Selling your property? THIS is the best day of the week to put your house on the market
SELLING your property is no easy task, but putting it on the market a certain day of the week might give you more promising results.
Selling your home: The best day to put it on the market is Monday
New analysis by Which? Money suggests that properties listed with estate agents at the start of the week can sell more than a month faster than those listed at the weekend.
The consumer body looked at thousands of properties sold in the twelve months leading up to September 20 2016, comparing listing dates with sales dates as recorded in the Land Registry.
Its findings revealed the average home takes 191 days from first being listed to selling. but also that properties listed on a Monday only took 176 days to sell.
The longest times, were properties listed on a Saturday, which took on average 203 days sell , and those listed on a Sunday, which took 213 days.
Selling your home: Houses listed on a Monday only took 176 days in a survey
It seemed as the week progresses, the more time it takes for your property to sell.
Westbury Windows and Joinery’s found that white was the most popular colour for wood front doors in the UK, and increases the chance of a quick sale.
Natural stained and/or varnished finishes were the second most popular choice with black in third place.
Other door colours to get the nod of approval from potential homeowners included Oxford Blue, Racing Green and Postbox Red, followed by paler hues such as greats, Celadon Greens and Duck Egg Blues.
While a bright yellow, hot pink and lilac-colours door might show off your personality, it’s clear more classic colours and neutral shades are preferred when it comes to selling your home quickly.
According to Bathrooms.com’s river of 2,000 Brits, wood panelling is the design trend most likely to knock value off a property.
Selling your home: Saturday and Sunday are the worst days do put your home on the market
More specifically, 46 per cent of those taking part said they wouldn’t buy a property if it still had old fashioned wood panelling.
Avocado bathroom suites come next. The study calculated that an outdated avocado suite knock almost £5,000 off a property’s value.
Bathrooms estimates that approximately 1.2 per cent of the population still have an avocado bathroom suite - almost 325,000 across the country.
Almost three quarters of the people surveyed said they think avocado bathrooms are “ugly”, and 72 per cent said if they bought a home with an avocado suite it would be the first thing they’d get rid of.