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Selling our house but no viewings
DarlyPaws
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Hello all,
I am new to posting on the forum but have been reading it for quite some time. We are now trying to sell our house because my father-in-law needs to move in with us so we will need more room.
The house has been on the market since late August. We have had one viewing through the estate agent and one viewing from a gentleman who I saw writing down the contact information from the for sale board. I invited him in and he said it was gorgeous and that he would contact the estate agent and bring his wife back to view. That was a month ago.
The first couple who viewed loved the house but decided not to offer because they felt they needed a fourth bedroom, which is fine.
I know of two people who haven't viewed but are seriously interested. They haven't viewed because they have to sell their house to buy ours and aren't having much luck with the sale. Our house is on the market for a lot less than it was valued.
Would you please view our advert on Rightmove and provide some feedback? Sorry, it seems I can't post a link. If you could go to Rightmove, type in Trefor, Gwynedd and we are the first house listed for £120,000 (stone mid-terraced). Haf Jones and Pegler are the estate agents. I should mention that we did have two offers from investors (that never viewed!!), both of which were accepted, and both couldn't get their buy to let mortgages in the end.
I don't think it is the price putting people off but I'm not sure. We would like to get the house sold so we can accommodate my father-in-law but the lack of viewings confuses me. When we bought the house, there were five offers on the table and ours was chosen. At that time, the house was in very good condition. We have since painted and put in a new back door and re-sealed the flat roof on the shed. So, it isn't drastically different from when we bought it.
Thank you for your help!
I am new to posting on the forum but have been reading it for quite some time. We are now trying to sell our house because my father-in-law needs to move in with us so we will need more room.
The house has been on the market since late August. We have had one viewing through the estate agent and one viewing from a gentleman who I saw writing down the contact information from the for sale board. I invited him in and he said it was gorgeous and that he would contact the estate agent and bring his wife back to view. That was a month ago.
The first couple who viewed loved the house but decided not to offer because they felt they needed a fourth bedroom, which is fine.
I know of two people who haven't viewed but are seriously interested. They haven't viewed because they have to sell their house to buy ours and aren't having much luck with the sale. Our house is on the market for a lot less than it was valued.
Would you please view our advert on Rightmove and provide some feedback? Sorry, it seems I can't post a link. If you could go to Rightmove, type in Trefor, Gwynedd and we are the first house listed for £120,000 (stone mid-terraced). Haf Jones and Pegler are the estate agents. I should mention that we did have two offers from investors (that never viewed!!), both of which were accepted, and both couldn't get their buy to let mortgages in the end.
I don't think it is the price putting people off but I'm not sure. We would like to get the house sold so we can accommodate my father-in-law but the lack of viewings confuses me. When we bought the house, there were five offers on the table and ours was chosen. At that time, the house was in very good condition. We have since painted and put in a new back door and re-sealed the flat roof on the shed. So, it isn't drastically different from when we bought it.
Thank you for your help!
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"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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Yes, that is the one! Thank you, Pimento!0
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What is picture 15 of?"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35978071.html
Is it up with two agents? Another one (Bob Parry) showing.
What did you pay and when? What's the market like there generally? Can't imagine it being too buoyant in a little Welsh village at this current time (presuming that's what it is!)...
Downstairs bathroom would put me off, but that's possibly fairly common where you are.
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
no viewings either over priced or no buyers
its not a dump so ill go with over priced.
there are always buyers0 -
If it's a sun lounge, why is there no furniture in there? It just looks like an unusable shelf type space. Bit oddWhat matters most is how well you walk through the fire0
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Is it up with two agents? Another one (Bob Parry) showing.
What did you pay and when? What's the market like there generally? Can't imagine it being too buoyant in a little Welsh village at this current time (presuming that's what it is!)...
Downstairs bathroom would put me off, but that's possibly fairly common where you are.
Jx
Yes, it is also up with Bob Parry (long story). We paid £115k over 3 years ago. It is a little Welsh village (but a beautiful one and I'm not biased as I'm not originally from the area). Downstairs bathroom is odd but it is quite common around here as the houses are all fairly old and it is difficult to get a bathroom upstairs in old houses.0 -
picklepick wrote: »If it's a sun lounge, why is there no furniture in there? It just looks like an unusable shelf type space. Bit odd
We just laid new carpet in there so I was reluctant to put furniture in because I didn't want to crease the carpet. Maybe that was a bit stupid of me! Haha!0 -
That is a gorgeous house. There first response is likely to be its too expensive.
However, I recently sold mine and it sat on the market for 18months at the right price and it eventually sold for the asking despite an estate agent doom mongering everything and trying to get me to reduce. It's slow out there at the moment. Quick sales are rare unless you price for one. Be objective and see other properties around you that are similar and what price they are on for and what they sell for.Nice to save.0
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