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Landscaping when Selling Your Property

Landscaping your Melbourne property before selling it can be a fantastic way to raise the buyer’s impression of your property – and thus the selling price.

Mulch, lawns, trees, plants, paths, fences and water-features – or even just a general tidy-up – can all raise the value of your property. In fact, there are few things that can raise the value of your home as dramatically as landscaping does!

Not only will good quality landscaping raise the immediate property value of your Melbourne home by as much as 15%, but it will also improve your home’s appeal to buyers in the property market.

Landscaping is one of the first visible attributes that potential buyers assess.

As first impressions are very important, your property’s street appeal can mean the difference between a speedy sale at a higher price, or a long wait for a buyer.

Aesthetics

The first thing that a potential buyer will notice is the landscaping.

Dry, unmowed grass and overgrown shrubbery is not going to create a very good first impression. Dead greenery and plants create are not conducive to creating a vibe of hospitablenesss and comfort.

Luxurious setting with shady trees, greenery a and abundant colour from flowers, plants and some established paths and borders, on the other hand, will appeal to the eye and create a warm and much more attractive and emotional impression.

The street appeal of your Melbourne home is like a portrait, with your landscaping as the frame that displays it.

Landscaping your property is something that will properly showcase it, and can make a huge difference to the selling price.

Privacy

Good landscaping can create a feeling of privacy, security and safety. In high-density living areas such as Melbourne, landscaping can even reduce traffic and ambient noise.

Even small properties can benefit from landscaping. A border of greenery or some strategically placed planter boxes can change the impression of a property to a buyer, making your property feel more appealing, aesthetically pleasing, and liveable to them – and thus increasing it’s saleability.

Energy Efficiency

Good landscaping can actually lower a home’s energy bills – another big selling point in today’s property market.

Strategic landscaping, plants and trees can reduce both heating and cooling bills by as much as 25%.

Trees provide shading which reduces the temperature of surrounding areas by as much as 10 degrees. Fahrenheit. In winter, landscaping can provide windbreaks, stopping the sapping of heat.

Landscaping provides a relatively inexpensive means of improving the value and marketability of your Melbourne property

A good rule of thumb is to invest 10 percent of the value of your property into landscaping, which has been proven to raise the value of your home when selling.

The team from Landscape Melbourne are happy to provide a free quote for your pre-sale landscaping requirements. Contact us using the form below, or phone us on 0438 455 105.