'Clear the clutter' before putting house on the market

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 16:56:25 GMT

An expert has suggested people remover any clutter before they put their house up for sale.

Individuals who are going to be putting their properties on the market need to make sure they get rid of all of their clutter.

This is according to Susan Llewellyn of Susan Llewellyn Associates, who said people should put things away in boxes.

"The main thing is to keep a cupboard or a chest of drawers. A chest of drawers is good because it can take a lot of stuff," she noted.

Homeowners who have lots of shoes could invest in a specially-deigned rack to put in the closet, as footwear can be "terribly messy", Ms Llewellyn explained.

She urged people to throw out any old items they do not use - particularly clothes - because there is no point keeping things that are not needed, she observed.

In a recent article for Lon's Article Directory, an author named as jmurray13 suggested homeowners get any repairs that are needed done before they put their dwelling up for sale.

He stated anything that is not working properly should be fixed because most buyers tend to look for things that are broken.
 

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