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📈April’s Calne and Chippenham housing market figures:
(% changes are vs previous month):
Low stock levels remain the topic of conversation. However, optimism looms as there are reports from estate agents of plenty of market appraisals being booked all over the country.
There is clearly a high desire out there to get moving.
The (hopefully) finer weather should bring more homes to market this May.
Get in touch now to book your market appraisal, and register interest for whatever house type you are looking to move to!👇

The winter months in Calne can be dark and gloomy. Here’s a few tips to try and keep the home bright and presentable during viewings.
1️⃣Keep rooms clutter free. Take 10 minutes a day to run around and dispose of rubbish, straighten cushions, and shove things in the junk drawer that we all have!
2️⃣Flowers and Plants. An easy way to brighten up any room. Easy to keep green plants and colourful flowers or even fake if you are not very green fingered
3️⃣Mirrors. An obvious one. Mirrors help bounce what little light we do get round the room. A well-positioned mirror can make a dull room feel brighter and larger.
4️⃣Change lightbulbs. There is a quite a difference between a warm white bulb and a cool white. A cheap and simple swap.
5️⃣Layered Lighting. Overhead lighting, wall and floor lamps all can help feel a room feel less gloomy in the middle of winter.
The above can work wonders if you have prospective buyers visiting during the darker months. Having the house well-presented can leave an important lasting impression and can often help propel your home to be a buyer’s #1 choice..

One of the most requested property types in Calne!

With Spring around the corner and warmer weather hopefully on its way to Calne, searches for gardens jumped 70% in January compared to January two years ago, as more people look for outdoor space heading into spring.While 63% of buyers stated a bigger garden was high on the priority list.
When your home is up for sale a little bit of effort will go a long way to help get that best price.Even if your outdoor space is not big, the below list still applies. These are a few ideas to help make the best first impression:
• Think curb appeal – as we all know you only get one chance to make a first impression, which is why it is always important to remember curb appeal. This means making sure the property looks its best from the outside so when any potential viewers take a drive past or are walking up the driveway their first impression has to be a good one.
• They want to imagine themselves there. This one can feel a bit cheesy but works
wonders… If the weather is nice, get a bottle of wine and some wine glasses, or a jug of ice water and some glasses and put them out on the garden table. This will help the buyers place themselves in the space and imagine themselves entertaining and enjoying the garden.
• Clean all windows and glass doors. Open windows to the garden if it is a sunny day, it looks attractive and advertises you have a nice garden to look at.

Demand is still far outweighing supply, meaning now is the best time to achieve a great price for your home.

Do you know what your Calne home is worth in this market?

Get in contact now to book in a free market appraisal with Austin. We can go over what your property should achieve, and also what it is you are looking to move to.