Is something wrong with our house?

HypnoNu

suelizab wrote: »

I agree that the EPC may be putting people off . It's very expensive to heat and its potential is no better . I would want this to be at least a D .

The Epc they only Put on the listing yesterday so don't think that could be the reason but looking at right move that's the first I've seen of it!!

devotee wrote: »

Actually it's baffling how a fully double glazed and gas heated house can have such a low epc rating AND sandwiched between two properties? Most comparable properties I've seen have better rating which makes me doubt that epc might be a bit iffy...

I have no idea why it's low either, he did say that it would come up lower because the loft is boarded but he can't check to see how much insulation is behind it but I didn't think it would come up that low with a brand new Eco-combi boiler and new double glazing? I'll question it with them when I go in to rant and tell them we're taking it off the Market.

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

i haven't read all the comments, but for me it's the double yellow lines outside and the pub close by, interior wise it's lovely, but there are no shots of the bathroom, is it an issue?

HypnoNu

Sorry Blackpool saver- I know the double yellows aren't ideal but it is genuinely very much like a lot of properties in Windsor. The pub I know would put people off, it's quite a sweet little local pub but it is close, I wish I could change these things to get it sold but I cant

Oh and there's nothing wrong with the bathroom at all, in it's huge and lovely but the idiot that I deal with at the estate agent has taken the photo of the bathroom off RightMove for some reason! The photos are still on their own website though, if anything the bathroom looks even nicer than the photo because we've got nice new plants in there, a new windowsill and a nice wooden blind.

But because the idiots at the estate agents send the photographer back round when I wasn't home with even telling me he was coming I couldn't make sure he took the right photos!

GDB2222

Once you've been on the market a while, all the people already looking will have seen your house and discounted it for one reason or another - possibly wrongly. So, only new purchasers will give your house a look, and there aren't too many of those. Take it off the market, and relax. Then remarket it in a few months time with a new agent, or wait until next spring. If you can't wait, then a price cut will probably increase interest.

HypnoNu

I think you're right GDB, i'm admitting defeat for the moment but not before I have go at the estate agents this morning and tell them what I think of them.

I've just got the EPC through and it's got mistakes on it! the assessor had put no system present, electric immersion assumed under Hot Water, when he saw the brand new combi boiler when he was here??

Sick of dealing with idiots, no wonder Estate Agents get such a bad name! I'm lumping the idiot assessor in with them this time too!!

GDB2222

You did ask another agent to act for you, and he did not want to take the house on? Or have I got my lines crossed? That's very unusual estate agent behaviour. Did he say why?


Edit: Yes, I did have my wires crossed - different poster.

DannyboyMidlands

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Is there ever any other comment from you??? :rotfl:

I could walk down the street selling £10 notes for £5 all day long, just to get a "quick sale".....

That would make me an idiot though....

What would make you an idiot is if you were trying to sell the £10 note for £11 and couldn't comprehend why nobody was interested, eventually giving up and pinning the blame on the "market".

brit1234

GDB2222 wrote: »

Once you've been on the market a while, all the people already looking will have seen your house and discounted it for one reason or another - possibly wrongly. So, only new purchasers will give your house a look, and there aren't too many of those. Take it off the market, and relax. Then remarket it in a few months time with a new agent, or wait until next spring. If you can't wait, then a price cut will probably increase interest.

If you wait for spring you will get less than if you cut the price now. Things economically are going to be far worse then in Europe and here.

GDB2222

brit1234 wrote: »

If you wait for spring you will get less than if you cut the price now. Things economically are going to be far worse then in Europe and here.

Maybe, but then what they buy will be cheaper too. I find it very hard to predict house prices. They are far too high by historical standards but refuse to fall back.

TOOTHACHE

IMO your house is beautifuly decorated and has been well loved.
To look at a property like yours you need to be a certain kind of buyer, I don't want that to sound mean, but parking for many is crucial, being beside a road puts people off.. these are all things a select few can tolerate - it is an area thing.
Houses like yours aren't common where I live, families still like a front garden and off road parking. It is easy for people who aren't looking for that type of property to point out its 'faults' just like I am sure you wouldn't approve of my late 1960's semi with such an older style property!
You really need to be getting good feedback from the agent - good and bad, sometimes they try not to hurt your feelings and avoid the truth, tell them to say what they need to - afterall, you want to sell.
Have you considered an open house at all?
If you can be present to help the agent along with answers to issues - how quiet the pub is, when the road is busy, where you park, etc etc... it can sway people.
We have looked at so many houses recently, 35 since January and finally found the one but so many agents are lazy, know so little about the property or have no enthusiasm about selling it.
Good luck!

westlondonbuyer

The size of your house suggests it's a starter home for a couple, perhaps with one baby.

The price you're asking assumes a household income of around £100k a year. That's quite an ask for a couple based outside London (and certainly for an individual, if there's a baby at home) - there simply aren't enough of these couples in the population to sustain house prices like these.