Rightmove - House appearing in searches but not being looked at

Prothet_of_Doom

How BIG is the Garage?

For £400K I'd need to see a picture of the garden and dimensions of the garage.

Actually for £400K I'd need a double garage, but hey, that's my one single requirement for my next house.

Jabberwk

The photo shows a much nicer garden than the absence of a photo implied to me.

thelawnet

DiscoCat54 wrote: »

Hi Blackpool_Saver. Unfortunately because of covenants there is nothing that we can do with either the boarding or front door for 5 years. In fairness to the house, when you see it in a full row of houses, all with weather boarding in different colours, it doesn't look too bad...

As for the garden, we were hit pretty hard with the rain so it's a bit of a quagmire and the EA recommended against any garden shots.

Here it is in its current state:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf2domu8k0ewjgv/House16.JPG?m=

That garden would be a deal-breaker for me. So small and new-buildy.

The Union Jack sofa isn't a problem but the room looks a bit useless, there's a sofa and then a TV at neck-straining height. What is that room? Is it a bedroom? It's quite confusing.

Abbafan1972

Hi there. Have looked at your photos and have obviously noticed things that have already been said. The union jack sofa and your cat.

Also, I noticed there's no bathroom picture.

No offence but is the garden quite small, as it does look it through the french doors in picture 5? Unfortunately, that's something that usually puts me off new builds.

ciderboy2009

How sure are you that the price is reasonable?
Bear in mind that there's a brand new 4 bed nearby for the same price - it may be a bit smaller but appears to be specced fairly high.

AndyBSG

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, I thought it was a bedroom to start with and then realised that it had the same tiles as the kitchen so it must be the dining area. I would put a dining table in the middle and get rid of the sofa.

This would make a big difference.

Even if you just borrow a dining table off a friend for the day to take the photo's and try to take one showing the full length of the room with the kitchen and dining area in the same shot.

Also, just get the EA to label the bedroom pictures as 'bedroom 1, bedroom 2, etc'

The garden picture will help and not sure why the EA has advised against this. OK, the grass is a little long but that picture shows a reasonable sized garden that is tidy so it can only help.

One thing to think of, when you bought the house what was it that YOU liked about it? Chances are those things that appealed to you will also appeal to prospective buyers so mention them.

Also would be nice to mention in the description something about the area. i.e 'in the sought after/family friendly Grange Wood community' or 'centrally located within easy reach of the M25 and Brighton train station' etc

Also, take a look at this similar property on the same development

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/new-homes-for-sale/property-29123073.html?premiumA=true

Notice the way they have words like 'stunning' 'spacious' etc throughout which all build a desire in any viewer while your description is descriptive but does nothing to build a desire to view.

pinkteapot

Let's look at your house as it actually appears in a search:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=REGION%5E249&insId=1&radius=0.0&displayPropertyType=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&minPrice=&maxPrice=425000&retirement=&partBuyPartRent=&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

That's a search for anything on the market up to £425k in Burgess Hill.

Firstly, I don't think I'd mention in that summary that the house was newly built at the end of 2012. I immediately wonder why you're selling after so short a time. Probably something wrong with it (is what I assume).

Secondly, surely your biggest problem is that I can buy a brand new 4-bed detached for the same price as yours (listing immediately above). Why would I buy second hand when I can have new for the same price? New-builds command a premium, so yours should cost less than that other one?

They're the things that might stop me clicking through for detail, but I don't know the area...

Fluff15

There's also no pictures of the bathrooms - for me the main things I look for are nice bathrooms and kitchens, as they're the two rooms I probably spend most of my time in.

ognum

It have looked at Rightmove. I could buy a nice no estate house for the price of yours.

Decor is down to taste, I don't like yours (wallpapers mostly) so if I wanted an estate house at that price I would look at a different one. I am not saying my taste is better or worse but it's different.

I think it's down to price and decor!

DiscoCat54

I've now included a photo of the ensuite:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ura0fqi2qkdrwh6/House12.JPG?m=

Hi Ognum, I totally get your point. Not everyone's taste is the same and I appreciate that our wallpaper is maybe a little loud. As for the estate part I guess they're like Marmite...