He might be right - you may have a beautifully furnished home that looks like a display home, that doesn't need to be staged. If not, then I would seek a few quotes for staging and get a feel for what the different staging professionals can suggest for a budget staging. Some of them may be able to show you examples of similar post-war houses that they have staged. At the end of the day there are lots of people at the entry level of the market looking to purchase their first home (who like nice looking homes) and having it nicely staged will increase the amount of interest, the amount of competition and hopefully the price, due to the laws of supply and demand.

Have you engaged your agent to just sell your home, or to try and acheive the maximum sale value?

Best of luck with your marketing,

Dr Retro

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Thanks so much Dr Retro. The house was tenanted for a while and will be empty prior to being listed unless we go with staging.

Despite what your agent says you should go with staging to give the house a sense of home, rather than looking like the tennants have just moved out of a rental property. Many people cannot visualise how a space will work, or how it will be furnished when it is just empty. At the moment it is looking like a buyers market and you should do everything to make your house memorable and feel like a home.

Best of luck with the marketing,

Dr Retro

of Dr Retro House Calls