Buying a new home is a huge milestone, but before you can unpack boxes and settle in, you need to close the chapter on your current home –and that includes putting it on the market!

Property is an investment, and with all investments, there’s a favourable return in the end if you’re patient. To help you boost the value of your home, we’ve come up with 5 ingenious upgrades that’ll be a big hit with prospective buyers or renters. 

Invest in energy-efficient home features

Eco-friendly features are becoming more important factors for conscious buyers. Society is placing a greater emphasis on environmental concerns and recognise that energy-efficient features save money on utility bills and reduce their carbon footprint. Making your home more sustainable could include home insulation, energy-efficient lighting and solar panels.

Upgrade to high-demand finishes

Implementing popular upgrades is an effective way to improve demand for your house, especially if you want to sell quickly. For example, stainless steel appliances and/or quartz worktops might be a good option in the kitchen instead of other finishes that may not generate as much attention, even if they’re of high quality. 

More modest modifications that can boost buyer interest include switching from brass doorknobs and locks to brushed nickel or replacing yellow bulbs with brighter LED lights.

Improve your front garden

Have you heard the term curb appeal? In the context of selling a home, curb appeal refers to the appeal of the property as seen from the street. Affordable landscape improvements and other minor modifications to the front of your property can help boost its value for both appraisers assessing it and potential buyers.

Renovate your bathroom and kitchen

Kitchens and bathrooms tend to have the most notable first impression on buyers. They’re also one of the quickest components of your home to become outdated. So, if you plan to remodel, then the kitchen and bathroom are great places to invest your money. 

Give the home a fresh coat of paint

Painting your home is an affordable improvement that can make a big difference on the overall look and feel of the space. Paint has the power to make old surfaces look new and can instantly freshen up the atmosphere.

Preparing to sell your home can be a stressful period, but it doesn’t have to be. At Wigwam Self Storage, we offer affordable and convenient self storage units in Chipping Norton and Bromsgrove to safe-keep your household belongings while renovating or during the move. 

Whether you’re downsizing and need a safe place to keep extra belongings, or you need somewhere to keep furniture while you remodel the kitchen, we have a solution for you! Call us at 01608 656 300 to find out more about our self storage solutions in Chipping Norton & Bromsgrove.

Simon Fothergill
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Simon Fothergill has more than 20 years of experience in the UK self storage industry and is Managing Director of Wigwam Storage.He writes practical, easy-to-follow advice to help customers make the most of self storage, whether they are moving house, decluttering, renovating, storing business stock or simply needing extra space.With a long background in self storage operations and customer service, Simon shares useful self storage tips, packing advice and storage solutions designed to make storage simple, flexible and stress-free.

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Andrew Neal
5 days ago
Great online experience with very friendly and helpful staff. I used the storage facility in Bromsgrove, which is very clean and tidy with very useful trolleys readily available and great access.
Honestly was stressing about the whole access on your phone but was stressing over nothing , it is so easy to access, the staff have been absolutely amazing throughout it all, anything isn't too much for them . So thankyou, highly recommend this company
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Henry Scriven
7 days ago
Very helpful and friendly. Good choice of space
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Peter Cox
2 weeks ago
I've used this company a couple of times now - always impressed with their customer service, the facility is excellent and very secure, and really great prices. I will continue to use them in the future, happily.
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Paul Kirk
3 weeks ago
Really easy to deal with as a company and the site is also easy to navigate and use.
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Beth Gresswell
3 weeks ago
Highly recommend this company! I recently moved and needed to store some items and was unsure where to store as I wanted to make sure it was close by but also very secure. I contacted this company and to spoke to Holly who was so welcoming and helped me decide what size would be better for me by allowing me access to see the units. The level of security in the premises is fantastic with cameras at every corner! I decided in the end to go with a 50ft storage and then dealt with both Helen and Jeremy who explain each step what happens moving forward and made sure that I would get access on the date that suited me. The process I thought was going to be long and added stress for me, however all 3 took that stress away! Thank you again!
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Callum Shaw
3 weeks ago
The team of wigwam were incredible supporting. They are one of those companies who genuinely care and look after you. During hard times they were patient and considerate - no shady or distaste practices here.
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Maxine Message
4 weeks ago
Excellent service. Fast response to email, followed by telephone calls to discuss requirements and finalise paperwork. Prices are competitive, storage spaces are varied in size. The forecourt and the facilities are spotless. Can recommend highly.
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annmarie Raymond
4 weeks ago
Great experience with sorting storage unit to store items thanks
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Linda Curtis
4 weeks ago
Lovely staff (especially Lenny), whole process dealt with efficiently and quickly. Would highly recommend.
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Andrew Terry
4 weeks ago
Easy peasy. Nice people to deal with; all my (probably, very silly) questions were answered quickly and clearly, and the follow up to check that my move went smoothly was a nice finishing touch.
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Sandra Mackenzie
1 month ago
Best storage unit we’ve ever had. The easy way to get in and out, trolleys to use to load unload, toilet on site, really clean and modern.