Benefits of Staging A Home for Sale

Have you ever wondered what the benefits are of staging a home for sale? 

Do you ever wonder if it’s just for property magnates and established estate agents?

The truth is that if you have a property to sell or to let, then home staging is for you.  Why?  

Because staging a property can give you a significant return on investment and sell your property faster. That’s less time on the market and more money in your pocket.

It is becoming an increasingly popular tool in the UK property market. The reason? Home staging works.  It works whatever the property size or value and whoever is involved in the selling or letting process. Being ahead of the game is more crucial now than ever. 

HOME BUYERS WANT HOMES THAT ARE EASY TO MAINTAIN

Staging your property is the best way to highlight its strengths and detract from its weaknesses. Other than the things you can address, such as those niggling minor repairs, most of us live in homes that are far from perfect.  Purchasing a property is an expensive activity and many buyers will be looking for a home that needs minimal work and is easy to maintain. Staging your home will show it off at its best, accentuate its strong points and encourage viewers to assume it will be easy to keep that way.

STAGED ROOMS APPEAR BIGGER

If you’re going to be putting furniture together, will you really have the time to do it? If you won’t, the chances are you will probably skip the first step and you’re back to trying to sell a blank canvas again. If the answer is that you probably won’t have the time to dig out your screwdrivers, hire in a furniture assembly company. This is a service my company offers, either as part of a full home staging service, or as a stand-alone service. Get someone else to do this for you and you will be much more likely to follow through with step 1 and 2.

YOU CAN COMPETE WITH IN THE RISE IN HOME STAGGING COMPETITION.

With the popularity of property and interior decorating TV programmes at an high, the surge of home decorating ideas and property images now available on social media platforms, the UK home buying audience is becoming increasingly discerning in its taste for aspirational, well-presented homes. Gone are the days when you could put your house on the market with no preparation, confident in the knowledge that it will sell or let for a good price, whatever the appearance. You are now up against homeowners investing in home staging. 

BETTER ONLINE IMAGES LEAD TO MORE VEIWINGS.

In today’s world of modern technology – the first thing we do when looking to buy a new home is browse properties for sale online. The more attractive the image, the more likely we are to click on it. The higher the click rate, the higher the number of viewings. Human beings are very susceptible to attractive images. Hence, if we love the look and feel of an image, even if the property is outside our price range and not in our ideal location, we will want to take a look.

I know, I know, I’m obviously going to promote home staging right? But the truth is, all you have to do is get your paintwork neutral, and leave the rest to a company like mine. Home staging is well worth the investment, because it can yield a much higher price on your property than you asked for or expected. A professional home stager knows exactly how to dress a home sympathetically, playing to a homes strengths and weaknesses, such as turning a dimly lit room into something bright, and a huge sunny family kitchen into the absolute selling point. Some people will even engage in a bidding war to get your property if it is staged in such a way it allows all buyer, imaginative or not, to see themselves living there. A home staging company will usually include the ordering and installation of furniture and accessories leaving you with absolutely nothing to worry about. Think about adding the cost of home staging into your selling costs, you won’t be sorry when you see the return on your investment.

Thanks for reading!