The Joy of Gardening: Late-Summer Notes on Curb Appeal to Upgrade Your Property Valuation
A buyer decides how they feel about your home before they reach the front door. Late summer, while everything is still growing and nothing has died back yet, is the best moment of the year to make that decision work in your favour.
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A buyer decides how they feel about a house before they reach the front door. Estate agents have known this for as long as there have been estate agents, but it is worth saying in plain numbers rather than folklore. Nearly all buyers, 93 per cent in one industry study, judge a property on its exterior before anything else. Three in four say first impressions are not merely important but everything. Some are willing to pay for it directly. Roughly a third of buyers say they would offer £5,000 or more for an identical property with genuinely good kerb appeal over one without it.
None of this is about a show garden or a professional landscaping budget. It is about the ten minutes a viewer spends standing on your path before they have seen a single room, and what your garden tells them in that time. Late summer, while the borders are still full and nothing has died back into the bare, brownish look of early autumn, is the best window of the entire year to have that conversation go your way.
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Editor-in-Chief of Rich Woman Magazine, founder of Sovereign Magazine, author of many books, Dr Marina Nani is a social edification scientist coining a new industry, Social Edification. Passionately advocating to celebrate your human potential, she is well known for her trademark "Be Seen- Be Heard- Be You" running red carpet events and advanced courses like Blog Genius®, Book Genius®, Podcast Genius®, the cornerstones of her teaching. The constant practitioner of good news, she founded MAKE THE NEWS ( MTN) with the aim to diagnose and close the achievement gap globally. Founder of many publications, British Brands with global reach Marina believes that there is a genius ( Stardust) in each individual, regardless of past and present circumstances. "Not recognising your talent leaves society at loss. Sharing the good news makes a significant difference in your perception about yourself, your industry and your community."
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