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Critique my rightmove listing please

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  • glasgowdan
    glasgowdan Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    dc197 wrote: »
    In the listing, ensure you use metric measurements as well as imperial. And with the imperial ones, it would make it more readable if you approximate. Bedroom 2 is described as 10'01" x 10'06". It would be simpler for the eye if it were described as 10x10, that one inch isn't important.

    I don't agree - as a buyer I want to know room sizes including inches.

    However, those sizes shouldn't have the '0' before the inch number. Just 10'6" etc.
  • LittleMax
    LittleMax Posts: 1,408 Forumite
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    dc197 wrote: »
    In the listing, ensure you use metric measurements as well as imperial. And with the imperial ones, it would make it more readable if you approximate. Bedroom 2 is described as 10'01" x 10'06". It would be simpler for the eye if it were described as 10x10, that one inch isn't important.

    I also don't agree - my EA rounded the measurements on my last sale, and made the smallest room seem like a box room. 6" can make a huge difference on a smaller room, people won't waste their time viewing if they have already decided their bed won't fit.
  • DRP
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    edited 6 June 2016 at 2:14PM
    I would get rid of the imperial measurements entirely as they are solely for the benefit of literalistic / anachronistic ukippers (with a diminished sense of sarcasm), and the like.
  • booksurr
    booksurr Posts: 3,700 Forumite
    DRP wrote: »
    I would get rid of the imperial measurements entirely as they are solely for the benefit of anachronistic ukippers and the like.
    LOL and thereby exclude yourself from a monied set of potential buyers who don't understand your property. Excellent marketing strategy. Roll on Brexit.
  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    booksurr wrote: »
    LOL and thereby exclude yourself from a monied set of potential buyers who don't understand your property. Excellent marketing strategy. Roll on Brexit.

    Apologies, I have edited for accuracy :D
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