Buy a better kitchen

• How to add value to your home
• Plan a loft conversion
• Build an extension
• Buy a better kitchen
• Add an extra bathroom
• Invest in a conservatory
• Go for eco-friendly upgrades
• Useful home improvement contacts

A new kitchen will make your property more appealing to buyers and can add as much as 4% to its value, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Always keep expense in proportion to the size of your property. For example, there’s little chance of adding value or even recouping costs if you add a bespoke £25,000 kitchen to a £170,000 semi.

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