It is often said "Be careful buying a house that smells of new paint!". Paint can cover an awful lot of problems. Apart from that, a fresh looking house will ALWAYS sell more readily than one that looks time-worn. I know, I've done it often enough myself.

But redecorating just before you're about to sell looks too obvious. As a potential purchaser be particularly careful where the redecoration has involved heavy anaglypta-type wallpaper. This is almost certainly to cover less-than-perfect walls rather than for its brilliance of appearance!

On the other hand, I've been in many houses where the walls have been painted in gloss! It looks absolutely atrocious, but it certainly high lights any problem Paint can be painted over again - crumbling plasterwork and huge cracks can't!

Be wary with houses where there is a great waft of very pleasant smell when you enter. The old trick of boiling up coffee or wafting scent around just before visitors enter still works. However, YOU don't need to be taken in by it.

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