Presenting your property for sale or rental

Activity levels across the UK’s property market have increased, but uncertainties remain. And many buyers are in a strong position, so that sellers are having to work a little bit harder to secure their preferred asking price within optimal timeframes.

If you have a house on the market, there are things you can do to maximise its appeal, including:

1. Staging key areas

Staging is essentially about styling a place so that it appeals to the widest possible number of prospective purchasers. It helps viewers of a property to picture themselves actually living there, by incorporating elements including décor and the strategic placement of furniture to highlight a home’s key features. Staged homes typically secure swifter sales for a better price than would otherwise happen.

Furniture rental London and elsewhere allow vendors to stage a property with elegant furniture for a fraction of the cost of buying it. So while you may not have previously thought about doing this, it’s certainly well worth considering.

1. Other key tasks to get your home ready

There are many other things to do ahead of your first viewing, including decluttering and depersonalising, deep cleaning and doing any minor fixes which you may have been putting off, from sorting out leaky taps to wiping scuff marks from the walls.

1. Don’t neglect outside areas 

Maximise kerb appeal – or what your home looks like when viewed from outside – by tidying up the garden, cleaning windows and generally making sure the outside of the place looks as tidy and appealing as it can. It’s also worth checking your garden boundaries are in the best possible condition. If you have a wall that could do with replacing,Purbeck random walling stone is a natural limestone from the Isle of Purbeck. It’s cut into random, irregular pieces for garden and retaining walls. Versatile, weather-resistant, durable and with a rustic appearance, it suits dry-stone and mortared walls. You need very little groundwork pre-installation, plus it ages gracefully while also providing a shelter and habitats for local wildlife.

Something else which boosts an emotional connection with a property is thoughtfully arranged garden furniture allowing a potential buyer to picture their future lives in the place, and see the garden as their own personal retreat.

So outside furnishings represent a strategic investment and show viewers that you’ve put thought into your home. They create a strong first impression and a warm, inviting ambience. Really, it’s no different to indoor staging.

Folding tables are particularly useful pieces for garden staging. Their space-saving designs provide flexibility when you need it, and great mobility so you can switch arrangements around as you wish. Plus, of course, these tables are easy to store, and help make the most of a smaller space.

Choose teak and you’ll reap multiple rewards. This hardwood always looks classy, shrugs off the elements and a host of other issues from cracking to rotting to insect infestations, while regulating its own temperature so it’s always comfortable to the touch. Additionally, you enjoy unparalleled durability.

Get your home cleverly prepared ahead of viewings, inside and out, and you may be pleasantly surprised at the speed and success of your sale, despite the market’s current challenges.