trying hard to sell. looking for the way forward.

[Deleted User]

hi there,

Im after the thoughts of people on the property im looking to sell at the moment. its been on the market nearly 3 weeks and no viewings whats-so-ever. this would suggest over - priced which is fair enough but does anyone have other suggestions. maybe something I have overlooked. Its on rightmove, local press. etc. I dont mind dropping the price but want to do it in the right way, i.e should it be reduced by, or offers over, or offers between x and z.


What do people think?


P.s Squat now - what im really after is constuctive help.

[Deleted User]

try this link instead

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-18687157.rsp?pa_n=2&tr_t=buy

the rest of the pics from rightmove disapeared overnight so will ask the e.agent to get on this tomorrow. click on brochere for full details

Zammo

Drop the price 10% below everything else on the market that's similar, then pray.

epz_2

i automatically ignore any house without a photo of the outside, you can tell more about a place from photos than any description, get some more on and make sure they are cropped accurately or it looks like you are trying to pull a fast one.

also it is a bit of a weird price, just under the stamp duty point where lots of properties bunch up so that might mean people think they can get more for their cash if they pay 1k more.

congrats on being proactive, its not unusual for folk without a viewing in 9 months to think its the EA's fault and not the price

[Deleted User]

cheers epz, will get the right move pics added again tomorrow. Zammo thanks as well - 2 beds in darlington can range between £60k and £150k but unfortuntly i cant afford to offer it for £54.

SquatNow

Zammo wrote: »

Drop the price 10% below everything else on the market that's similar, then pray.

Basically what I would have said.

The few buyers there are will rank their choices by price... cheapest first.

You need to be the first house they consider... therefore you need to be noticably cheaper than the competition.

10% sounds fair... but watch the competition and stay 10% ahead of them when they rdop their prices.

Also, you need more photos, at least one of each room, preferably 2. Plus more details of the rooms.... sizes, contents, colours. Your EA took what.... 5 minutes? Make them come back and do it properly.

And retake the photo of the back garden from lower down, so it doesn't look like it backs onto the amazon jungle.

lincroft1710

Same agent has 3 bed in Geneva Rd at only £1k more, plus plenty of 2 beds from £102K upwards - as a buyer which would you go for, cheaper 2 bed or similar price 3 bed?

Doozergirl

FWIW, you did it really well. It looks like a lovely finish and it's really tasteful. If no one is viewing then it might be price because the pis (when click through to the full brochure) are good.

I live over 3 and a half hours from you but I actually had to pick my ebay kitchen up from 400 yards away from that house!

I know you had no plans to live there but I swear that occupied houses sell much faster. If you could bear living there for a little while to give it a real lived in and loved feel then that will help when people do view. I wonder if people are very wary of 'developed' properties right now.

And here's a stupid one. I think the bunch of sticks is bad luck for selling and should be removed from the living room. If you replace the sticks with a dirty dishcloth in the kitchen, you're on to a winner. Seriously, I know I sound like a mental but it's my only house-selling superstition

lili2008

People might be waiting for a decision on stamp duty. A friend of mine is in a similar position. She's had a 2 bed flat in Streatham (a not too bad part of south London) on the market for 6 months and has lowered the price twice with very little interest at all. There's only so much of a loss she can take so is now thinking of renting it out, borrowing against the equity and using the joint monies to rebuy. I know that's not what you were asking but there's much talk of how renting is more and more popular so it's an option. I rent out a house myself (a family home I inherited so no mortgage) and I feel quite reassured about the long-term value of owning bricks and mortar even though I'm still in a renting position in London.

You don't say where you live or whether you have to move or just want to. The other option is just to stay put for a while.

lincroft1710

Doozergirl - Sticks I understand, but not dishcloth, please explain - apologies if I'm being stupid, but it's getting late.

Doozergirl

lili2008 wrote: »

Streatham (a not too bad part of south London) on the market for 6 months.

Which bit of South London is bad then?

I lived in Streatham for 7 years. It's bad.