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appliances will go a long way giving extension to create a larger kitchen. your kitchen that just-renovated feel, Got a huge garden but a small house? Put on a double storey extension to but at a fraction of the cost. Replacing create the family home of your dreams. kitchen wall tiles and worktops will A loft conversion could also add up instantly smarten up a tatty kitchen, to 10% to the value of your home as will new hard flooring throughout. and, unlike a ground floor extension; • Squeezing in an en suite bathroom it won’t steal space from the garden. could add up to 5% to the value Get a bedroom and extra bathroom up of your home, assuming you don’t there, if you can. sacrifice a valuable bedroom for When you’re planning and tightening • Planning a new kitchen is an absolute it. Revamping your bathroom will your budget, the last thing you want to must for anyone seriously looking improve and add to the appeal of do is spend unnecessary money on your to boost their property’s value - it your home. You don’t need to hire a home so it’s worth researching which could add up to 10% to your property plumber to do all of the work if you’re home improvements will boost your value. It’s the first thing a potential a competent DIYer (Do it Yourself). home’s value and which will devalue buyer will look for in the future and Fitting a new sink isn’t as hard as you’d your property. That way, every cent spent it’s also the room in which you’re think, while re-tiling the walls and will be spent wisely. likely to spend much of your time floor, grouting and sealing around a particularly if it is a kitchen and living An extension could add between 10 and basin or bath is easy, too. If you’ve got space all in one. You have to pick one 50% to the value of your home, depending the budget, why not splash out and that matches the style of your home on its size and how well it’s finished. Here replan and fit a whole new bathroom? - so choose a contemporary kitchen are some tips on how to add features that Good bathroom lighting won’t just for a modern home, or something can add value to your home: make it feel like a home spa but will more traditional for a period property. make it seem larger, too. • So, you’ve plenty of bedrooms but Replacing your kitchen doors and old appliances with new, good quality • Redecorating is an easy and not a tiny kitchen? Add on a downstairs ith the housing market in its current state, the sensible homeowner’s mantra should be ‘don’t move but improve. With this in mind, Lucy Searle came up with tips and advice to help boost your home’s value so that staying put won’t just make sense financially, it will be an absolute pleasure.
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