11th December 2024

Are you thinking of selling your home in the new year, but planning to wait until January? Sellers often wait until well after Christmas to get their home on the market, but there’s still time to get a head-start on 2025 by preparing to sell now. We’ve already seen a jump this month in the number of home-owners starting the selling process by requesting a property valuation, compared to the same period last year. With more homeowners getting ready to move, we can expect to see more properties for buyers to choose from in the new year.

There are lots of reasons why it’s a great idea to get your home ready to sell before the festive season begins; be ready for the ‘Boxing Day boom’ in buyer demand – Boxing Day marks the start of the 2025 home-buying season. Every year we see more and more people browsing properties online during the post-Christmas Day festive period. In fact, last Boxing Day, visits on Rightmove were 84% higher than the previous year. There were also more than 50 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.

How to get your home ready to sell;

1.  Get your photographs taken now

2.  Do the prep now, sell when you’re ready. 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.

3. 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 time to generate interest in your home. 

4. Become a ‘power-buyer’ so you’re in a strong position when you do find ‘the one’. 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.

If you are considering selling your home, contact our local friendly team;

Oswestry: 01691 655334

Welshpool: 01938 554499

Shrewsbury: 01743 343343