Please critique my Rightmove listing

missbiggles1

kilby_007 wrote: »

We were in your position (with way too much clutter) so before putting our house for sale we packed all of our clutter into boxes in the loft (photos, shelves, ornaments, toys, shoes, extra blankets, cushions, toiletries, most of the kitchen appliances and utensils) ready for moving. Ultimately it removes your personality from the property which enables buyers to easier imagine how they could inject their own personality into it. We painted a few walls, put a new sink in the ensuite, and retiled the kitchen which really helped to sell it fast, and at the asking price. You don't have to spend money, but you do need to at least make it look like a blank canvas, if you can. That might mean a few tins of neutral coloured paint (magnolia, very light greys or white) to cover up any marks on walls where you've had stuff hung up/stuck. It only took us a couple of weeks to get ours ready for photos, and they aren't perfect by any means but it did the job. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=37684191&sale=49838621&country=england

I doubt that a high rise flat has a loft.

In similar situations (lots of "stuff", thousands of books) we packed all the excess and put it in a small self storage unit. Not only does this improve the selling potential but it makes the actual move much simpler as there's far less to move. There are similar advantages at the other end as you only have essentials to unpack and sort on the day and you can bring in the "stuff" once you're already settled.

harrys_dad

That has to be about the worst set of photographs I have ever seen on a home listing. Did the agents offer any advice on how to arrange your home before they took them? Did they take them on a phone? The listing is also poorly written.

How and why did you choose that agent? How long are you tied in for? If this is a sample of their work they don't know their job and you need to move agents as soon as possible.

As others have said, if potential buyers compare your listing with others in the same block you have no chance.

ellie27

trippyfairy wrote: »

That's the one! Thanks, it is messy - I've too much junk!

I have not read through this whole thread but first thoughts on the photos.....
If you know its messy why didnt you tidy it up?

Sorry if you think thats harsh but you want your home presented as best as it possibly can be for selling.

You could have just shoved all the mess on the side behind the camera while the pics were taken.

A house presented like that makes it look as if the sellers don't really care, and perhaps under all the clutter there are lots of electrics/plumbing/boiler etc that have also not really been cared for.

Just my initial thoughts.

westernpromise

googler wrote: »

Double glazed window with views over the river and a radiator.

How is having a view over a radiator a selling point?

googler

westernpromise wrote: »

How is having a view over a radiator a selling point?

Well spotted. I missed that one.

Dan-Dan

westernpromise wrote: »

How is having a view over a radiator a selling point?

Some radiators are very pretty

JimmyTheWig

No photos from the outside. Means it must be as bad as I can possibly imagine.
No mention of a lift. Does this mean there isn't one?

May have been mentioned before (!) but there's too much clutter.
This has two negative impacts...
1. It makes it harder to imagine yourself living there when it is full of other people's stuff.
2. It makes it look like the whole place is small.

googler

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

No photos from the outside. Means it must be as bad as I can possibly imagine.

There's always google street view .....

HappyMJ

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

No photos from the outside. Means it must be as bad as I can possibly imagine.
No mention of a lift. Does this mean there isn't one?

May have been mentioned before (!) but there's too much clutter.
This has two negative impacts...
1. It makes it harder to imagine yourself living there when it is full of other people's stuff.
2. It makes it look like the whole place is small.

If you click the brochure there is a view of the outside of the building.

A bad photo but there is one.

JimmyTheWig

googler wrote: »

There's always google street view .....

HappyMJ wrote: »

If you click the brochure there is a view of the outside of the building.

Good comments.
But assuming buyers do the same as me they might think the same as me.