Invest In Your Home - Adding Value

							Invest In Your Home - Adding Value.
Many of our clients come to us to discuss how we can help with their plans to further invest in their
home and add value. A house, as well as being a home, tends to be the biggest asset in most
people’s lives. It makes perfect sense to maximise this asset by maintaining, renovating, adding to
and improving it when possible.

Looking at the bigger picture of how to add value, here are a few brief tips:

Extend - To add value, think about what you would like in terms of desirable extra square footage.
You may want another bedroom, bathroom, office or even a gym. Such extensions will not only add
to the quality of family life whilst you live there, but they are one of the most profitable types of
improvement you can make. We can help with every aspect of the planning.

Convert the loft – Loft conversions are one of the leading ways in which you can increase the value
of your home – by £16, 152 on average according to a 2012 HSBC survey.

Think ‘kitchen’ – Remodelling the kitchen, which some see as the heart of the house, can make a big
difference to the way it feels. On average it may not add as much value as a loft conversion (less
than a third) but if you are thinking about marketability for a sale, it’s vital.

Update your home – You may need an overall rethink for your home. Look at is with fresh eyes, see
if you can update areas and don’t forget the garden, which could improve value simply with a
smartening up.

Get planning permission - Even if you don't have immediate plans to extend it is always worth
securing planning permission, which may appeal to future buyers. There are costs involved, around
£300 upwards, but it may make all the difference when you come to sell.

Improving different aspects of your home can ultimately pay dividends. If you are considering ways
in which to make the most of your home, contact us for advice that is tailored to your specific home
and requirements. We are available on +44 (0)20 7376 5744 and will be happy to help.