Want To Sell Your Home For A Profit? Here’s How

Is it time to sell your home? If the answer is yes, then we know that you are going to want to sell it for a profit. Nobody wants to sell their home and end up taking a loss on it. This is why people spend so much time sorting their home before they put their house up on the market. Down below, we’re going to be looking at some of the things that you should be doing if you want to sell your home for a profit, so keep reading if you would like to find out more.

Fix It Up

First, you are going to need to fix it up. This means that you should be going around the home and working out what could be improved. You aren’t going to get the sale that you want if your home is not up to a good standard. To give yourself the best possible chance, we recommend that you fill in all holes, make sure that there are no leaking pipes, and that there are at the very least no visible issues. Minor damage to some areas won’t count against you too much, you just need to ensure that they aren’t huge issues that can cause multiple others. Don’t forget to be honest about any issues either as a surveyor will pick them up for sure.

Look At That Garden

Have you given much thought to sorting out your garden? The home is not going to sell if the garden looks like it hasn’t been tended to in over a year. If it is so bad that it has gotten to the point where you no longer can do it yourself, then you need to hire a gardener. Make sure that all gardeners have insurance from gardeners insurance experts so that everyone is covered if things were to go wrong. 

The garden has got to look like somewhere that potential buyers can sit in the warmer months. Nobody wants to stare out the window and think about how much they would like to sit out in their garden rather than actually being able to sit in it.

Market At The Right Time

Finally, you need to make sure that you are marketing at the right time. We recommend that you speak directly to an estate agent about this as they are the ones who have the knowledge that you need. They will be able to tell you what the best and worst times are to market your house, and we recommend you take their advice as much as you can.

We hope that you have found this article helpful, and now see some of the things that you should consider doing when you want to sell your home for a profit. If you don’t do any of these things on this list, then it’s likely you’re not going to see a profit on your home, or at least not a big one. We wish you the very best of luck.

EAN Content

Content shared by this account is either news shared free by third parties or sponsored (paid for) content from third parties. Please be advised that links to third party websites are not endorsed by Estate Agent Networking - Please do your own research before committing to any third party business promoted on our website. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

You May Also Enjoy

Breaking News

Nationwide extends six times lending to home movers and remortgage

Nationwide enhances support for people looking to move up the property ladder or get a new mortgage deal Five-fold increase in Nationwide loans to first-time buyers at or above 5.5x income in 2025, compared to 2024 Increased first-time buyer support follows regulatory changes to improve affordability Nationwide is today announcing a major boost to the…
Read More
Breaking News

Breaking Property News – 21/1/2026

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Jon Cooke steps down as Non-Executive Director at GPEA Jon Cooke will continue to focus on innovation within the property sector Jon Cooke has stepped down from his role as Non-Executive Director at GPEA, the business that owned Fine & Country and The Guild…
Read More
Breaking News

UK Finance Buy-to-Let Mortgage Market Update

UK Finance today releases its buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market update for Q3 2025, looking at trends in lending to borrowers accessing the market. In Q3 2025 there were 59,467 new buy-to-let loans advanced in the UK, worth £10.9 billion. This was up quite significantly compared with the same quarter in the previous year, 22.7 per…
Read More
Breaking News

ONS Private Rent and House Prices Index

Average UK monthly private rents increased by 4.0%, to £1,368, in the 12 months to December 2025 (provisional estimate); this annual growth rate is down from 4.4% in the 12 months to November 2025. Average rents increased to £1,424 (3.9%) in England, £822 (5.7%) in Wales, and £1,018 (2.8%) in Scotland, in the 12 months…
Read More
Breaking News

UK House Price Index November 2025

The latest index shows that: The average monthly rate of house price growth in November was +0.3%. Average UK house price annual inflation was 2.5% in the 12 months to November 2025, up from the revised estimate of 1.9% in the 12 months to October 2025. As a result, the average UK house price currently…
Read More
Breaking News

Industry Comment on UK inflation rising to 3.4%

UK inflation rises for the first time in 5 months. Industry reactions on UK inflation rising to 3.4% Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark: “To witness inflation creep back upwards again will no doubt be disappointing for many consumers who will have been hoping to see a drop as we move further into the first quarter…
Read More