Top 5 Ways To Add Value To Your Home

When you purchase a property, you want to know that you’re making a good investment – you want to be able to make your money back from the property further down the line, hopefully with a nice profit.

But to achieve this you need to ensure that you keep your house in good condition, updating the interior to keep up with changing styles in decoration and making additions to improve the overall value. When it comes to making improvements you should carry out work which will appeal to potential buyers – take a look below for our top 5 tips for adding value to your home.

Get A Garage Conversion

While once upon a time the garage was always used to store our cars in, this simply doesn’t happen anymore. They are often filled with junk and today’s cars are bigger than they once were. For this reason, a garage is wasted space to most people, but with a garage conversion you can create far more livable space for your property, adding more value. You can create a playroom for the kids, an extra living space, an office space, or simply extend your other rooms with the conversion.

Convert Your Loft Too

The same rule applies for your loft too: it’s wasted space and adds significant floor space no matter what use you put it to. Converting your loft into a bathroom might be costly, but a simple loft conversion can really help when it comes to getting a sale and getting more back than you actually paid for the conversion. Loft rooms are considered luxurious and a bonus for people looking for a complete home.

Refurbish Your Kitchen

As the central hub in any home, enjoyed by every member of the family, the kitchen is of vital importance to boosting the value of a home. If the bedrooms are a little underwhelming it can be improved easily, but not many people will want to overhaul an entire kitchen.

Ensure you follow the latest design trends and get rid of anything outdated, built in appliances will be expensive but will add significant value for someone who wants to move in straight away.

Create An Open Plan Space

One thing which lets many properties down is the fact that some of the rooms can feel small and confined. The accepted trend at the moment is to have an open plan living space, making the rooms feel lighter and more airy. Traditionally, the living room and the dining room are joined together to create one large living area, it only takes the removal of a few walls – as long as they aren’t loadbearing – and you suddenly have a far more usable and sociable space.

Update Your Central Heating

While it isn’t immediately visible, your central heating has bags of potential for increasing the value of the property. Many homes still have hot water tanks and outdated boilers, but by spending a few thousand on upgrading your heating system, you add almost ten thousand in potential value. This is because people will see your home as being warmer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.

All of the tips here are based around an initial investment with the ultimate aim of getting more back further down the line. At AKB Loft Conversions we carry out loft conversions and garage conversions to help you increase the value of your home in both the financial sense and in terms of your living standards.

Contact us today for more information or to find out how you could benefit from a loft or garage conversion.