Newland Retreat, Hitchin

Our client had a lovely five bedroomed property in Hertfordshire. They wanted to sell quickly and achieve the highest sale price possible.

 

The property had lots of space, including an outdoor storage room in the garden. The property was immaculate but was sterile and felt unlived in. It needed some minor repairs inside and out.

 

 We recommended the following:

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• General repairs throughout 

• Repainting bathrooms x 5

• Deep clean of bathrooms x 6

• Silicone all bathrooms

• Decorate in other areas

• Turn the outdoor storage room into a gym/ yoga retreat

• Create a clear pathway around side access to the garage

• We relocated some of the client's furniture pieces to more appropriate locations

• Repair leaky gutter

• Supply a number of key furniture pieces including sofas, coffee tables, dining chairs, console tables, accent chairs etc

• Stage property throughout, inside and out, including creating kerb appeal with our potted plants

• Design and supply standalone house sign

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Our priority was to maximise the use of the spaces so the potential buyers, likely to be families, could each visualise what areas of the homes would be best for them.  Although our client did not have young children, we advised them to create a young child's bedroom.  This was a big hit with the buyer!

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Once we finished, we took our professional photos and then as the client had an open day over two days one weekend, they asked us back each morning to set up the home in readiness for the buyer visits.  This involved us preparing the bedding, adding fresh flowers and a general tidy up and styling throughout.

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The two day open house was an incredible success.  There were:

 

• 28 booked viewings

• 27 viewings

• Second viewing on day three (the Monday after the open house on the Saturday/Sunday)

• 9 full ask offers

• On day five they agreed a  final sale price of £1.6m!  Our staging added over £160,000 to the resale value.  Our clients were thrilled!