Increasing value for House Sale

penners324

Absolutely no point in spending £15k to increase the house value by £5k

Dustyevsky

Not everyone knows macerators are carp, but I wouldn't do it anyway.

Unless the garden is seriously overlooked, I wouldn't bother with installing fencing either.

The most important things you can do pre-sale, are connected with kerb-appeal and first impressions. Research suggests many folk take away the feelings they gain in the first minute of a viewing, and some won't pursue matters if a drive-by creates negative feelings.

I recall walking into this ugly dump of a place 17 years ago, to be met with warm cooking smells and flowers in the hallway. That part, and the kitchen we entered through were clean and tidy. The rest wasn't so great (understatement!) but my initial thought was, "It's better than I thought it would be!"

highlander58

No wonder you removed it all! 😱

Agree with everyone else: keep it clean & tidy for viewings, but anything more is a waste of money.

horsewithnoname

just my view but a macerater toilet would put me off a house. I’d maybe point out that there used to be an en suite, and the pipe work is still in place should someone want to reinstate it, and leave it at that.

TroubledTarts

Little white lies, the basis of any house sale

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81975525#Comment_81975525

The basis for nearly all financial/business transactions in fact.

TroubledTarts

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81975553#Comment_81975553

Indeed lol

Albermarle

 Most buyers, especially families or people sharing, see a private bathroom in the main bedroom as a must-have rather than a luxury

I wonder how true that is? We have never had an ensuite in our main bedroom, or any desire for one. Then again we have 2 bathrooms, so I guess that makes an ensuite less of a necessity.

Also coming from a two up two down, with no bathroom at all, I always think of having an ensuite as more for posh people. A bit of reverse snobbery I guess 😀

twoLou

I wouldn’t reinstall the en suite but would put up the fence.

People are pushed financially and having a fence wouldn’t then be on a to do list when weighing up which house is best if there are a couple in the running.
unfortunately there are a lot of houses for sale currently and it’s definitely a buyers market (where I am in the south anyway)

However the best people to ask would be the estate agents when you have them around for a valuation

They know exactly what viewers comment on and a fence wouldn’t take too long for a landscaper to install should they think it might help.

The very best of luck with your move