We've bought and sold twice.

Like Lulu we looked for expensive repairs not decor. I looked for things like rising damp and patched up cracks in the walls.

We also checked out the neighbours. If the house looked like they had dodgy neighbours (old abandoned cars on the front lawn, loud music, next door to a factory etc) we usually gave those places a miss.

Compass orientation so that daylight entered the main living spaces was important.

Have fresh smells, don't cook meat... The lookers might be vego. Vapourise a citrus oil, it will convey cleanliness.

The thing with personal photos especially if faces is that it is a barrier to helping people imagine that it is their home. Just a mind game thing. We removed ours.

Fresh flowers, fruit and plants are good.

Childrens' artwork conveys a cosy ambience and is cheap to make.