Trend & Thomas Viewing Day tips!
Prior to marketing your property we will have chatted to you about the unique elements of your home. These can become useful selling tips, how friendly (or distant!) the neighbours are, proximity to good schools, red kites in the garden! Make sure you pass these on to us and we will build our marketing with these in mind.
In order to ensure we work with you to maximise the success of your viewings we have also prepared for you a thorough checklist of things you can do prior to a viewing. Speak to us about anything you would like explained further and always ask us if there is something we can do to make the process easier, we accompany all viewings unless otherwise arranged. Viewings are our forte!
Our Viewing Day checklist for Sellers & Landlords:
- A quick tidy up including a vacuum and sweep is a good start
- Tidy your entrance and water any pots you have to make things looked cared for
- Remove any post or flyers
- Consider opening a window to air your home out, let us know and we will ensure we have shut these afterwards
- Make the beds. You’d be surprised how many people forget this!
- Have the dog taken out for a walk or left with a
friend. Let us know about any cats – if they can be outside for the viewing even better but at least if we are aware of where they might be we can ensure we move quickly past them. - Clear all dishes and clutter from the kitchen and put out fresh clean tea towels
- A clean oven is always a good idea prior to
viewings as people often open the oven - Empty all your bins and bring in any street bins and recycling
- Ensure wet towels are in the wash and put out fresh folded towels in the bathroom
- In the winter months ensure the heating is on well before the viewing and definitely light the fire if you have one. In the hotter months ensure we are able to open windows should your home need fresh air.
- Box up any clutter that has accumulated and pop it in your car if nowhere else!
- Leave any necessary keys out for us in a pre-arranged spot – window, back door, garage and loft keys etc
Turn all your house lights on and remember any under bench kitchen lighting, porch lights & garden lighting – we will do this on arrival even during the day but great if you have beaten us to it.- Consider Home Staging if you really want a huge impact – chat this through with us in more detail
- If you have a parking space con
sider moving your car so viewers can park in your space – this will make their experience more enjoyable and put them in a good mood to view your property - A fresh vase of flowers does wonders as does lighting a scented candle, it might sound a bit cliché but fresh coffee really does smell great and can often mask any recent food smells.
rtal does a very similar job to the existing market leaders Rightmove and Zoopla with one very large difference – this portal is owned and operated by a consortium of Estate Agents. Emerging quite simply because Agents were tired of the duopoly of the big players causing mounting fees and very little in return. The fees were increasing, functionality was not improving and Agents felt duped that they were losing control of their marketing choices.
For this reason the concept behind OntheMarket.com was excellent. An advertising and marketing choice created by Agents, for Agents with hugely reduced fees in comparison to the existing portals & potentially providing much needed competition to the market with the hope it would reduce the stronghold of Rightmove and Zoopla.
Not enough budget to provide TV Advertising to match the competition
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