Jasmine Sleigh is the owner of the largest decluttering company in the south west: Change Your Space
She is a 10-year member of the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers UK , and her 2023 book ‘Being Owned: A Decade in Professional Decluttering’ has sold hundreds of copies worldwide.
Here she shares her top 3 tips on why decluttering is an essential step of preparing for a move:
Most people make up their minds about a property in less than a minute of looking at the online photographs. They are projecting themselves and their lifestyle on to the space they are walking through. You will want to create a sense of space to show your home at its best for sale.
A move can be the first time that people have sorted right to the back of cupboards, and so you may find hidden treasures to take with you as part of your story, and you may also find lots of items that do not fit with your current and future life in your new home.
It is estimated that over a third of us have enough clutter to fill an entire room. A good review can save money on removals cost by not transporting items you no longer value or use, and some can even be sold generating funds that may be useful for that post-move treat.
