Help me get my house sold!

black_taxi_2

C.A.B shouldnt be advising you on dropping house price--but how to stay in same property in your financial situation.

black_taxi_2

sorry wrong thread

avenida

My Tv is just to the right hand side of the picture just has you walk in the door.

Agent just telling me to drop the price, sound like I need the house doctor

avenida

black_taxi wrote: »

sorry wrong thread

I thought that black taxi

princessamy86

I don't think you need house doctor, if agent is saying drop the price then it probably is too high. Have you looked at actual sold prices for similar properties in the area?

black_taxi_2

must be other houses in area so you can work out true selling price

slobs

Yours is a nice house, well decorated and clean, but as others have said, it looks unlived in and unappealing.

Ok, there's a 3 bed in same area on same page as yours (first house), costs slightly more but the pictures are just so much more inviting. I'd view this one in preference to yours every time.

I think the reason is that it looks so homely, flowers, plants, rug etc, it looks clean and uncluttered like yours, but lived in too.

So if I was dressing the house to sell my suggestions would be:
Retake some of the photos and add some items (beg, steal, borrow etc)
A few houseplants/vases of flowers, a small amount of "clutter" in the kitchen, fruit bowl, mug tree, plant on windowsill etc
In the living room I would add a rug (under a fiver if you shop around), bathroom - plant or something on windowsill, soapdish or sponge on bath or sink.
Better photo of dining room, showing more of the room and maybe dress the table for dinner. Plant and couple of scatter cushions in master bedroom. Rug in both other bedrooms (reuse one from downstairs if needed).
Couple of potted planters and chair/table on decked area outside.
Couple of planters either side of front door.

geoffky

princessamy86 wrote: »

Maybe...a rack of magazines? Not weird cheapy ones like Take A Break, something like Ideal Home? I would make sure it was a rack, not a pile. To be honest though, there's nothing wrong with it in my eyes. Your lounge looks small, where is your TV? Kitchen, again, I sense it might be bigger than it looks in the picture. Those pictures look like the EA hasn't got the widest angle on the lens and that they've zoomed in too much-that's EXACTLY what mine used to look like before I got used to the camera. So..new pictures and from better angles. Can you move that swing and wendy house and get a better angle? Table and chairs on the decking? It just looks a little uninspiring at the moment.

I definitely echo other posters comments about asking the agent. Tell them you would prefer an honest answer as you do want to sell, and ask what they think would help it sell, what they think of the price, what you could do to help things. I find it difficult to believe people would genuinely be put off viewing an immaculate house, that's not an excuse I've ever come across.

you forgot to add the smell of bread and coffee....pathetic.

northern island is a bloodbath at the moment its 40% down with no end in sight...no wonder people are not buying..

avenida

Thanks slobs they are some great tips, will maybe try idea, they are cheap I reckon

avenida

Sorry meant to say ikea, dont want to spend a fortune!