When you buy a home, chances are, you’re making the most expensive investment you’re going to make in your life. Houses don’t come cheap and the majority of us spend all of our working lives paying off their mortgages. So, it’s not all too surprising that you’re going to want to do what you can to maintain and even increase the value of your home over the years. This can be because you simply want to maintain and improve on the space that you’re living in. It could be because you’re planning on moving and want to get as much money as possible for your property to widen your horizons when it comes to house hunting for a new living space. It could be because you want to leave your property to your children and want to make sure they get the most from your home that they can. Whatever your reason, here are a few investments that you can make to increase your property’s overall value!
Emergency Features
The past couple of years have shown us that you can never be too prepared. The world can throw entirely unexpected situations on us and we need to make sure that we’re well prepared to deal with them. At the moment, having emergency features in your home can be extremely appealing to those browsing the housing market. Having a storage room for extra supplies can be appealing, as people have realized that food shortages or panic buying in mass can cause problems and difficulties accessing supplies. Having water tanks can ensure that you have plenty of water available during cut outs or water shortages. Having back up lighting systems can be useful in power cuts and blackouts. Consider adding a few additional features to your home that will cater to people’s needs.
Renovations
Renovations can make all the difference to a property’s value. They help to completely restructure parts – or the whole – of your property to make the space more functional, more appealing and generally better. Of course, the best renovations to increase the value of your home will depend on where you live, what kind of property you live in and what will appeal to potential buyers of your home. For example, young professionals might not really benefit as much from an extension on a small living space as they might benefit from having an en suite so both partners can use the bathroom at the same time. An extension might better enhance a family home, providing more bedrooms for more people or providing an extra space that can be used as a home office, guest room or entertainment room. Before carrying out any renovations, you should get a valuation to determine whether it will bring more to the property than it costs. You should also ensure that you can get planning permission to carry out the changes you have in mind.
These are just two suggestions that can get the ball rolling on increasing the value of your home. Hopefully, one of the two will come in useful for you and help you meet your goals!
