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Prepare your home for sale

You’ll want to secure the maximum price for your most valuable possession. Here, experienced estate agents reveal their top tips for helping you to do just that.

Maximising your home's appeal

From having a good clear-out to giving your place a fresh lick of paint. Here’s how to show off your home at its best. Let’s get those offers rolling in.

Streamlining the selling process

Is it possible to speed up the process of selling a home? Let's look into the ways you can streamline your property sale.

  • An Energy Performance Certificate, or EPC for short, is one of the key documents you need when selling or renting out your home. Here’s the lowdown on what it is and how to get hold of one.

  • Home not selling as quickly as you expected? While the property business takes time and is often bumpy, here are the red flags to take seriously and respond to, from lack of viewings to negative feedback.

  • It can be hard to know whether to make costly renovations or fixes ahead of selling up. Here's our guide to what to repair and what to leave for your home's next owners to put their stamp on.

  • If you’re affected by a compulsory purchase order you may be forced to sell your home but you can negotiate to get a better price or object.