Are you looking to sell your home in the near future? As the UK opens up again after its third lockdown, many homeowners are looking to sell up and move to quieter places – out of cities, and into rural areas.
If this sounds like you, or even if you are leaving rural areas for more urbanized locations, then you may be surprised to know that selling your house is actually easier than you first thought.
When you first look to sell your house, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all of the information that’s out there, and it’s also easy to be taken in by salespeople trying to sell you services you don’t need.
While there are a few legal requirements that need to be followed when selling your house, this list of non-legal requirements will give you some good insight into the parts that you can probably organise yourself.
Good Financial Advice
It’s no secret that the business of buying and selling homes is an expensive one. It’s also complicated and requires a lot of financial organisation from yourself, and between yourself and your buyers and sellers.
It’s a good idea to get professional financial advice from a mortgage broker who can give you independent advice on which mortgages and mortgage products will be suitable for you; and they can also guide you on the financial requirements and how much money you will need to put upfront in order to buy your dream home.
Great Home Photos
Practically everyone these days will have an online profile for their home on popular websites such as Rightmove and Zoopla.
First impressions count, which is why you need great photos for your home, but you shouldn’t necessarily leave this up to the estate agent to sort out. Always ask your estate agent what their photography qualifications are, and take a look at their previous work. If you think you could do better, give it a try.
A Virtual Video Tour
In covid times, many homebuyers are finding it difficult to book viewings for houses, which is why it’s important to get a video tour done of your home.
Video tours don’t need to be long; in fact, a 1-minute tour is possibly more valuable than a 15-minute tour, but a good video tour will allow your viewers to see your home from the perspective of a real person walking around.
A Switched-On Estate Agent
Estate agents have been guilty in the past of selling homes for as cheap as possible just to get them out of the door and to get their commission.
It’s always worth making sure that you project manage your estate agent, and always keep them accountable for the decisions they are making for selling your home.
Patience
That old adage of “patience is a virtue” is absolutely true when it comes to buying and selling houses. This process can take time, so try hard not to plan too much and to just go with the flow as much as possible.
