Any ideas to increase viewings

Dunroamin

Sorry, I can't see how anyone could manage with a living room like that.

Charitymanager

Also, the layout is quite typical for houses in this area which are all a bit odd. The ceiling is quite high in the living room and we find it fine and I am 6ft 4. Why can't you pay the equivalent of stamp duty? Seems there are lots advertised in that way....is it not the same a shop saying VAT free, when of course it isn't VAT free it is just the retailer is paying it.

Thanks for the feedback, it is a fascinating insight into how people view things, and I am right I think a marmite house!

Charitymanager

Better_Days wrote: »

Yes this puzzled me too - where is the rest of the ground floor?:o

It is an over dwelling as it on a whacking great big hill, so the upper floors are bigger than the ground floor. Again it is extremely common in this part of the world.

Charitymanager

Slinky wrote: »

Looks well kept, but I'm not understanding the layout. Have you got a flying freehold? How come the first floor is so much larger than the ground floor?

Was it this odd set-up of lounge on the top floor when you bought it, or did you do this? If it was like it when you bought it, what was the attraction of this arrangement. Is it common in your area?

I can only see the appeal to a VERY limited market of having a height restricted lounge two floors away from the kitchen. I certainly wouldn't want to have to arrange my furniture around the stairwell.

It will sell at a price, obviously, but I think you'd have a better chance moving the lounge to first floor and changing the top floor into a bedroom. Even then, it's still a bit of an odd layout!

To be honest we had been thinking about converting the cellar which is amazing, turning that into a kitchen dining room, turning the kitchen into the lounge and then either:

- knocking through the two back bedrooms and using the attic as a bedroom to make it a 3 double bedroom house which a much more conventional layout.
- or making it a four bedroom house with an amazing kids room in the attic.

We have been quoted about 15k for the work which would mean that we would need to sell for a minimum of 135 to make it worthwhile.

Better_Days

Ahh, thanks for the clarification. The EA could have made a bo bo with the floor plan so it is as well to check. As this layout is common in your area then it is easier to manage expectations.

Cheeky_Monkey

Charitymanager wrote: »

It is an over dwelling as it on a whacking great big hill, so the upper floors are bigger than the ground floor. Again it is extremely common in this part of the world.

It may be common in your part of the world but that could also be another reason for people not wanting to view maybe.

Personally, I would never buy a house on a hill, big or otherwise, as I always think ahead to the winter and the problems that snow and ice cause!

Charitymanager

Cheeky_Monkey wrote: »

It may be common in your part of the world but that could also be another reason for people not wanting to view maybe.

Personally, I would never buy a house on a hill, big or otherwise, as I always think ahead to the winter and the problems that snow and ice cause!

Ha! You should never live in this area then! The local school was on the news the other year as the Head had to crawl to school as the ice was so bad!

If someone is looking for a house in this area and they don't want it in a hill.....then tbh they are looking in the wrong area and should try Norfolk .

bluebeary

the only thing that puts me off is the lack of privacy with the back garden, it looks like you can walk right into it from the pavement ?

new fencing all the way round and a lockable gate would be good

Mr_Thrifty

Doesn't look like very good value for money, considering its in yorkshire

Better_Days

Charitymanager wrote: »

It is an over dwelling as it on a whacking great big hill, so the upper floors are bigger than the ground floor. Again it is extremely common in this part of the world.

Dang looked at it again and still can't understand the relationship between the photo's and the floor plan.:o Am I being dense? If the front door leads into the kitchen diner why doesn't it go the length of the house that I can see on the first photo?

Also is there a back door out into the garden?

The surrounding countryside is lovely, DH is a Yorkshireman, so we have had a few holidays in the area.:):)