Read This Before You Put Your Christmas Decorations Up
In this 2 minute read, we outline why now is the time to act if you want to sell your home in the new year.
It is November and the new year is weeks away, surely you can get all the hustle and bustle of Christmas out of the way before you start to consider placing your home on the market? You may decide to think again when you have read our reasoning.
You could miss out
Rightmove has reported that there was a 50% increase in the number of people scrolling through their website on Boxing Day last year compared with the year before. This post-Christmas surge has actually become the norm and as a result, at Shaws Kensington we like to get sellers prepared so we can launch marketing their home to hit this influx of buyers.
"As soon as Christmas Day is out of the way there’s a boom in people searching for property on Boxing Day, perhaps with time available during the holiday season and the resolve to enjoy their next Christmas in new surroundings. That is likely to push prices higher again and increase the competition from other buyers. Some of those additional buyers will also be new sellers who have held back from launching their property to market until this Boxing Day buyer boom, judging it to be a good time to sell and to move in 2022,” states Rightmove’s Director of Property, Tim Bannister.
Photography before Christmas Decorations
Buyers want to be able to see your home, and as soon as that tree goes up and your decorations start to impede every room, as beautiful and cosy as your home may be, your home will be hidden. Room sizes can feel distorted due to the festive décor – once a large airy space can now feel a little snug, and those beautiful features that are the focal point of your home start to blend into the background.
What should you do?
Book in a valuation today and let’s get the ball rolling. We can organise the marketing of your property to start when you are ready. As we have mentioned it is the period between Christmas and New Year that sends property website servers into a frenzy, so if you want this Christmas just for you and your family, then WAIT. Request your home be marketed to hit this busy time so you can tap into all those incredibly keen buyers eager to move into their new home in 2022.
Call now on 0207 3869996 for a FREE valuation.