Spring Clean To Sell Your Home

Whether you want to make the most of your additional time at home during lockdown, or you are looking to capitalise on a spring clean, this is the ideal time to clean and declutter your home.

At Atkinson Residential, we believe decluttering is a crucial component in the sales process.

What are the benefits of decluttering your home for a sale?

Decluttering your home before listing it for sale delivers the following benefits:

• Your home will look larger, which should make it more attractive to prospective buyers

• The process adds perceived value to your property

• A decluttered home offers fewer distractions to prospective buyers

• A decluttered property helps prospective buyers imagine themselves in the home

With a clean and spacious property, you improve your chances of connecting with likely buyers. With a great platform for selling your home, we will do everything we can to help you sell your home in 2021.

Be active in Enfield

If you are keen to clean and declutter your home soon, the following Enfield stores are open for business, and have some safety measures in place:

• Dallas Households at 103 Lancaster Rd, Enfield EN2 0JN, and their Google listing says the following health and safety requirements are in place: Mask required · Staff wear masks

• Robert Dyas Enfield at 13/15 Palace Gardens Shopping Centre, Enfield EN2 6SN, and their Google listing says the following health and safety requirements are in place: Mask required · Safety dividers at checkout

• The Range, Enfield at Suez Rd, Enfield EN3 7SY, and their Google listing says the following health and safety requirements are in place: Mask required · Safety dividers at checkout

What motivates people to declutter and spring clean?

A study in 2019 asked people what motivates them to declutter their home, and give their house a spring clean. The following answers were recorded:

• To reduce stress or act as a mood booster – cited by 35%

• To create a minimalism style at home or to help build sustainability – cited by 21%

• More space was needed around the home – said by 19%

• To refresh the property for the spring season – listed by 12%

• To increase productivity – named by 6%

• To find and then sell unused items – cited by 6%

How to get started when decluttering your home

Lizzie Grant, is the founder of organisation site Declutter on Demand and self-proclaimed professional organiser. She spoke about decluttering as a great way to start the New Year or start a spring clean.

Lizzie spoke to the Independent, saying; “A wardrobe is a good place for many to start as it’s sometimes easier to pull out things to get rid of that are too tight or old. Make sure you sort them into piles and put into bags straight away. Create a ‘keep’ pile, one to donate (or sell) and then a recycling one for old clothes. Stick to this so that you don’t fall into the trap of deliberating and dithering over times.”

If you are looking for guidance or assistance in the Enfield property market, we can help. At Atkinson Residential, we are estate, land and letting agent specialists, and we look forward to assisting you as best we can. If you would like to arrange a property valuation, please call us on 020 8366 0261, while you can contact us on 020 8342 1234 for all letting enquiries.