Christmas House Selling

If your house is the market now then why not make the most of the festive season to make your house more appealing. Bring on the pretty lights, spiced oranges, Christmas tree and pretty holly and berries. Any viewings you have now are serious ones - either they will be cash buyers or people who are thinking of selling. And if they like your house then they are likely to get their house ready to go on the market after the New Year. It's the quietest time of the year for estate agents so anyone who wants to view is a serious buyer. It only takes one buyer to lead to the sale.

Prepare the lighting before the viewing and do not leave it to the estate agent to do. You know your property best and will know what works best. Plus, you have the most to make or lose - even though you are paying an estate agent to do their job you're the ultimate (wo)man in charge.

Christmas may be the quietest season but house buyers may be using Christmas as a deadline to find a property - so do what you can to make property meet their deadline.