4 months, 2 agents, 0 viewings

Ulfar

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I don't know, not many people would be tolerate living on a dual carriageway.

As has been stated by someone already in this thread the OP's house is on a busy road and is at a junction.

Is this worse or better than a dual carriage way probably not.

Either way its not what is preventing the house from selling. The OP's house is pretending to be a 4 bedroom house when it isn't, it may be classed as a three bedroom but still has problems due to the way it has been converted.

The only choice is too drop the price.

thequant

Another bungalow up on the same street for £50K less, however it hasn't had the same, ahem, "improvements"


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43840196.html

oldbaldman

I have come to this a bit late, but the basic rules of presenting a house for sale apply regardless. Ignore my views if you wish.

1. De-personalise.

2. De-clutter.

3. Dress for sale and for the pictures.

Remove the table and chairs and high chair from the kitchen. There should be a defined and clear eating area.

You have a small kitchen which has been made to appear smaller by installing dark decor and a dark floor that seamlessly blends in to the units, with dark work tops above. Currently fashionable, but never good for a small room.

Squeezing table and chairs in just emphasises the fact that you do not have enough room.

Lose the boxes on top of the kitchen cupboards to the right of the cooker area. This just shows that you do not have sufficient cupboard space and have had to resort to overflow storage. Lose the plant on the window sill. The more stuff you put in the more cluttered it looks.

If you can not lose the busy wallpaper, install a, large as you can get in there, mirror to cover the busy wallpaper. The mirror should have a thin frame and be painted cream or a light colour.

Lose the dark chair, and is it a footstool, in the bedroom?

Childs room - lose the floor mats, lose the multitude of stuffed toys etc. Clear the floor. Again, a small room which is cluttered with personal stuff just makes it look smaller. The agent should have dressed the rooms when they took the pictures, all they have done is present a cramped, dark and cluttered house.

Bathroom is the best room, but, lose the plants on the window sill.

Cut the grass and stripe the lawn. Lose the metal bits from the bench.

"Dress and present" the house for sale, then get all the pictures taken again. Some people will not see beyond the clutter and will be put off just by the photos.

The house is badly photographed and presented. This may sound harsh and blunt, but you need to know what you need to do to get a chance to sell it, or you sit and fester for an age. You will struggle with the "kerb appeal" aspect with the driveway being as it is, not a lot you can do about that. But, there is a lot you can do to enhance the rest of the house.

obm

martindow

oldbaldman wrote: »

I have come to this a bit late, but the basic rules of presenting a house for sale apply regardless. Ignore my views if you wish.

1. De-personalise.

2. De-clutter.

3. Dress for sale and for the pictures.

Remove the table and chairs and high chair from the kitchen. There should be a defined and clear eating area.

You have a small kitchen which has been made to appear smaller by installing dark decor and a dark floor that seamlessly blends in to the units, with dark work tops above. Currently fashionable, but never good for a small room.

Squeezing table and chairs in just emphasises the fact that you do not have enough room.

Lose the boxes on top of the kitchen cupboards to the right of the cooker area. This just shows that you do not have sufficient cupboard space and have had to resort to overflow storage. Lose the plant on the window sill. The more stuff you put in the more cluttered it looks.

If you can not lose the busy wallpaper, install a, large as you can get in there, mirror to cover the busy wallpaper. The mirror should have a thin frame and be painted cream or a light colour.

Lose the dark chair, and is it a footstool, in the bedroom?

Childs room - lose the floor mats, lose the multitude of stuffed toys etc. Clear the floor. Again, a small room which is cluttered with personal stuff just makes it look smaller. The agent should have dressed the rooms when they took the pictures, all they have done is present a cramped, dark and cluttered house.

Bathroom is the best room, but, lose the plants on the window sill.

Cut the grass and stripe the lawn. Lose the metal bits from the bench.

"Dress and present" the house for sale, then get all the pictures taken again. Some people will not see beyond the clutter and will be put off just by the photos.

The house is badly photographed and presented. This may sound harsh and blunt, but you need to know what you need to do to get a chance to sell it, or you sit and fester for an age. You will struggle with the "kerb appeal" aspect with the driveway being as it is, not a lot you can do about that. But, there is a lot you can do to enhance the rest of the house.

obm

All good advice to help sell a house, but if it is overpriced it is not likely to sell regardless. The general opinion here is that the OP needs to drop the price (and then take up your ideas).

Ulfar

thequant wrote: »

Another bungalow up on the same street for £50K less, however it hasn't had the same, ahem, "improvements"


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43840196.html

Having looked at this uncoverted bungalow it just work, it highlights how the OP's doesn't. The OP's unfortunately has gone too far by trying to squeeze in a fourth and changing downstairs.

It would be possible to add a third bedroom and stairs without messing with how the downstairs is laid out too much.

It has a kitchen diner that has enough room for a dining table.

The presentation of this one is ok, too much clutter for my liking.

We still come back to the price.

oldbaldman

martindow wrote: »

All good advice to help sell a house, but if it is overpriced it is not likely to sell regardless. The general opinion here is that the OP needs to drop the price (and then take up your ideas).

The vendor has to come to terms with the EA perhaps having given them an unrealistic expectation, maybe in order to get the business.

The price issue has been made very clear by others.

obm

Thrugelmir

oldbaldman wrote: »

The vendor has to come to terms with the EA perhaps having given them an unrealistic expectation, maybe in order to get the business.

EA's need to sell properties in order to earn commission to pay the bills.

So follow clients instructions.

Thrugelmir

Ulfar wrote: »

It shows, the floor plan is a mess.

Surely when doing this kind of work you have to think about how the house will work now and in the future.

It could be redeemed but is going to cost money and will result in less bedrooms.

Layout appears to the problem. Difficult to see how it can easily be improved.

oldbaldman

Thrugelmir wrote: »

EA's need to sell properties in order to earn commission to pay the bills.

So follow clients instructions.

Of course they do.

obm

Strapped

At the very least, it needs a loo upstairs.

Then price it like a 3 bed and it will sell (noting that you can buy a 3 bed semi within half a mile for less than £95k).