Prepare a home for sale by making its condition and space easy to understand. Start with cleaning, manageable decluttering and small maintenance tasks you can complete properly. Avoid spending heavily on changes without considering the cost, disruption and the advice relevant to your property.
Make viewings practical
- Clear routes through rooms and allow access to relevant features.
- Deal safely with obvious minor maintenance where appropriate.
- Organise cupboards and storage without hiding problems.
- Keep pets, valuables and sensitive paperwork secure during visits.
Create a record of documents, installations and alterations that a buyer's professional may ask about. Describe the property accurately and raise questions about disclosures with your solicitor or conveyancer rather than guessing what can be omitted.
Ask agents how they would present the home and what evidence supports their suggestions. Keep the sale preparation budget separate from repairs required for safe occupation. The official selling-a-home guidance provides a starting point; Scotland's Home Report requirements need their own check. A tidy presentation helps buyers assess the property, but it should never conceal a known concern.
Put it into practice
Use the personalised moving checklist and timeline to organise your own figures or next steps. Keep its assumptions alongside your plan.