Honest Assesment on our property please...

withabix

Nicely presented house on the inside. Can't fault that, although the photos appear to exaggerate the room sizes.

No floor plan.

No kerb appeal. To the extent that I wouldn't bother viewing. <---that's the main problem IMO.

Obviously built in that period when external appearance was not considered at all and most house designs were apparently drawn by small children.

You need to do something 'instant' with the front garden, even if it is nearly all in tubs and planters that will go when you move.

On Streetview, the whole estate looks disappointing.

Also, you've got a street light in your front garden. That orange permanent daytime glow all night would put me off. I've got one of those too close to one of our bedrooms.

Does your conservatory have building regs approval as it is fully open into the lounge?

Conservatory seems to take up nearly all of your back garden and you have a very small front garden.

Where is the 'family room'?

Many buyers want garages and not a shed. No, they won't want to put the car in there, but storage space is important for everything else.

RedfordML

Anything regarding price between £178,995 or £179,995 - I think it makes us v competitive as lots on at the £179,995, partner thinks its better to get the figure below £180,000 but no less...

Looking at the local area and prices what do people advise...

pmlindyloo

withabix wrote: »

Nicely presented house on the inside. Can't fault that, although the photos appear to exaggerate the room sizes.

No floor plan.

No kerb appeal. To the extent that I wouldn't bother viewing. <---that's the main problem IMO.

Obviously built in that period when external appearance was not considered at all and most house designs were apparently drawn by small children.

You need to do something 'instant' with the front garden, even if it is nearly all in tubs and planters that will go when you move.

On Streetview, the whole estate looks disappointing.

Also, you've got a street light in your front garden. That orange permanent daytime glow all night would put me off. I've got one of those too close to one of our bedrooms.

Does your conservatory have building regs approval as it is fully open into the lounge?

Conservatory seems to take up nearly all of your back garden and you have a very small front garden.

Where is the 'family room'?

Many buyers want garages and not a shed. No, they won't want to put the car in there, but storage space is important for everything else.

I would really look into this.

I believe that your conservatory may have needed planning permission as well as building regulations since it is open to the lounge.

Not an expert but I would urge you to check this as this may well be a 'sticking point' at a later stage.

RedfordML

It needed building regs which we have paper work for so no issues with that (in fact previous owners built it...)

silvercar

RedfordML wrote: »

It needed building regs which we have paper work for so no issues with that (in fact previous owners built it...)

Bet they got the paperwork and then took the wall between conservatory and lounge down. Doesn't matter now as you can produce the paperwork

Your windows are quite small, so I Would take photos with the lights on.

mk_78

Just to say, for those that are unaware of the area, that Emerson valley is considered a desireable estate/area in Milton Keynes so don't think location is an issue.

I think photos taken on a bright sunny day would help immensly as there's nothing 'wrong' with the house so to speak, it just doesn't grab you.

There's a 3 bed in the same street for 185k and that has been on since September 2011 and hasn't sold. If you do a search on RM for three beds in that area and include SSTC you can see that those that have been marked as sold were on for: 165k, 175k (both those had garages!), 180k & 182, 500 (with garage). Obviously those were the asking prices, not the sold prices so it's possible they went for less than the asking price as is more common nowadays.

DVardysShadow

Insist on new photos in better light. The current ones show the house has been hanging around since the dark days of winter.

Also, although the agent has used a lens which makes the photos give an impression of lots of space, the effect is so overdone that I would be prepared for a disappointment on a viewing. Perhaps a more subtle fish eye is required?

Tiddlywinks

You need a floorplan.

"Family room"? Where is that? I can't see it in any of the photos and I have no idea now where it is or how big it is.

The photos need to be retaken in the sunshine plus, as others have said, you need to cheer up the front of the house.

Parking? Where is it, how many cars etc?

Dining area - If a house is big enough to be a "family home" you need to have an obvious dining area.

Honestly, your listing is supposed to be a premium listing but really does nothing to make your house stand above the rest. The downloadable brochure has nothing that the listing doesn't give so is a bit pointless.

Families particularly value storage, plentiful living space, outside space for playing out and parking (for carrying children, shopping etc - you ideally want to be able to park right outside).

steve1980

Drab and dull pictures. On an estate the place needs to add some pizazz. Bit of colour would be better!

The details on Rightmove are basic to say the least. I'm assuming the conservatory extension is the other reception room, as the wall have been fully removed then you're playing a dangerous game as it's just now an extra space rather than an extra room.

lincroft1710

When I first saw exterior photo, my thoughts (wrongly) were " ex council". I don't like the lack of division between conservatory (family room?) and lounge. 3rd bed is small. Estate appears cramped.

What you can change is the EA details are too sparse, e.g. they don't mention the bathroom. More photos, both external and internal needed.

For a single person/couple might be OK, but small for a family.

No offence, but not for me.