Any ideas to increase viewings

Charitymanager

Slinky wrote: »

Converting the cellar in this way had been my other thought, but it would be a shame to waste that kitchen unless you could reuse those units downstairs. Is there any way you can convert the cellar and get some light into it seeing your end of terrace.

What you're calling an overdwelling is what I understand to be a flying freehold.

Yes flying freehold indeed, is quite accepted round here. Funny, the kitchen units are terrible.

Charitymanager

Slinky wrote: »

Converting the cellar in this way had been my other thought, but it would be a shame to waste that kitchen unless you could reuse those units downstairs. Is there any way you can convert the cellar and get some light into it seeing your end of terrace.

What you're calling an overdwelling is what I understand to be a flying freehold.

Yes about 80% of the cellar is above ground so we could get a big window in down there.

Charitymanager

Hi All,

I just wanted to say thank you for all the feedback, it is fascinating and really backs up what we think about the fact that we have a divisive property.

Anyway, we have decided on the back of this to reduce the price by 10k this morning. On the basis that we have decided to mitigate against the awkward layout by making it far cheaper than anything else of this size in the area. Therefore it becomes a straight decision for buyers between accepting the awkward layout but getting a decent sized house, or losing a bedroom and getting a much smaller place or somewhere in a much less desirable area.

Will be interesting to see how it goes but the MSE straw pole has helped influence our approach so thanks. :beer:

evansmummy

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

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

Oooh statements like that totally infuriate me. Us yorkshire flat cap wearing, whippet owning folks pay nowt for our two up two down hovels eh?! (rolls eyes)
Trying moving to Harrogate/Wetherby/York/ where house prices are through the roof

Back to the house - I think if people are looking at Holmfirth they are going to be aware of the hills there, that's a given.
I think if you're floorplan is accurate people will be aware of what they are getting into. The pictures of the house look lovely and the house is priced about right I'd think.
If it's priced right for the area all you need is that one buyer who wants something a little bit different. Our house is a three story grade II listed which will put off a proportion of buyers but the we've been made offers by all but one viewers as it was what they were wanting and expecting.

All you need is that one buyer. It's a slow market this way and it will take a little while but keep the faith. Good luck!

Mallotum_X

Have any neighbouring houses sold recently? How does your price compare? If you did the work suggested would you increase the value of the house, if not then possible purchasers would be thinking the same thing.

At the moment in many areas if you want a sale you have to slash the price and then hope.

smileytiger

evansmummy wrote: »

Oooh statements like that totally infuriate me. Us yorkshire flat cap wearing, whippet owning folks pay nowt for our two up two down hovels eh?! (rolls eyes)
Trying moving to Harrogate/Wetherby/York/ where house prices are through the roof

Ditto to the above - although am proud to be a flat cap wearing, whippet owner - houses out here on the Yorkshire Coast sell at above average prices - mostly to stuck up southerners;) who then price the locals out of the market

Charitymanager

smileytiger wrote: »

Ditto to the above - although am proud to be a flat cap wearing, whippet owner - houses out here on the Yorkshire Coast sell at above average prices - mostly to stuck up southerners;) who then price the locals out of the market

I think it is good that people have that impression, it means we can keep the lovely countryside and the wonderful towns and villages of Yorkshire......well...wonderful

Charitymanager

Mallotum_X wrote: »

Have any neighbouring houses sold recently? How does your price compare? If you did the work suggested would you increase the value of the house, if not then possible purchasers would be thinking the same thing.

At the moment in many areas if you want a sale you have to slash the price and then hope.

No. One of the issues round here is that no two houses are the same, unless you buy on a modern estate of which there are not many.

As an example, a 3 bed house is on the market 100 yards away for 230k.

On the plus side, cut the price by 10k and within 30 mins the EA had found a viewer.

Yorkie1

Charitymanager wrote: »

Hi All,
Given that we are reasonably close to the SD threshold, we have agreed to pay it, plus legal fees for a buyer as I remember how finding the few thousand for those things up front was tricky.

Ivana_Tinkle wrote: »

Slightly off the point, but you won't be able to pay your buyers' stamp duty - their solicitor would be obliged to tell their mortgage lender, who won't accept it as it is, effectively, a vendor gifted deposit.

Charitymanager wrote: »

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.

Payment of stamp duty and/or legal fees is indeed a vendor gifted deposit.

These are no longer acceptable except from professional property developers, which you're not.

It would have to be declared by solicitors to HMRC - unless you propose to ask them to fill in the forms fraudulently.

And there are no lenders who will accept a vendor gifted deposit except in the professional builder scenario. So your buyer wouldn't be able to get a mortgage based on those figures - unless you also invite the buyer's solicitor to lie to its other client i.e. the lender.

Sorry but it's just a non-starter.

Mr_Thrifty

Charitymanager wrote: »

That is quite interesting......how well do you know the whole of Yorkshire. It is hardly Harehills, it is a village on the edge of the Peak District with some of the best schools in West Yorkshire. Seems a bit like me saying that something seems xx because it is in the south east, which encompasses several complete holes and plenty of lovely areas too.

Seems a bit simplistic to me to say Yorkshire is cheap.

Do a rightmove search on HD9 and you will get an impression of how nice some of the villages round here are.

Don't get me wrong, I love Yorkshire. But it's hardly Canary Wharf. As a Londoner, I wouldn't even think it was much of a bargain even if it was the same property in certain areas of zones 2 or 3. So even though the surrounding areas in Yorkshire may be nicer (I'd far prefer to live there), I just can't imagine the prices being comparable.

I guess what I'm saying is, it looks like a small end-terrace 2-up-2-down Yorkshire property being marketed at greater London prices. Possibly with a future maintenance issue too (look at that roof). Plus, if somebody is going to pay a premium for living in a rural idyll, then they probably don't want a rank of terraced houses directly abutting their back yard. Maybe that's why it's not shifting?


Update: Just noticed it's now on for £130K, down from £150K. That might just do the job...