How can I get rid of my house?

bazza1603

I like the term "Fixed Price" instead of no offers!

Good Luck

Baz

Walter_J

bristol_pilot wrote: »

The house looks fine. I don't know Blackpool so can't comment on the price, but the "no offers" bit is quite brash - even rude - in todays market. No-one pays the list price or screen price for a car and no-one paid the asking price for property until the boom of recent years which many people now think is over. Try keeping the price the same but remove the "no offers" tag. What the property is worth is what someone will pay for it - what you "need" to get for it is not relevant to its value.

Spot on.Your house is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it - not the price that you either want or need for it.Why no offers?In my view this just puts people off even looking at your house. If someone does make you an offer then at the very least it is an expression of serious interest and it is their opening negotiating position. You don't have to accept it. Think of it as having flushed out a potential buyer and start negotiating.Don't drop your asking price - just tell your agent that you are prepared to consider offers.Incidentally I notice that your estate agents has just appointed Ken Barlow and Stuart Hall as directors. That on top of being owned by a convicted rapist...... not sure I'd be using them.

drichard

You have a lovely house, sorry to see you selling up. I was in a similar position to you 2.5 years ago, I had a house sit unselling for ~8months, loads of viewings but no offers.

I took to calling the agent regularly, demanding to know what every person who viewed the property thought. I brought the agent back and asked them what was wrong (and offered to change carpets/lights/decor if it would help) - they said nothing with the house (The problem was the new housing estate being built at the end of the garden - when the estate was finished, the house sold).

Looking at your home on "maps.live.com", it seems to be a very busy road you are on, is noise an issue?, is parking an issue? Also, you jhave no images of the garden. I always like to see pictures of the garden. I'm sure you could provide one to your agent and get it inserted in the details. Another thing to try is to put yourself in purchasers shoes and think why you WOULD NOT buy. Place more effort there.

Good luck

tomstickland

Regarding offers, just put it on at the price you want for it. Anyone is free to make an offer and you are free to reject them. I also think that the price must be what's holding the sale back.

Inactive

House prices are dictated by market forces, like anything else, if the house hasn't sold for the asking price, it is too expensive, buyers have a choice, sad but true.;)

EdInvestor

Agree with the comments on "no offers" - it is commonplace now for asking proces to includea 5% markup above the "real" asking price, simply so that the EA has a bit of "negotiating room". The prohibition deprives the agent of one of his top tools.

Perhaps take it off for a few weeks and then remarket on Rightmove at the same "real" asking price but with a premium on top that can be negotiated away.

Providing it's not too overpriced of course.

The house looks very nice though it's short on bathrooms for a 4-bedder.Rather long on reception rooms, perhaps that compensates.

littlemissmoney

It doesn't look like it has a proper shower from the photos. If it does, I would mention it.

reformedEffortMaker_2

i agree with doozergirl, no need to spend anymore money on decorating. The house looks gorgeous, shame its not closer to London, you would have sold it within the first week!

Could you not negotiate a cheaper fee to go multi agency (ideally not more than two), or how looking into auctions-with a reserve price close to what you actually need to break even, (i have no idea what the fees would be but i assume they are not payable unless you sell right?)

Also, have you asked the agency what the feedback has been?....surely if you are not getting any offers, they should know why?....try getting one of your friends to 'mystery shop' them and see how they are marketing your property over the phone, during viewings etc....can be quite an eye opener!

BrandNewDay

I got no advice, but I'm DROOLING, here. Good luck.

taxi73

I'm from Blackpool and don't think that price is too high but I know a lot of people will not use Oystons as he is a convicted rapist....amongst other things.Sorry but you are best away from them...I for one do not look at his estate agents...there are loads of others in the same area.You will probably sell it on rightmove or with another estate agent for the asking price