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House Insurance Tips
Monday, 3 October 2022

How to Increase the Value of your Home in Ireland

You may be considering selling your house or want to improve its value now in case prices of work and materials increase again in the future if you wish to sell further down the line. We have put together the best tips to increase the value of your home.

You may be considering selling your house or want to improve its value now in case prices of work and materials increase again in the future if you wish to sell further down the line. We have put together the best tips to increase the value of your home.   

1. Painting your House   

Paint can go a long way in a home, inside and outside of the house. Nothing is worse than the outside of your house being an eye sore. Power washing the outside of your house and adding fresh paint to your house can make it more attractive to potential buyers. Picking stylish colours for the inside would make for great picture that would attract the masses.    

 2. Improve your Kitchen   

A deal breaker for many buyers in the market is the kitchen. Making inexpensive improvement such as painting your old cabinets or replacing the old vinyl floor can make a huge difference is sprucing up your kitchen. Here is 31 cheap ideas to improve your kitchen. 

3. Invest in your Bathrooms  

Potential buyers, the bathrooms are very important to them. If there is one bathroom in a 3-4 bed house that screams having to strategically find a time to take a shower when nobody else is using it. Adding ensuites to bigger rooms could be a great invest and increase the value of your home.   

4. Be more energy efficient  

People are more self-aware and eco friendly and more people are investing in making their house more energy efficient. It also great for your pockets in the long run as it will reduce your energy bills. There are also many grants that cover costs involved in doing this such as the Home Energy Grants programme. Being a cheaper home in terms of bills and being more eco-friendly will ensure your home will bring in a higher price.  

5. Invest in Extensions  

Increasing the size of your house will increase the asking price of your house. Adding a modular home extension for a second sitting room, kitchen or conservatory will increase the usable space in the house and will increase the value of your home. Especially if its an area the potential buyer wants to live, these upgrades will make your house more attractive than other potential neighbours houses on the market.  

6. Reconsider your Back Garden  

Making your back garden very presentable, concreting an area to add a bench or a table to eat outside during the summer months or having a nice shed for storage can really drive attention to your property. Potential buyers can envision their summers in the back garden, so investing in it can increase the value of your house and draw more attention to it.   

7. Improve the Parking Situation  

Parking is an important factor on deciding on a house where there is more than one driver. Potentially covering grass areas in the front garden may allow extra space for more cars which will make your house more attractive to buyers who drive.   

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