Preparing your home for sale can feel overwhelming, especially if you’ve lived there for many years. A lifetime of possessions can make it hard to know where to begin, adding stress to an already emotional process. That’s where we come in. At Home Moving Planners, we understand that it’s not just about cleaning and organising, it’s about treating your memories and belongings with respect. Our compassionate team takes the weight off your shoulders, handling everything from helping you pack to styling your property and organising rubbish removal; every detail is taken care of.
For some practical guidance, you can read our top 5 tips to prepare your home for sale. We also support clients who are looking to transition into a smaller property, offering expert downsizing services to make moving simpler and less stressful.
Our Services:
At Home Moving Planners, we offer a wide range of services to prepare a home for sale, including:
- Decluttering and sorting of items to go to family, friends, charity, or to be sold
- Organising rubbish removal, necessary repairs and maintenance
- Full or partial styling and furnishing to prepare the home for sale
- Interior and exterior cleaning, including windows and carpet steam cleaning
- Organising painters and handymen
- Gardening and general outdoor clean-up
- Cleaning and clearing the property for settlement
- Organising storage and removalists
- Packing any goods or furniture to go to family members
- Arranging storage solutions and removalists
Note: We can assist with selling unwanted furniture through trusted second-hand dealers or online, but this service is only offered as part of our full home preparation package. We are not second-hand dealers. We do not offer this service as a standalone service, nor do we quote, purchase, or provide valuations for second-hand furniture.
Our getting house ready for sale services are ideal for those who:
- Are moving into retirement or aged care
- Are downsizing to a smaller living space
- Are unable to physically manage the sorting and clean-up tasks
- Feel overwhelmed or stressed by the process of preparing their own or a loved one’s home for sale
- Have busy family members who are short on time
- Have recently lost a loved one and are too distressed to sort through their possessions
- Live remotely from the property that needs to be cleared
- Have no family nearby, or family living interstate or overseas
- Are too busy to complete all the tasks required to prepare the property for sale
- Need to clear the property within a short timeframe
- Are acting as Executor of a Will or Enduring Power of Attorney
- Would like a single point of contact to manage and supervise the entire clearing and selling process.
Why choose us?
When it comes to preparing a home for sale, choosing the right team makes all the difference. At Home Moving Planners, we combine professionalism with empathy, handling every home with care, respect, and attention to detail. Here’s why families trust us to make this process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
Expert Decluttering and Sorting
Our team at Home Moving Planners are trained decluttering and sorting specialists with years of experience. We handle homes with care, identifying important documents, wills, financial papers, and other items that could be crucial for solicitors, executors, or family members managing estates. Often, we uncover banking records, shares, and investment details that family members were unaware of.
Finding Valuables and Hidden Items
We understand that in a loved one’s home, there may be other important items, valuables, or even hidden money. Our team carefully searches through possessions to uncover items that might otherwise be overlooked, sometimes in the most unexpected places. From lost wedding rings to hidden cash, we ensure nothing valuable is missed, all while treating the home and its contents with respect and discretion.
Fast and Efficient Turnaround
Time is often of the essence when preparing a home for sale. Our team can typically prepare a property in 1–2 weeks, depending on the services required, ensuring your home is ready for the market in time.
Valuation of Saleable Items
Before decluttering, we arrange visits from reputable second-hand dealers who provide valuations on saleable furniture and goods.
Efficient Rubbish Removal
Our in-house rubbish removal is fast, cost-effective, and far more discreet than traditional skip bins. Multiple loads can be removed in a single day, so your property is cleared quickly without leaving bins sitting outside. You only pay for what we remove, rather than a fixed skip bin size, saving you both time and money.
Family-Owned with Family Values
As a family-owned business, we bring compassion and respect to every home we prepare. We treat all of our clients as if they were part of our own family, offering a professional, empathetic, and trustworthy service from start to finish.
Additional Services to Prepare Your Home
Need help beyond preparing your house for sale? We offer a range of additional services to help prepare your home for sale, including professional cleaning, property styling, gardening, and maintenance. This ensures your property is presented in the best possible light to potential buyers.
Our Approach:
Home Moving Planners is a family-owned Melbourne business with years of experience helping families move and sell with less stress. We offer a complete start-to-finish service, whether you’re downsizing, moving into retirement living or aged care, or simply overwhelmed by the tasks of packing and preparing a home.
Our compassionate team understands the challenges of selling and moving house and treats every home and its possessions with respect. Acting as your single point of contact, we organise, plan, and manage every detail to make the process smooth, cost-effective, and worry-free.
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