Selling Your Property
At Hibbert-Foy Property, we understand that selling your home—or commercial space—is a personal journey. That’s why we take the time to listen, offering tailored advice and support that reflects your goals and timeline.
Our focus is on securing the right outcome for you, through honest guidance, expert local insight, and carefully considered marketing. From preparing your property for sale to negotiating offers, you’ll deal directly with Reuben throughout the process—no handovers, no confusion.
With a combination of creative marketing strategies and trusted local connections, we ensure your property is seen by the right buyers, at the right time.
Our 4 Step Process to Selling Your Property
Market Appraisal
Our market appraisal service provides you with solid recommendations on asking price and marketing strategies. We take into consideration the sellers’ individual requirements, our expectations of the market going forward, and known interest in the particular property and/or location.
Advertise the Property
We take a proactive and hands-on approach to marketing every property, ensuring it’s presented in the best possible light. Using a mix of online platforms, social media, and traditional methods, we tailor each marketing plan to suit the property and its ideal audience. Photography is handled with care and attention to detail—capturing what makes your property unique. For select homes and larger sites, we may also incorporate drone footage or enhanced visuals where appropriate. Every listing is thoughtfully created, ensuring your property stands out and reaches the right people, at the right time.
Carry Out Viewings
We take the time to understand who’s viewing your property before any appointments are arranged, ensuring each viewing is worthwhile and well-considered. All viewings are personally conducted by Reuben, allowing us to highlight your property’s best features and answer questions on the spot. We make sure everything is thoughtfully prepared—lights on, spaces presented at their best, and key details ready to hand. After each viewing, we always follow up to gather honest feedback and keep you fully informed throughout the process.
Exchange/Completion
Once an acceptable offer has been received, both parties will receive a Memorandum of Sale, which signals the start of the conveyancing process. During this process we ensure that communication is maintained, and that you are kept informed weekly, along with the buyers, surveyors, sellers and solicitors.
Preparing Your Property For Sale
Preparing your home for sale is one of the key things we can advise on, and below we illustrate some of the key things that have worked well for us in the past.
First impressions are the most important. Stand at the front of your property and view it with a fresh eye. If you find this hard, ask a friend to do it for you, someone who will “tell it as it is”. If you have a front garden or driveway, make sure the grass is cut, any rubbish or bins are removed, borders are weed free, shrubs are trimmed, and the porch is cobweb free. If the drive is not large consider parking your car elsewhere to give more of an impression of space. If it’s spring or summer and you have no flowers or greenery planted, it may be worth buying and planting a few fresh ones to provide a splash of colour.
If you are moving, it would rarely make sense to spend much money on improving your property just to sell. Better to save it for your new home. It would however be sensible to carry out any small repairs that may be required, to give the impression that the property has been well maintained. If any rooms do need decorating, choose a light and neutral colour, which would appeal to a wider range of purchasers. If you are a dog owner, remember that not everyone is a pet lover. So have someone take Offenbark for a walk during the viewings.
Make sure your property is warm and well lit when you are expecting viewers, as this will make it feel more homely. If carrying out the viewing yourself, take your time, don’t rush the process, and remember that there is no need to talk all the time. Give them time to think and get the feel of the place, and imagine the property as their own. For most purchasers the property has to feel right, as well as meet their preconceived specifications.
Clean, clean, clean – we know it’s obvious, but it really works. Make sure the kitchens, bathrooms and every visible part of the house is absolutely spotless. Potential buyers like to envisage themselves in your house, and ensuring there is no dust, dirt or stains around will help get a best offer. If you’ve already moved out or if you’re too busy to stay on top of things, consider hiring a cleaning service to stop by every couple of weeks. Ensure that the toilet doors are closed, and the shower screen is 100% free of limescale!
You want buyers to focus on how awesome your property is, not how messy it looks. Get rid of the shoes, old tables and second hand furniture and tidy up each room to leave a clean, sparkling free and open space for visitors to imaging living in. Any of your personal possessions that you can do without for the time of marketing, should be put away leaving bare, straight, uninterrupted surfaces that provide the feeling of space. Particularly ornaments, souvenirs, and family photos. Although personal to you, they are not personal to the viewer, and clear shelves and space can improve the overall feel of the rooms.
Do consider taking our advice, we’ve been selling properties for a long time!
It’s an age old piece of advice, but the human psychological value is well proven. The smells of a house can influence buyers, and having a warm cosy baking scent can sub-consciously influence the chances of getting a good offer. Brew some fresh coffee is you’re at home! Not a baker or coffee lover? Fake it with a scented candle and air freshener – it’s the next best thing!
Ensure you have some newly purchased and suitably sized plants around the house, if possible with flowers. Potted plants or a few pretty buds in a vase can help bring energy into a space, fill in empty corners and even draw attention to features you want buyers to notice. Just make sure the plants are in good health (and bug-free!).
Take notice of any post-viewing feedback we may provide. If several viewers have the same comments, it makes sense if possible to do something about it if you can. After a few weeks, we will meet and carry out a review of all viewings and make adjustments where necessary.
We can find a buyer for your home at any time of the year, and there is no part of the year better than any other for selling. The areas we cover do not show any major seasonal variations, and our sales have shown to be spread evenly over the year, perhaps with a slight increase in Spring.
People are always moving, getting married, getting divorced, changing new jobs or circumstances. There are hundreds of reasons people move, and we are well positioned to sell your property at any time.
That said, some houses will sell easier at different times of the year. For example a rural home with far reaching views will always be more appealing on a lovely Spring or Summers day than in the middle of a bleak winter! However an urban flat in a city really doesn’t matter when it’s marketed.
Every property is unique, and so is the timeline. Rather than setting fixed expectations, we focus on creating a tailored marketing strategy that suits your goals, timeline, and the property itself. If you have a specific timeframe in mind—whether due to a relocation, purchase, or work commitment—we’ll always do our best to align with that and keep things moving smoothly.
With a growing list of active buyers and strong local interest, we’re always looking for quality homes and commercial properties to match them with. Our role is to guide the process with care, keep you informed, and work hard to find the right buyer at the right time.
