THINKING OF MOVING HOUSE? SHOULD YOU WAIT UNTIL THE NEW YEAR?

THINKING OF MOVING HOUSE? SHOULD YOU WAIT UNTIL THE NEW YEAR?
Perry's Blog

If you are planning on moving house in the New Year, you are probably planning on getting the Christmas & New Year celebrations out of the way first, after all, keeping your house in show home condition at this time of year isn’t going to be easy.

But here’s the thing… The Christmas and New Year period is one of the busiest times of year on the major property portals.

According to rightmove.co.uk, ‘last year, there were over 1.6m visits to rightmove.co.uk between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day as home-hunters escaped from the cycle of wrapping presents, opening presents, cooking food, eating food, and slumping down in front of a movie and the Queen’s speech.

Clearly you don’t want people viewing during these times but can you afford to not put your property in front of those potential buyers?

Here’s the solution: Start marketing your property at the beginning of/mid December but start viewings, maybe an open day (see my post on open days here), in the New Year. This way, you get the best of both worlds, your house gets seen by potential buyers looking to kick start their property search in the New Year and you get quality time with your loved ones over the festive season… perfect.

All the best,

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