Complete guide to home renovation - increasing the value of your property
Do I leave my Valencia penthouse as it is and delegate the renovations to the buyer or do I renovate it before putting it up for sale? Both are definitely valid options and choosing one or the other depends on your sales objectives and how urgently you want to sell. If you need to get cash as soon as possible and your flat is generating expenses that you are struggling to meet, selling it as it is is the best option. On the other hand, if you are looking to obtain the best possible sale price, your ideal way is to renovate, as this will increase the value of your property by between fifteen and twenty-five percent. We tell you how to achieve this.
Renovations that will make your property worth 25 % more
So, will all the renovations raise the price of your Valencia penthouse by up to 25 %? The answer is no. For a refurbishment to perform to its full potential, it must be absorbed by the market. This means that it is necessary to detect what the current buyer is willing to pay, as starting a series of reforms without the right advice and without a strategy to back it up, could lead to losing the invested capital. Let's take a look at the reforms that currently increase the value of Valencia flats exponentially.
Attic painting Valencia
Paint is one of those non-negotiable interventions when putting your home up for sale, as walls and ceilings in poor condition are immediately rejected by potential buyers. Given that what we are looking for is to make the space as neutral as possible, we will choose a white or ivory-toned paint.
Bathroom and kitchen updates
Another breaking point for today's client is in the bathroom and kitchen. If these look too dated and with cupboards that seem to be crying for help from their silent debacle, the buyer will discard your Valencia penthouse in favour of more modern options. updated.
Therefore, the necessary reforms in these spaces are: changing the tiles and floors, replacing the sanitary ware and taps, and replacing the cabinets and cupboards. If you don't want to go as far as changing the cabinets, an intermediate option is to paint them and change the knobs, as these attract attention when they look modern and in excellent condition.
Change windows for bay windows
In cases of chalets With its respective garden, it is likely that there are two problems: natural light does not reach all the rooms of the house adequately and the garden cannot be seen from every corner of the house. We will solve both problems by replacing conventional windows with wide windows and, as far as possible, right down to the floor.
Sustainability-focused reforms
We are moving towards mandatory sustainable housing by leaps and bounds. Therefore, all renovations to ensure that the house has its own water recycling system, that it retains the interior temperature for much longer, that it produces energy through solar panels and also that the building materials used are manufactured using environmentally friendly processes, raise the value of any property.
Among all the options that exist in this respect, sustainable openings are the most demanded of all. By means of a double pane of glass and airtight enclosure systems to prevent the exchange of indoor air with the outside, cool rooms in summer and warm rooms in winter can be achieved with minimum heating costs.
Goodbye corridors
The corridor has become obsolete. Nowadays, it is one of the biggest stumbling blocks for those who want to sell their Valencia penthouse with the highest possible profitability, as buyers are intransigent about considering a flat with corridors when there is an interesting supply of those that no longer have this effective way of wasting space.
Consequently, tearing down the partitions that delimit the corridors allows for more spacious and luminous rooms.
Customise the lighting
Interior lighting has become an indisputable added value for those looking to buy a flat in Valencia. Placing powerful, energy-efficient overhead lighting in strategic places in the home, such as the living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom, will give the property that touch of quality that will allow it to stand out from the competition and stand out from the screen when the potential buyer is making a virtual visit from the comfort of their own home.
Renovate plumbing and electricity
Any potential buyer will be very grateful to know that they will not have to go through the tedious task of chopping down walls and destroying the bathroom and kitchen that now look great, in order to renovate that which is not visible, but which sooner rather than later will start to generate problems that cannot be ignored. An unparalleled advantage of this intervention to your Valencia penthouse is that it is a reform that always raises the price of your property, as it does not depend on the personal tastes of each inhabitant of the home, so no one will ever stop buying your flat because of it, quite the contrary.
Eliminating carpets
One comment that is never missing from the visits we take our buying clients on is the one that assures them that they will rip up all the carpets from the Valencia floors they see, to put floating or ceramic tile floors in their place. Carpet is great... for recreating an eighties feel, but not for presenting a home to our contemporaries. So, unless you're planning on selling your Valencia penthouse to a film production company vintageThe best thing to do is not to continue losing potential clients because of the unsightly carpet. From our real estate agency in Valencia we recommend you to change it for flats according to our times.
Placing skirting boards
Never underestimate the transformative power that wall skirtings exert on the ambience of a home. Skirting gives a visual sense of completeness. It is true that we are even talking about a placebo effect, as the practical effects of skirting are minimal. However, when they are missing, the client immediately perceives that void and adds it to their to-do list, and you can be absolutely sure that every item that the potential buyer adds to their to-do list will take them one metre further away from your Valencia penthouse.
Changing the interior doors
When interior doors show the effects of prolonged use or become outdated in their design, they give the home an old and dilapidated look that is detrimental to the purchase intention of visitors. So replacing them with more modern ones is a strategy that pays off.
Find the right advice at your trusted Valencia luxury real estate agency
Embarking on a series of reforms designed to meet the demands of those looking to buy a flat in Valencia is quite a challenge. In addition to knowing the type of refurbishment that the current buyer is willing to pay for in order for your project to become a profitable investment, it is necessary to know the specific trends in colours, designs and materials for each room.
You should know that you are not alone in this process, but that you can count on the advice of your trusted Valencia real estate agent. Our team of experts is at your disposal to draw up a reform plan that meets your sales objectives, while the architects' studio we work with will carry out the reform from start to finish, so that you don't have to worry about anything.
In addition, we will carry out the 3D rendering so that you can visualise exactly how your Valencia penthouse will look once it is ready for sale. Contact us! We have a property to revalue.
