Any opinions on why my flat isn't selling?

Errata

As others have pointed out - two many pics repeated, room sizes missing

In addition - this is 1 double and 1 single bedder, but nowhere to eat
nowhere to sit except the sofa which is a tight squeeze for 3 people and looks like no room for an additional chair
no storage cupboard for hoover/ironing board/and etc ?
can't see a pic for the en suite - is there one?

ninky_2

price. don't know the area that well but given there seem to be houses on at 62k i don't see how a flat will shift for 100k no matter how nice the kitchen fittings are.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-17167191.html

neverdespairgirl

For all flats, I think the following is essential:

room sizes (ideally a floorplan, but certainly the room dimensions)
lease length
ground rent and service charge

PasturesNew

Personally, I've never even visited a place as lovely as your flat, never mind lived in such a lovely place

No comments to add ... off to dream of owning a lovely shiny place myself now ....

PasturesNew

Errata wrote: »

can't see a pic for the en suite - is there one?

Ensuite pic: http://media.rightmove.co.uk/11k/10585/16451070/10585_bury_IMG_05_0000_max_620x414.jpg
It's there....
And bathroom pic: http://media.rightmove.co.uk/11k/10585/16451070/10585_bury_IMG_11_0000_max_620x414.jpg

the.ciscokid

tattyuk75 wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-16451070.html?premiumA=true

Hi all,

My flat has been on the market about 6 months and no offers have been forthcoming. In fact, don't even get any viewings nowadays. I know the market is horrendous but I just wanted to see if forum members could let me know if they think the reason it has not sold is because of the flat/decor/photos rather than the market. If so, there are things I would be willing to change obviously to get more interest. I have changed EA once and reduced the price from £114,950 to £100,000 in an effort to sell quickly but it's made no difference to interest. The BBC were round in the summer filming it for To Buy or Not To Buy and the feedback I had from them was very good but....still no sale!

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Assuming that investors are not interested in adding to their portfolios at the moment, what does your average first time buyer earn around your way?

Ladybird20

I looked at your fotos and i thought the first fotos wer fab.. but then I felt that the bathroom was a bit bland and then the empty rooms didnt do you any favours....You need to dress them up to present it to "Show house" standards to enhance a sale..... I havnt looked at what other properties are going for in your block/area??

tattyuk75

bap98189 wrote: »

I don't know the area, but a search for 2-bad flats/apartments in Longford brings up a number of properties priced from £70k upwards. Yours is priced at £100k. What makes your flat worth more than the others on sale?

Longford is a bit of an up and coming area (or was three years ago when I purchased) - The flats that are on for a lot less are much older blocks in built up areas on the main roads, sharing room with fried chicken shops and the like. Mine and another estate of new builds down the road are small developments, tucked away in cul de sacs with a much higher spec than the older flats on the market - hence the sale price. People that know the area will know this hopefully but it's a bit tricky to put that sort of info on RM I think.

tattyuk75

julianashcroft wrote: »

Looking at the photos (of which there are too many duplicates) I wonder where I would eat my meals. No dining area that I can see, we don't all want to eat our dinner on our knees. Not sure if there is room for a table, as the lounge / kitchen looks quite small.

No, I don't have a table and chairs. In the show flat, they had a bistro set which looked nice, but I preferred to have storage in my lounge/kitchen in the form of furniture as I am one of those dinner on arm of the sofa people! I'm sure people could have a jig around and fit a bistro set or one of those extending tables in but I could not fit that sort of thing in at the moment, but thanks for your feedback

tattyuk75

the.ciscokid wrote: »

Assuming that investors are not interested in adding to their portfolios at the moment, what does your average first time buyer earn around your way?

I reckon around £20k maybe, which I guess makes it a bit out of reach for some.