Jasmine Birtles
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How to Increase the Value of Your Home
Moneymagpie Team
16th Dec 2025
When you invest in property, you’ll often be able to improve the property, and sell it for a profit. While rising house prices mean that you can often earn a considerable return without making any changes, the truth is that simple upgrades can often yield an overnight uptick in value.
So, which enhancements offer the greatest value for money? Let’s take a look at a few of them.
- Enhance Kerb Appeal
- Invest in Energy Efficiency
- Modernise Kitchens and Bathrooms
- Add Extra Living Space
Enhance Kerb Appeal
If your home lacks kerb appeal, then the chances are that it isn’t fulfilling its potential as far as value is concerned. Making sure that the front of your home looks good should therefore be a priority. Get the driveway and the front garden up to date. Then consider the front door, and other entry points that face the street. Modern garage doors can often make a big difference, not just to the way that we live in a home, but to the way that it looks from the outside.
Invest in Energy Efficiency
When buyers recognise that a home will be cheaper to run in the years ahead, they might be more inclined to pay more for it. Double glazing, insulation, and photovoltaic solar panels might all be great ways to drive up efficiency. The best way to communicate these improvements to the market, of course, is through an EPC certificate. In many cases, you might be able to lean into government support to make your desired upgrades happen.
Modernise Kitchens and Bathrooms
Certain rooms in the home have the potential to wow buyers. In the kitchen or bathroom, a decent set of fixtures, appliances, and tiles, can really make a difference. Often, simply swapping out the taps can be effective. But, if the existing spaces are more than a few decades old, swapping them out for something new might be financially justifiable. Just make sure that your new bathroom or kitchen isn’t tailored toward your own tastes. After all, if you intend to sell, you’re not going to be the one making use of it.
Add Extra Living Space
It might be that you have existing space that can be made habitable through the right conversions. You might lose storage space, and you’ll need to secure the necessary planning permissions. But switching, say, a loft into an extra bedroom can often add tens of thousands of pounds to the value of your property.
Disclaimer: MoneyMagpie is not a licensed financial advisor and therefore information found here including opinions, commentary, suggestions or strategies are for informational, entertainment or educational purposes only. This should not be considered as financial advice. Anyone thinking of investing should conduct their own due diligence.
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