House on market for 2 weeks, no viewers = overpriced?

Kaz2904

I think the most off putting thing is that your house has no green. In all the other pictures they have at least some green area in the garden.
The pictures are terrible!
Can you borrow a rug for the lounge so that it's not so shiny?
Is there any way of rearranging the beds, could you fit both kids beds in the pink room or borrow bunk beds maybe?
It's really hard and I don't think it's cluttered or messy but I do think that when we see pictures, we only see non furniture and paint effects.
If you do have a large kitchen diner then why not get 2 photos of that and drop the outdoor photo?
Get rid of the table in the lounge or swap it with the kitchen table (which appears square-ish) and set up a little desk area for your computer. I don't see a computer area, you may have a laptop but not everyone does?
If you do stay on the market for a long time and decide to redecorate then I would advise matt finishes for the paint- they look a little dated because they are so shiny. That could be the photos though. If so, can you beg, borrow or steal some pictures to stick up?

Ulfar

Had a thought, for the beds with the loud covers. Buy some plain throws that will go over the top once the bed is made. Make sure that they are long enough to hang almost down to the floor as this will conceal anything under the beds.

In the room with two beds can you not dismantle the smallest one and stick it under the other bed. Just pull the mattress out for kiddie to sleep on at night or get a bunk bed for the kids.

Rug for the front room.

Re-door the kitchen units.

Paint everywhere in a nice light paint, I suggest white.

googler

mufi wrote: »

Why oh why can't EAs move stuff and do some 'stage management' when they come and take photos? We are mostly lay people, most with little or no experience of selling houses, and need all the help we can get in exchange for their fees.

I'll bet there's EAs reading this, thinking

"Why oh why can't our clients see that they need to tidy up and stage manage their houses for the photo session?" or

"Why oh why can't our clients see that whilst they might keep a bottle of Domestos and a Loo Brush in the bathroom, they might not want them in the photos....?" (Same comment applies to toothbrushes and toothpastes, washing-up liquid, shampoo and shower gets, etc etc in their various rooms)

Do the EAs REALLY need to spell it out? There's been enough House Doctor programmes on the TV in the last 10 years, all the books that span off from them..... the word MUST have got out, surely?


Honestly, are you paying the EA to move your furniture around for you, or are you paying them to sell your house?

mufi

They are, or say they are, the professionals. Just look at most of the photographs on Rightmove and it's blatantly obvious that yes, most of us do need advice on staging a room for photographs. Add to that the fact that the vendor has no idea what angle the photos will be taken from and, without doubt, the EA should be in charge. Most vendors will be happy to go along with that; those that are not have only themselves to blame.

I am paying the EA for a package, and that includes decent photographs - apart from being pretty underwhelming at staging the room, most are, at best, unenthusiastic amateurs with cheap cameras.

And no, I for one don't spend any time whatsoever watching house doctor programmes (whatever they may be).

Eric1

mufi wrote: »

I am paying the EA for a package, and that includes decent photographs

It does, but that's not what sells houses. A competitively priced house with a good description (including floorplans) is what I'd want from the EA.
Bad photos may even attract some bargain-hunters

Fire_Fox

mufi wrote: »

They are, or say they are, the professionals. Just look at most of the photographs on Rightmove and it's blatantly obvious that yes, most of us do need advice on staging a room for photographs. Add to that the fact that the vendor has no idea what angle the photos will be taken from and, without doubt, the EA should be in charge. Most vendors will be happy to go along with that; those that are not have only themselves to blame.

I am paying the EA for a package, and that includes decent photographs - apart from being pretty underwhelming at staging the room, most are, at best, unenthusiastic amateurs with cheap cameras.

And no, I for one don't spend any time whatsoever watching house doctor programmes (whatever they may be).

The person who is going to be hit in the pocket if the house sells low or, worse, doesn't sell at all is the vendor. The estate agent only has X number of buyers, it matters not which house that buyer plumps for as long as it is one on his books he still gets his salary. Simple maths: if your house sells for £10K under the estate agents loses £100 you lose £9900.

I agree it is the estate agent's responsibility to take decent photos of the material he is provided with, and I would certainly have one come back if the pictures were dark or badly angled. I would not expect them to baby me through the process, I would not expect them to have to tell me to clean, chuck out the newspapers, make the beds or put the kids toys away.

Why not watch a bit of House Doctor instead of Eastenders? Let's face it, your competition may well have done so. :rotfl:

Fire_Fox

Eric1 wrote: »

It does, but that's not what sells houses. A competitively priced house with a good description (including floorplans) is what I'd want from the EA.
Bad photos may even attract some bargain-hunters

I disagree. Decent photos help get potential buyers through the door, which helps sell houses. If staging and photos didn't make a make a property more saleable - in some case more valuable - then developers would not waste money on a show home. Furthermore House Doctor and its ilk almost always end the show with a sale.

poppysarah

Fire_Fox wrote: »

If staging and photos didn't make a make a property more saleable - in some case more valuable - then developers would not waste money on a show home.

Ah developers do it with 3/4 size furniture in some of the places so they look bigger than they are.

Eric1

Fire_Fox wrote: »

I disagree. Decent photos help get potential buyers through the door, which helps sell houses. If staging and photos didn't make a make a property more saleable - in some case more valuable - then developers would not waste money on a show home. Furthermore House Doctor and its ilk almost always end the show with a sale.

Have to concede you are right. Marketing gimmicks do work. I'm only speaking on behalf of no-nonsense buyers like myself, which seem to be in the majority in my area at the moment, hopefully