Prepare Your Home For Sale in Autumn

Getting Ready To Sell Your Property In The Autumn

Our article will help you sell your home more quickly and for the best price possible.

About ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan

ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan is a firm of solicitors and estate agents in Edinburgh. They offer expert legal advice with a personal service.

They specialise in employment law, property law and private client legal services such as will services.

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Getting Ready To Sell Your Property In The Autumn

Our article will help you sell your home more quickly and for the best price possible.

About ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan

ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan is a firm of solicitors and estate agents in Edinburgh. They offer expert legal advice with a personal service.

They specialise in employment law, property law and private client legal services such as will services.

scotland property homes estate agents edinburgh Property job give home sale Sell styled

Preparing To Sell Your 
Property In The Autumn 
 
 
With schools gone back and autumn arrived, this is a popular time to sell 
property. Preparing to sell your property is key to making sure you give 
yourself the best chance of attracting buyers and getting the best price 
possible for your property. At the end of summer, there are always jobs to do 
to get your property sale ready. 
Here are some of ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan’s top tips for selling an 
Edinburgh home. 
 
Must Do Jobs  
First, some essential jobs that will freshen up your property and help get it 
ready for sale:  
• Declutter and perhaps put some items in storage or boxed and put away 
ready to move;   
• Give the property a deep clean, including carpets; 
• Replace the bathroom grout if needed;   
• Touch up chipped or marked paintwork. 
Other external jobs such as checking the roof, clearing guttering, and checking 
the external window paintwork are all important before a home report is 
ordered.  
 
 
 
First Impressions  
 
 
First impressions really do count. We would always advise you to stand back 
and look at the entrance to your property. It is amazing what a freshly painted 
front door and some eye-catching planted pots at the door can do. This has the 
same impact if it is a house or a flat. Gardens should be neat, grass cut, shrubs 
trimmed, leaves collected, and seasonal planting will give it a splash of colour 
for viewings. 
 
Staging Your Property 
 
 
This is so important when selling as we are naturally drawn to attractive, styled 
homes.  Although it is nice to keep that balance of styled, but still showing the 
warmth of a home. Allow space for viewers to move around, and give access to 
a window if there is a nice outlook as we are drawn to this when we enter a 
room. For those homes that are empty we highly recommend using either a 
company that will furnish it for your sale, or virtually staging a photo or two, as 
this helps buyers visualise how the property will look furnished. 
All of these small jobs are so worthwhile and the effort will pay off! 
 
 
We have shown here a few of our properties that we have marketed. They 
have highlighted a smart entrance giving a good first impression, a beautifully 
styled living space, and an immaculate communal garden. 
 
If you would like to chat through any aspect of this article or would like a Free 
Pre-Sale Valuation for your property, please get in touch with us and we will be 
delighted to help. We have a hugely experienced and friendly team on both 
the estate agency and conveyancing sides, and we pride ourselves in doing a 
valuable and professional job for our clients. Call us on 0131 312 7276 or 
email property@elpamsolicitors.co.uk. 
 
Similarly, if you would like further information about any of our properties for 
sale, please do get in touch with us.