When the time comes to open your house for inspection you need to make your property as appealing as possible:

• Clean and clear all the benches and tables.

• Make sure the property is filled with light – open curtains and switch on
  lights if necessary.

• Turn off the television and radio.

• Put fresh flowers throughout the house.

• Remove any valuables and prescription medications.

• Make the house smell beautiful e.g. use an oil burner, potpourri or bake biscuits.

• Ensure the carpet and furnishings are free of pet hair.

• De-personalise your home (e.g. remove family photos and the kids’
  paintings from the front of the fridge), this makes it easier for potential buyers to imagine your house as their home.

• Remove yourself, family members and pets, so people don’t feel like they
  are intruding into your home.