SHOULD YOUR PROPERTY BE ON THE MARKET OVER CHRISTMAS?

So it’s that time of year again. Christmas is fast approaching and before you know it you’ll be with your family on Christmas morning opening all your lovely presents.

But, if your property remains unsold (or you are thinking of going onto the market) going into the Christmas period, should you leave it on the market or take it off and go back on in January? Each estate agent will have their own opinion on this, but mine is simple…. Leave it on!

Why? Well, put simply, Boxing Day is the busiest day of the year for online property searches. On boxing day last year, there were over 25 million page views on rightmove.co.uk.

The Christmas break is a time when Mr & Mrs will have a lot of time together, time they will likely use to browse online together for potential houses to view in the New Year and if your property isn’t on the market, they won’t see it.

Also, if you take your property off the market, like many other sellers will do, and go back on in the new year, you will be competing with lots of other properties when you re-lauch, the ones that come off over Christmas AND the ones that are waiting until the New Year to go on.

Think about it, Mr & Mrs who are looking to buy a house are bound to kick up their feet over Christmas with a glass of Sherry and mince pie to see what’s available ready to kick start their search in the New Year… which means they will see your house, maybe even send an enquiry which your agent can deal with it when they are back in the office.

Now I may be a little biased because we answer our calls 24/7, including Christmas day, to ensure we NEVER miss an enquiry but the fact is, if it’s out there, people can see it, if it’s not, they won’t!

All the best,

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