Four Reasons To Get Your Home Ready To Sell Before Christmas

Boxing Day marks the start of the 2023 home-buying season. Every year, we see more and more people browsing properties on-line, particular on property portals such as On the Market, Rightmove and Zoopla, during the post-Christmas Day festive period. In fact, last Boxing Day, visits to Rightmove were 54% higher than the previous year.

There were also more than 51 million visits to Rightmove between Boxing Day and the first working day of the new year, so it’s a hugely valuable time if you want to make sure your home is going to be seen by lots of potential buyers.

Our Director Craig Smith says: “We see a surge in the number of people searching for property from Boxing Day onwards, perhaps with a resolve to enjoy their next Christmas in new surroundings. Some of those additional buyers will also be new sellers who have held back until this period, judging it to be a good time to sell and to move in 2023.”

You might decide you want your property advert to go live a few weeks into the new year, by which time a Christmas tree can make your listing look dated. Ask your estate agent to take photos of your home before you put your festive decorations up.

Agents are also likely to have much more time to prepare the marketing of your home, now, and over the next few weeks, than during the traditional holiday season between Christmas and the New Year.

Even if you’ve got into the Christmas spirit early and your home is already like Santa’s Grotto, it makes sense to contact an estate agent now if you’re planning on selling next year. Even if photographs aren’t possible, a pro-active agent (like us!) will start contacting their database of buyers now to give them the ‘heads-up’ of your property coming to the market.

Getting your home ready to sell doesn’t need to mean viewings will start next week. It’s kind of like getting your Christmas shopping done early — a big tick off the list. You can arrange your property valuation, instruct an estate agent and finalise the details of your property listing, so whenever you’re ready, you can ask your agent to put your home on the market.

If you’re worried about having time to tidy up after Christmas, you could put your home on the market on Boxing Day, but arrange for viewings to start sometime in the first few weeks of January. This will also give your agent time to generate interest in your home.

If you decide to put your home on the market before Christmas – and you’re able to secure a buyer early in the New Year – you’ll be putting yourself in a great position when you find your next home.

“In the current market, it’s a real advantage to be a "power buyer”, and have already sold your current home, subject to contract, when looking for somewhere to buy. This could put you ahead if there are other offers already on the table,” says Craig Smith.

If you have any further questions regarding the above strategy then please give your Scottish Property Centre a call –

Shawlands 0141 649 7979

Cardonald 0141 892 0077

Argyll 01369 545 015

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At Scottish Property Centre, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2023.