A holiday home is always fun to have when you want some quality time with your loved ones. However, if you let or sell it to others in an unkempt state, you might not get bookings without considering a fix-up first. A report carried over Property Wire underlines such a problem:
Holiday home owners who ignore improvements, put off general repairs and don’t bother to update old décor risk are risking getting a much lower price should they decided to sell, it is claimed.
A study of 2,000 holiday home owners in advance of the annual post summer rush to sell holiday homes, has found that 53% of British holiday home owners have a lackadaisical attitude towards maintenance of their property compared with a more house proud approach to their main home.
The breakdown of identified localities in the survey is unknown but it is enough to unsettle proud holiday homeowners in Coventry. The West Midlands city has a smattering of private or company-managed holiday homes people will be more than happy to let. When you’ve just bought yourself a new property with the intention of turning into a holiday home or selling it down the line, put professionals at property maintenance in Coventry like Trade Squad, Ltd. on the case.
A further sifting through the survey’s responses reveals some issues in the holiday home’s various systems that must be taken up with your preferred property maintenance team. For instance, the study identified around 25% of respondent owners as not making an effort to replace busted lights while 67% admitted that some of their properties had damaged or missing doorknobs.
The state of the interior also warrants extensive attention. The survey identified leaking faucets, smelly bathrooms, unmown lawns, and even damaged toilets as a turn-off magnet for holiday-goers; some may even tell that the house has an unsightly appearance because of lack of fresh paint. In case you want the property maintenance crew to give the interior a makeover, check some eyesores that must be dealt with; respondents were marked for having avocado bathroom fixtures and light-threaded curtains.
It is never too late to commission a professional property maintenance company in Coventry like Trade Squad, Ltd to remodel your holiday house for letting or selling. Given that many respondents admitted being at the holiday home only once or twice a year, an expert claimed that the place being in less-than-satisfactory condition takes a chunk off its value.
(Source: Holiday home owners urged to improve properties before selling, Property Wire, 3 September 2014)
