home reporter

What’s the first thing you should do before putting your house on the market?

Easy….

Spring Clean!

My first advice is always to clean your house like its never been cleaned before!

Now you have an extra decision to make, the choice of ‘regular’ cleaning products, or with increasing concern over the environment and allergies ‘eco’ cleaning products are an increasingly popular option.

Certainly if your family (or pets) have a tendency to allergies, it would be worth seriously considering a more ‘eco’ spring clean, before you cover your house top-to-bottom in chemicals!

There are is a growing number of eco-friendly, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, fair trade cleaning products on the market these days; and most of them are equally as effective as their chemical equivalents.

As well as cleaning, remember you can be ‘planet friendly’ by

• Recycling your rubbish when you de-clutter
• Re-use anything you can - use old newspapers and old clothes as packing materials
• Take anything that could be useful to the charity shop

Happy Cleaning!

property presentation

When homeowners are preparing their house for sale, many forget one crucial area. The outside.

Curb appeal can never be under-estimated! We all know that first impressions are vital to get a buyer interested in your house.

But new research has brought to light how important the colour of the front door is!  

A study has revealed that 35 per cent of house hunters would actually refuse to buy a property which had a pink door.

The most popular colour was plain white.

But consider the character of your property. Period properties often look ‘classy’ with regency green, dar red or dark blue front doors.

Also you may wish to consider the Feng Shui of your front door: the colour of the door should reflect the compass direction it faces

• South (Fire) = Reds, pink, burgundy.
• Southwest (Earth) = Yellows or browns.
• West (Metal) = White, silver, copper or gold.
• Northwest (Metal) = White, silver, copper or gold.
• North (Water) = Blacks or blues.
• Northeast (Earth) = Yellows or browns.
• East (Wood) = Greens.
• Southeast (Wood) = Greens.

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