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House on the market for 15 days, no viewings booked
JenB83
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Hi all,
Hope that someone can give me some advice. As the title says, our house has been on the market for 15 days and we haven't had a single viewing. No one has shown any interest at all. The house market seemed to be quite buoyant in our area, one of the reasons we decided to market ours. I don't think it's overpriced - we had three valuations, £240-250,000 (definitely an overestimation), £225,000 and £220,000. We originally listed at £225,000 but have since dropped the price to £215,000 on the advice of our estate agent. Just for comparison, the house directly opposite ours sold for £208,000 a month ago, is smaller than ours and needs work doing to it which ours doesn't. The estate agent keeps saying it's the time of year that's the problem but I expected to have had some interest by now.
Would anyone mind having a look at the advert and giving us any suggestions on how to entice people to have a look? As a new user I can't post a link but it's on Rightmove, postcode is BS13 8NY. It's a three bed semi and the only property listed at that postcode.
Thanks in advance.
Hope that someone can give me some advice. As the title says, our house has been on the market for 15 days and we haven't had a single viewing. No one has shown any interest at all. The house market seemed to be quite buoyant in our area, one of the reasons we decided to market ours. I don't think it's overpriced - we had three valuations, £240-250,000 (definitely an overestimation), £225,000 and £220,000. We originally listed at £225,000 but have since dropped the price to £215,000 on the advice of our estate agent. Just for comparison, the house directly opposite ours sold for £208,000 a month ago, is smaller than ours and needs work doing to it which ours doesn't. The estate agent keeps saying it's the time of year that's the problem but I expected to have had some interest by now.
Would anyone mind having a look at the advert and giving us any suggestions on how to entice people to have a look? As a new user I can't post a link but it's on Rightmove, postcode is BS13 8NY. It's a three bed semi and the only property listed at that postcode.
Thanks in advance.
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You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.0
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Great minds think alike
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You don't seem to have much direct competition in a half-mile radius, so I don't think its overpriced. Apart from the photos not being great (although no worse than standard EA photos) nothing stands out to me as being offputting. Perhaps it is just a quiet time....0
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The boiler, pic 4, would be a no-no for me.
Is it in the conservatory?
Having said that, the house itself looks clean, tidy and decently presented.You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.0 -
Well, dropping the price within the first couple of weeks on the market might indicate to potential buyers that you are desperate to sell, and they're waiting for you to drop the price again. Quite odd of the EA to recommend that, if the price wasn't right at the start why didn't they tell you that then?0
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Rain_Shadow wrote: »The boiler, pic 4, would be a no-no for me.
Really? If everything else about the house fitted the bill? Sure it's not ideal but nothing a bit of clever joinery couldn't improve....0 -
It's the deadest time of year, so I wouldn't panic yet.
Decor is not to my taste, but many people like a modern kitchen. The only thing I would find offputting is the boiler in the dining room- that could be boxed into a sideboard type unit by a local carpenter. The photo doesn't show the garden to its best advantage- focusing on the pet cages rather than any seating/play/growing area.They are an EYESORES!!!!0 -
I agree with Rain Shadow, boiler in the dining room? That would be a definite no for me.
Plus with a young child those steps in the garden would also be a no-go for me.
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Really? If everything else about the house fitted the bill? Sure it's not ideal but nothing a bit of clever joinery couldn't improve....
I'm really not a fan of boilers in living rooms. Maybe the OP should consider engaging the services of a clever joiner.:DYou can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.0
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