Would new kitchen make a big difference in price

buglawton

To be the cheapest house in an expensive street is a good thing. Many buyers will see through the minimalist style of the competing houses on the market. I for one dont like minimalist and hate ceiling spot lamps. A massive declutter will probably help a sale, if not already done. Pity about the plumbing as a surveyor may pick up on it resulting in time wasting delays.

yorkshire_terrier_owner

Whether you should/can afford it can only be your decision. What I will say is that when I was looking to buy, one of my criteria was that the kitchen and bathroom were of a high standard as with upgrading to a bigger house, I knew I would have neither the time, inclination or money to do a biggish project straight away. Therefore when I got to the photograph on Rightmove of the kitchen, if it needed the kitchen doing, I didn't even look any further.

However, while I would be put off by this, others won't. Although I would think you may reduce the number of prospective buyers.

I did look at a house where, when I got there, the kitchen had been 'tarted up' so that wrote it off me, and whilst I would pay a little more for a high spec kitchen and bathroom, it would only be 2-3k so not enough to recoup the cost of putting it in.

These were just my personal preferences when I was buying, all buyers are different.

J_i_m

I would suggest a deep clean and a lick of paint. Make it look clean tidy and serviceable so perspective buyer doesn't actually have to do any work to it.

But there's little point in installing a new kitchen which the buyer may well rip out for their own designs anyway.

Vicky123

Thanks everyone, think what I'll do is what is absolutely necessary for now and see what I think after, the ceiling and floor are urgent.
The bathrooms are all high spec except shower room needs connecting to main waste outside but main bathroom is great and downstairs cloakroom is brand new.
Things may look different with the new floor and ceiling, hopefully.
There is an old floor to come up, would I be expected to do that or does that get included in a price for laying a new floor?

phoebe1989seb

DS (23) recently gave the (admittedly quite small ) kitchen in his London flat a re-vamp by replacing cabinet doors (B&Q oak which he then painted), worktops (Wickes solid timber), Habitat tiles, sink and taps. His total spend was around £2k - and it could have been done for a lot less had he opted for less expensive finishes.

He and his GF are not planning on selling till next year but the flat was tenanted prior to their purchase in 2011 and be kitchen was rather tired/dated. They had already added a smart Gorenje fridge freezer and the stainless steel oven was there when they bought the flat.

They have installed a hanging pot rack to display their collection of copper pots and utensils plus other *shabby chic* accessories........the kitchen now looks amazing and much more appealing/saleable for their target market when they do sell.

OTOH, if a buyer wanted to rip it out and start again, DS hasn't wasted a fortune on something they'll only be enjoying use of for 18 months

Ivana_Tinkle

Just be really aware that you're asking for advice on a money saving website! Most of us would never dream of paying extra for a nice kitchen - we'd do it up ourselves for tuppence ha'penny! IME most buyers absolutely CAN'T see through poor decoration or presentation and it makes a massive difference to selling price.

witchy1066

TBH the state of the a kitchen when viewing a house is my last concern,
I am more bothered about the state of the roof, electrics, and any damp walls,

mortgage lenders are very fussy these days about the structural state of a house ,

forget revamping the kitchen and get it rewired (if needed) and the outside drain pipe is a must do

Mojisola

Vicky123 wrote: »

Thanks everyone, think what I'll do is what is absolutely necessary for now and see what I think after, the ceiling and floor are urgent.
The bathrooms are all high spec except shower room needs connecting to main waste outside but main bathroom is great and downstairs cloakroom is brand new.
Things may look different with the new floor and ceiling, hopefully.
There is an old floor to come up, would I be expected to do that or does that get included in a price for laying a new floor?

If you're going to spend any money, do this!

olly300

Do the shower room waste but clean up the kitchen and back alley.

The surveyor will down value your property if the waste and water isn't connected properly. The kitchen is purely cosmetic.