Quick and easy ways to 'bump up your home's value'

First impressions are the most important and the front of the house is your first point of call when trying to make a home appealing, it has been reported.

Simple measures are often the most important, hip-consultant.co.uk has claimed, so if the front door needs a lick of paint get out the brush and head down to the DIY store to pick out the right colour.

Off-road parking is "great" and if you have not got it the website advised that, if it is possible, homeowners could create it.

"It may be worth sacrificing the font garden or back yard to give that added value that may put you ahead of the competition", it was suggested.

Updating the paintwork, moving the furniture around and creating more storage space are other ways that have been put forward as ways of improving a home's value by simple measures.

Homeowners that are planning more serious measures could consider adding an extension.

Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4's Grand Designs, has stated that using an architect to add an extension is almost like "building from scratch" and allows homeowners to completely redesign their whole property.