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Phirefly

Doozergirl wrote: »

Me too.

I vote for a daily pick of a random house off rightmove each day for us to cast a critical eye over.

I second that

carpetbelly

I appreciate the honesty... And I can honestly say though I do agree with most of the comments and thought that before I even posted this which at least means I can feel happy I'm trying to push the agents the right way.

I'm not happy with the descriptions. Yes, I would definately like a bit more than just the room dimensions. But it's a pain being the partner of one of the vendors, though the estate agents talk to me as the misses and her brothers ask me to do it for them, obviously my word doesnt mean much to them so following up in writing from all the family takes time and they just ummm and ahhh lol.

And pinkshoes, I wouldnt be surprised if you'd heard of it. It seems to be a well known property round that way. I've only been up there a couple of times but I've been regailed in pubs of how that there was an old cottage there during the war and that the lady that lived there used to give pilots mince pies out of her kitchen window as there was a wartime airstrip behind the property lol. Sounds like a cute little story to me.

And doozergirl, when I was first asked to help sell it for the family development was one of the first things I though. For the plot of land it's on the house is tiny. Though, the gardens were more of a horse grazing area and it has the paddocks and menage (or however you spell it). It's a hard one to call but with stables up then you think about the upkeep of that building and if you're not using it then what do you do with it? Ahh the fun of a slightly individual property eh.

Phirefly

lostinrates wrote: »

I just like the ease of it on th rightmove page

Round my way, the way the local EA's list their properites mean most RM listings do not show the full details and you have to click on the brochure, thats just the way it is, so I'm used to never really paying much attention to whatevers on the RM page anyway as I'm always more keen to just go straight to the juicy details...

Doozergirl

I can't really comment on the price carpetbelly because I don't know the area, but if the price is right, it's the sort of property that will sell easily.

It would be nice to see the floorplan on RM but there is enough info to be getting on with, I wouldn't worry yourself too much

lostinrates

carpetbelly wrote: »

And doozergirl, when I was first asked to help sell it for the family development was one of the first things I though. For the plot of land it's on the house is tiny. Though, the gardens were more of a horse grazing area and it has the paddocks and menage (or however you spell it). It's a hard one to call but with stables up then you think about the upkeep of that building and if you're not using it then what do you do with it? Ahh the fun of a slightly individual property eh.

I'm sorry, I don't understand the last paragraph (my fault not yours). are you saying that with the property comes an outdoor school too? That changes its marketability considerably as an equestrian property. How many stables? Is this being advertised in equestrian mags? (not starting a debate about the rights and wrongs of having horses live in year round, some people like it :rolleyes: )

carpetbelly

bookduck wrote: »

Lounge looks dated 70's and the furniture came from a pub. All 2 seaters, so small? Dining room is fine, functional, no gloss executive feel. Kitchen look normal. All the photos look dark and dated dark carpets. No floor plan?

Those sofas are actually quite large 3 seaters... The one thing that photo really needs imo is a wide angled lense. I think I might ask for a reshoot of that one definately now after reading this. And the floor plan is in the brochure. Since day 1 I've been badgering the agents to get it on RM... I love to see them there, I personally don't like going for brochures unless something really catches my eye lol.

bookduck wrote: »

Map wise it looks remote. Ariel shotwise your house looks to be on a small triangle and not too sure where your land really is, and may be separate?

Again, something else I've mentioned to the agents. The house isn't where they say on the map. It's about half a mile to the left on the T-Junction. And if you zoom in you can really see the size of the plot to.

bookduck wrote: »

Loads of barns or light industry close by - early morning noise or smell?

Not that I'm aware of... The couple of times I've been up there I've been shocked to see peacocks walking down the road. Scared the be-jesus out of me being a london boy at heart. Those things are noisey and not what you'd expert to hear or see

Oh, and yes, bring on another thread where we get to nose at people's properties. It's fun! I always enjoy it to.

carpetbelly

lostinrates wrote: »

I'm sorry, I don't understand the last paragraph (my fault not yours). are you saying that with the property comes an outdoor school too? That changes its marketability considerably as an equestrian property. How many stables? Is this being advertised in equestrian mags? (not starting a debate about the rights and wrongs of having horses live in year round, some people like it :rolleyes: )

I'll be honest when you said school I was thinking kids lol. I know nothing about equestrian items. I know it's got a stable which I think is capable of holding like 3 horses (though I'm not sure). Never thought of equestrian mags though. And the farmer did offer more land a while ago so I guess there's that angle that could be gone for. Cheap house with stables, chance of extending maybe considering the prices of most properties with stables.

And no, it's not you... English was never my thing I'm a numbers geek lol

d900

id like to remind you all that you are very silly if you grade a house on the furniture of the current owner.

I assume you understand that you will put your own furniture in?
And (this may come as a surprise) you can change the paint as well in fact as you OWN the house you can do what you like.

that said it does seem tidy inside but isnt exactly modern

it looks to me an eldery person/couple lived in the property and they have either gone to a home or passed away.

something that would put me off is the amount of grass looks like you need a tractor to cut that.
it also looks reasonably new outside i was expecting something a lot older.

anywya not my cup of tea but the room and the price make it attractive regardless of the dated carpet

dander

The first thing I saw when I looked at the details is that muddy track across the front garden - which kind of immediately puts 'uncared for' into my head. The rooms you do see look dated, but clean and looked after, but because of that initial messy impression, I find myself assuming there are no pictures of the bathroom, bedrooms etc, because they aren't good enough to see.

Also, I know the house comes with a lot of land - but it's really not much to look at, so one picture would be plenty in my opinion. At the moment it's a bit, "Oh, look, grass." "Oh, look, more grass."

In properties with a lot of land, I've sometimes seen an aerial photo used rather than just pics of the land - which gives a much better visual guide to how much land there is, and means you can see what outbuildings and access points there are.

The first thing I would do, though, is zoom much closer into the house on the main first photo. That would hide the muddy drive without you even having to do any work.

lostinrates

carpetbelly wrote: »

I'll be honest when you said school I was thinking kids lol. I know nothing about equestrian items. I know it's got a stable which I think is capable of holding like 3 horses (though I'm not sure). Never thought of equestrian mags though. And the farmer did offer more land a while ago so I guess there's that angle that could be gone for. Cheap house with stables, chance of extending maybe considering the prices of most properties with stables.

And no, it's not you... English was never my thing I'm a numbers geek lol

In that case my guess i that you would have more luck getting a price for the extra land (manege is a word for a sand school/outdoor school for horses ) and marketing directly at the equestrian market. Three stables is suitable for an amateur who wants a family home, but most would want 3-5 acres with three stables I guess.

In your position i would really look into this market.