Home Smart Services, 85 Great Portland Street. London, London Borough of Islington (2026)

We reduce ongoing costs by paying for utilities, council tax and repairs. We also maintain and caretake the property with Property Guardians until sold

11/06/2020

STEPS TO DRESSING A PROPERTY FOR SALE
Step 1
Clients with a property to sell come to us directly or are referred by estate agents.

Step 2
After an initial visit, we will produce a plan which comments on the current condition of the property and our proposal for what needs to be done to improve it.

Step 3
Included in the plan will be pictures of the property and a detailed list of the furnishings and accessories that we will use to dress the property. The plan also details the terms of the contract.

Step 4
Once instructed, our first step will be to thoroughly clean all areas of the property and make any necessary decorative and small repairs (replace light bulbs etc). We will also complete gas and electrical safety checks. Should more substantial repairs need to be done, we will await your instruction, as we have a trusted and skilled team on hand to help.

Step 5
We next select items of furniture to install within the property. Sofas and beds will be beautifully presented, prints and mirrors hung and smaller decorative items placed to achieve an overall look of comfort and attractiveness. We understand that time is of the essence when it comes to the property market; we act quickly and can usually have a property dressed and ready for your chosen agent to launch on the market within a week of instruction.

Step 6
Finally, we select vetted property guardians to stay in the property while it is on the market. Their job is to secure the property and take care of it while while Home Smart Services are instructed. They will ensure that the property is well presented e.g. the garden is maintained, and that the property remains aired, heated and in good condition. Repairs will be reported and fixed and the property handed back with vacant possesion before the sale completion.

At Home Smart Services we will furnish and accessorise your property with an attractive furniture pack and make minor decorative improvements to the property e.g. a coat of paint to a room, hanging curtain rails, hanging pictures, or attending to an overgrown garden. We will also take care of ongoing utiiity costs, like council tax while the property is on the market. In addition, we will provide Home Guardians as temporary 'live-in' caretakers while the property is empty / on the market. Their job being to protect the appearance, condition and fabric of the property so it presents well at viewings. Their presence deters unwanted attention from vandals or asset st*****rs and they will report any property issues like leaky taps to us so that our service team can attend to them. This service will be provided to a home owner free of charge.

Call us today and take us up on the offer. Afterall, your property won’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.

04/06/2020

Benefits of having Property Guardians in your Property
Vacant properties are at significant risk from intruders and damage which can result in expensive restoration work. Burst pipes and pest infestation can also go unnoticed causing further property deterioration and reduction in value. This can cost property owners thousands of pounds in lost capital.

A property guardian is someone who lives in an empty property, and in return for looking after it, pays a reduced licence fee equivalent to a substantial saving on open market rent.

Property guardians protect residential and commercial buildings owned by a wide range of property owners, also including local authorities, developers, investment funds and charities.

Property owners use guardians to physically protect a given property as they can provide a visible deterrent against anti-social behaviour (ASB), squatting, property fraud and metal theft which is more effective than other forms of vacant property protection such as metal shutters, CCTV and staffing properties with guards. A constant 'live in' presence is a huge deterrent to those who commit acts of vandalism such as graffiti on buildings.

Property guardians ensure that the fabric of the building is maintained and that repairs and issues are reported early, such as burst pipes etc, so that they can be remedied. The property will be in continual use which means that it will be heated and aired and as such, it will be more likely to retain its value.

Guardians can also maintain gardens which can become overgrown and run down at properties which have been empty for a long time. This saves the property owner the headache and ongoing expense of dealing with these issues. In addition, all our buildings and spaces are inspected regularly and we can offer ongoing maintenance as required.

Ongoing costs for holding the empty property can also be reduced using guardians. Occupied properties have lower property insurance premiums compared to vacant ones and Home Smart Services will pay the ongoing property utility bills and council tax while the property is in our care, providing significant financial savings for the property owner.

Once a property is occupied, it is legally protected against squatters. It is estimated that there were around 20,000 to 50,000 people squatting in the UK in 2016. While squatting has been illegal in residential properties since 2012, this has only led to an increase in commercial squatting, with the worst affected areas being London, the South-East and Wales. Our solution guarantees against squatting by ensuring the property is continuously occupied.

Property guardianship is also beneficial to property guardians themselves. It offers those unable to get onto the property ladder and desperately looking for affordable accommodation, the opportunity of good short term, flexable and affordable accommodation in return for offering a valuable caretaking service to a property owner.

We carefully screen our Guardians before matching them to spaces, leaving you reassured that your property will be secure for the entire time it’s in our care.

At Home Smart Services we will furnish and accessorise your property with an attractive furniture pack and make minor decorative improvements to the property e.g. a coat of paint to a room, hanging curtain rails, hanging pictures, or attending to an overgrown garden. We will also take care of ongoing utiiity costs, like council tax while the property is on the market. In addition, we will provide Home Guardians as temporary 'live-in' caretakers while the property is empty / on the market. Their job being to protect the appearance, condition and fabric of the property so it presents well at viewings. Their presence deters unwanted attention from vandals or asset st*****rs and they will report any property issues like leaky taps to us so that our service team can attend to them. This service will be provided to a home owner free of charge.

Call us today and take us up on the offer. Afterall, your property won’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.

24/05/2020

The Power of Dressing an Empty Property
It takes a buyer only a matter of minutes to decide on their new home. One of the biggest financial commitments of their lives will be based on an immediate emotional response to a property, and how comfortable they feel in the space. It is not to be underestimated how powerful that first impression is.

Empty or carelessly prepared properties often fail to achieve their market potential and invariably take much longer to sell than those which are well presented. Most people find it difficult to visualise how to turn a series of empty or cluttered rooms into their new home.

We help by presenting properties as comfortable and welcoming, thereby giving buyers a starting point from which to see themselves living in the space and making it their own.

To sell quickly, and at the asking price, your property needs to look attractive.
A dressed property will:
Increase the likelihood and speed of a sale
Give a positive impression of a well-maintained home
Help justify the asking price in the eyes of a potential buyer
Ensure each room is optimised
Allow buyers to imagine themselves living there

DRESSED VERSUS UNDRESSED PROPERTY
59% of buyers will have their decision swayed towards a dressed property.
35% of agents advise dressing all properties, 14% advise dressing ‘difficult to sell’ properties only and about 5% will advise dressing properties of high value only.
Estimates say that a dressed property can add up to 10% value on the property, although you are usually guaranteed at least 4%
70% of buyers will overlook other property faults ifthe property is fully dressed.
Source: Fully Group

At Home Smart Services we will furnish and accessorise your property with an attractive furniture pack and make minor decorative improvements to the property e.g. a coat of paint to a room, hanging curtain rails, hanging pictures, or attending to an overgrown garden. We will also take care of ongoing utiiity costs, like council tax while the property is on the market. In addition, we will provide Home Guardians as temporary 'live-in' caretakers while the property is empty / on the market. Their job being to protect the appearance, condition and fabric of the property so it presents well at viewings. Their presence deters unwanted attention from vandals or asset st*****rs and they will report any property issues like leaky taps to us so that our service team can attend to them. This service will be provided to a home owner free of charge.

Call us today and take us up on the offer. Afterall, your property won’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.

22/05/2020

Does Dressing an Empty Property Pay?

A furnished property will always attract attention before an unfurnished one. This is because the eye will be drawn to the ‘lifestyle’ that the furnished property portrays, and so it enables a potential buyer to visualise the property as a ‘real home’.

When properties linger for too long on the market, property owners and agents alike suffer fatigue and understandably lose interest, energy and hope. If we were selling a car we would certainly get it valeted before showing it to potential buyers, so why not when it comes to selling our biggest asset? If a property owner is reluctant to dress a property and it doesn’t sell, their only other option is to drop the price, and usually by a fairly substantial amount in order to make it attractive to buyers looking in a lower price bracket, thereby losing themslves thousands of pounds.

Unfortunately, too many sellers often decide to stage a property only after it has languished on the market for some time, thereby losing them time and money. The best course of action is to get it cleaned and attractively furnished from the start.

The good news is, although this service would cost thousands of pounds with other companies, the cost of attractively furnishing your property with Home Smart Services is completely Free of Charge. This is a

substantial saving and benefit to the property owner and could eliminate the need for reducing the price of their property altogether.

At Home Smart Services we will furnish and accessorise your property with an attractive furniture pack and make minor decorative improvements to the property e.g. a coat of paint to a room, hanging curtain rails, hanging pictures, or attending to an overgrown garden. We will also take care of ongoing utiiity costs, like council tax while the property is on the market. In addition, we will provide Home Guardians as temporary 'live-in' caretakers while the property is empty / on the market. Their job being to protect the appearance, condition and fabric of the property so it presents well at viewings. Their presence deters unwanted attention from vandals or asset st*****rs and they will report any property issues like leaky taps to us so that our service team can attend to them. This service will be provided to a home owner free of charge.

Call us today and take us up on the offer. Afterall, your property won’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.

Address

85 Great Portland Street. London
London Borough Of Islington
W1W7LT

Website

http://www.homesmartservices.co.uk/

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