   figure and this should be pitched at
 inviting with cushions and   a level below the Home Report
 throws, ensure beds are   to encourage interest from
 neatly made and clear   the right buyers. Pitching
 surfaces in kitchens and   it too high (i.e, asking for
 bathrooms. Externally,   offers over the Home   THE ART OF BEING LOCAL, NATIONWIDE
 make your  home  look   Report valuation) will
 welcoming by touching   just put buyers off and   With more than 100 years’ experience, we are one of the country’s leading
 up  any  chipped  paint   setting it too low can   companies in household removals and storage. Whether you are moving locally, nationally,
 around the entrance,   result  in  buyers  with
 jet wash driveways   an unsuitable budget   internationally or even need to store your treasured possessions, our team of experts
 and  patios,  tidy  up   coming through the   will ensure that you can sit back while we take care of everything.
 the garden and add   door.
 in some colour with
 seasonal  flowers  and   With  the  median  For a free moving survey and advice contact:
 plants.   time to sell currently   JOHN DUNCAN REMOVALS - EDINBURGH
 being  33  days,  it  is  so   0131 654 1200
 Once  you  have  a   important to get these
 fantastic  suite  of  points correct from the   ESPC@dbonner.co.uk
 photos,  thought  get-go to ensure you   DOREE BONNER INTERNATIONAL - GLASGOW
 should  be  given  by   achieve the best price
 your solicitor estate   for your home.  0141 339 6000
                                ESPC@dbonner.co.uk
                                 www.doreebonner.co.uk
 For more from Neilsons, visit neilsons.co.uk or call 0131 253 2858.
                    JOHN DUNCAN REMOVALS ARE PART OF THE DOREE BONNER INTERNATIONAL GROUP
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