Help! Trying to sell house with no luck

catmiaow

My house has been on the market since December, I have had about 8 viewings but none of them have made an offer.

My house is very affordable and ideal for a first time buyer. I have asked for feedback and they haven't said anything bad about the property from the feedback that has been given.

We have already lowered the price three times and it is now on for much lower than I paid for it, I am not sure what else to do. I lowered it the last time a week ago with two viewings after this.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

laughingcow81

Can you send a rightmove link?

catmiaow

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23629558.html?premiumA=true

SouthCoast

From Property-Bee:

History

dateevent25 April 2010

• Brief Description changed: Housenetwork.co.uk are delighted to offer this mid terraced home in Consett. Briefly it comprises of an entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, landing, bathroom and two bedrooms. The property features double glazing, central heating, loft space, fireplace and off-road parking. It’s It's conveniently located ...
• Price changed: from 'Offers in Region of £82,500' to 'Offers in Excess of £79,950'

09 February 2010

• Price changed: from '£85,000' to 'Offers in Region of £82,500'

11 November 2009

• Price changed: from 'Offers in Region of £85,000' to '£85,000'

08 November 2009

• Initial entry found.

catmiaow

Sorry forgot to mention that was with a previous estate agent for a month prior to changing to my estate agent now.

goldengirl28

hiya..........i like the look of your house

i've noticed though that for 50quid more i can get a 3 bed, are they near to your house the new build ones?

mattdragon2

I looked at properties with your postcode with a radius of 1 mile and I found a lot of properties on from 50k.

Maybe it is still overpriced in your area compared to other properties that are selling?

That's all I can think of.

The pictures of the house look ok, though I don't like the look of the wall at the back of the house. Goodluck.

jangor_2

Internally the rooms look really nice to me. I am a bit puzzled by the last photograph of the front/rear of the property??. It looks totally different to the first picture or am I missing something? The first picture (which I assume is the front) of the house looks a little barren and could perhaps do with a softer kerbside feel, i.e. weed the paving stones and perhaps put a few pots out, hanging baskets. I am not sure what to make of the description of the yard, is this just a parking place or is there actually room to sit?

catmiaow

goldengirl28 wrote: »

hiya..........i like the look of your house

i've noticed though that for 50quid more i can get a 3 bed, are they near to your house the new build ones?

Yes there are but I have seen them and they are tiny inside and build close together, whereas there is more space in my house.

nervousftb_3

Photos of the interior of the house look nice, it is very well presented. Think the problem is probably your local competition. Doing a quick rightmove search for properties of similar pricing and 2 beds brings up a massive amount of properties (66 priced from £70k-£80k for example).
Take a look at this one:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-15144945.html

Similar in price but with a garden.

Or this one:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-24459745.html?thumbnailId=3
(it's a bungalow so slightly different market perhaps but again a v large garden).

The picture of the front of your house should be the first pic you see on rightmove (in my opinion!) but instead on yours you see a bedroom. Some of the pics are duplicated too which is annoying for people scrolling through hundreds of properties.

The pic of the back yard (is this where you park?) is a bit drab, I would liven it up with some plants/pots to bring a bit of colour, and the same with the front of the house. As I said, inside I think it looks really nice and inviting.

catmiaow

mattdragon2 wrote: »

I looked at properties with your postcode with a radius of 1 mile and I found a lot of properties on from 50k.

Maybe it is still overpriced in your area compared to other properties that are selling?

That's all I can think of.

The pictures of the house look ok, though I don't like the look of the wall at the back of the house. Goodluck.

3 estate agents valued it as this, one sold opposite for 81k in September last year. The 50-60k ones are the ones in need of modernization.