What's the best time of year to sell your home to get the best price

Property Advice: Certain times of the year can still offer strategic advantages to sell a home, says estate agent Majella Galvin

With children back in school and families returning from holidays, many buyers refocus their efforts in September on securing a new home. File Picture: Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Dear Majella

My siblings and I were due to sell our family home in Co Limerick in early spring. I was also hoping to sell my own home around the same time and then use the proceeds from that and my share of the proceeds of the family home to move my own family to a bigger home with a bigger garden here in Cork city. Unfortunately, the sale of my childhood home got held up in probate and only in the last week have we been cleared to sell it. But now the problem is my siblings, and I are in disagreement about whether we should proceed straightaway or hold off. I just want to get the show on the road and put it and our own home on the market. Some of my siblings are saying August / September is dead and it’s too late and we should hold off until next year. One of them also wants to get some jobs done on it including a total paint job. Have we missed the boat, and should we hold off or does it really matter in this day and age and should we just proceed asap? I would really appreciate your advice.
Siobhan