When the recession hit, many people found that they were not in a position to move home. It may be that their house was now in negative equity or that they simply could not get a mortgage. This made people have to stay put but many decided to try and improve their current home instead either simply by decorating or going the extra mile and building extensions. The people that opted for this route are now likely to see their property increase in value as prices start to rise and if they have added extra space to the property they can expect to get substantially more for it than they would have before.

Even a lick of paint and tidying up the rough edges can make your property more saleable even if does not add more value and this is often something that people neglect to realise. Often buyers are looking for a property that they can move straight in to. It may not be to their taste, but if it is newly decorated and clean then it is likely to sell faster.