First time seller, not getting any viewings

bristol_pilot

The main impression is that the rooms are exceptionally small. You could consider not showing pictures of the two smallest bedrooms, just to get some people in through the door. Is that laminate flooring downstairs? Some people hate that with a passion, could you put a (decent) rug down so it's less obvious? If it is real wood flooring, make sure the particulars say so. Lose the 2-seater sofa in the living room - having only the 3-seater in there might make the room look bigger. Other than that, since you can't change the actual size of the house or its location, it will be down to price. Ask a few letting agents how much it would rent out for. Multiply the average yearly rental by 20 and that's the price of your house. A landlord might actually be the best target market for you. Good luck.

bristol_pilot

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

Here's a good example where putting a floor plan on the website is going to kill the viewings.

I've just realised that the downstairs toilet leads directly off the kitchen! :eek:

That would be a definite 'no' from me. (I believe this used to be against building regs at one time).

I_have_spoken

the problem I have with the photos is my wife refused to move anything when the estate agent came

Add to the list of "things that make you go, hmmmm"!

TBH OP, I think you're likely buyer is a BTL LL and they will only offer what gives them a 6% to 9% yield so you can work out what price that would give by looking at rents in the area.

fiffio

Not sure if its been mentioned but a power washer on the back slabs would probably help.

but yes its the price which attract most buyers first i'd imagine once they have seen the pics. in scotland we would set a lower price and ask for offers over, can you do something like this just to get folk through the door and get more hits in certain lower priced search criteria? ?

lessonlearned

I am a retired ex EA and I just so happen to live in Derby.

I am sorry to have to tell you this but it's the price, far too high for Heanor. Belper yes, Heanor no. The areas around Ripley, Codnor, Eastwood, Heanor, Ilkeston just don't command the same prices as other areas south or west of the county or within the city suburbs.

Ilkeston has plans to re-open the railway station, which will make it just 15 minutes to Nottingham. This should give the eastern fringes of the county a bit of a lift and Heanor will benefit.

However, this will take time. At the moment Heanor, Ilkeston and to a lesser extent Ripley are still comparatively very economically depressed. The mining and textile industries are long gone and prices haven't recovered. £60K will get you a reasonable Victorian terraced house in Heanor.

The other big negative is the downstairs cloakroom opening up from the kitchen. Whilst a downstairs loo is usually a plus, in this case it's a huge negative.

If I were to buy your house I would remove it and open up the kitchen. The general presentation could be improved, especially the garden but the biggest stumbling block is the price. Far too optimistic for Heanor.

Sorry.

witchy1066

it doesn't matter how much you de-clutter it doesn't change the size of the rooms ,and garden

I guess you are moving to buy something bigger ,

its not really a family size house , FTB can get a new buy deal if they go for a new build , unfortunately thats not helping you either

fossman

Yes we need to move to a bigger house due to our expanding family. If we didn't need the extra space we would never move as we love the house and location (5 mins walk from town centre and leisure centre and we have a library, a doctors surgery and a park at the end of the street).

The house was designed by David Wilson for FTB's to offer apartment style open plan living but in a house. The open plan layout is brilliant when you are have people round for parties etc.

The windows by the front door don't bother us as the cul de sac is really quiet, they also let loads of light in and when the sun shines through keeps the house nice and warm.

fossman

Just for information purposes a 2 bedroom version of the house closer to Derby sold for £141,500 in February 2008.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=29185255&sale=14622791&country=england

Makes our house look like a right bargain lol

HiToAll

fossman wrote: »

Just for information purposes a 2 bedroom version of the house closer to Derby sold for £141,500 in February 2008.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=29185255&sale=14622791&country=england

Makes our house look like a right bargain lol

I wonder what it went for in 2011, hope it was a bit more than the auction guide price of £80K.

Good luck with your sale, hope it works out for you and you get close to what you want.

geoffky

It is what it is,But can people see any value in what they are buying?
Are people going to walk away thinking they have got value for money..
I think you are looking at 1 child families because of its size..