It’s common collective knowledge that the house needs the ‘wow factor’ to attain the best price when marketted, as we are able to extend, improve, convert and update any property we know what you need to do to make your property more valuable. The good news is that the money spent on updating your property is always made back with a profit on the sale of the property.

Ask any estate agent worth their salt, and they’ll tell you that it’s common knowledge that would-be purchasers have already made up their minds as to how much a house is worth by the time they reach the front porch to view the interior and back of the property, not just from doing their e-homework prior to the inspection, but mostly from that all-important first impression from the vantage of the ‘curb’.

Apparently, many estate agents advise their clients to update front-facing windows and doors when arranging to put a property on the market, and often include the entire suite round the house. The end reaping of sale profit far outshines the cost of undertaking these renovations.

Increased energy efficiency also plays a large part in sales price expectation and newly updated double-glazed glass windows and screen doors are much-desired features at property auctions. So, when considering upgrades, the original style of a home should be considered.

For example, if the house is new then the lines should be clean and modern but if it dates back more than 50 years then the architecture and era of the property should be considered and any upgrades fitting in with the original style. This also includes the garage door, which is prominent feature and could be an eye sore and detract from the fiscal value of the property.

Front and back gardens should also reflect the owner’s lifestyle and hedge pruning and lawn trimming is an absolute must and with a worm bed and save yourself an absolute mint in wasted water and aching gardener’ back.

Remember ‘curb appeal’ is that first impression of what can be seen and appreciated at first glance of a building or house and front garden from the street or curb when driving or walking past a special patch of homespun pride and joy and this equates to money in the bank. The same is true in reverse, so pending more on what can be seen from the curb than what’s inside is a good rule of thumb and includes garage, roofing, windows, front doors, walls, fences and gates.