No viewings in 6 months

westernpromise

Oh, and I'd get a matching pair of house plants and put one on each windowsill in the living room. They bring rooms to life without taking up any floor space. Looking at it again, what it needs is colour and things to draw your eye away from 2 feet in front of you. So the mirrors add that false depth and a few colourful but tastefully underframed prints brighten things up. Google "Monet garden" for examples of what I mean - not forgetting that all this is not expensive and can be taken with you.

I actually think it is a nice flat, but it is small, and that is an aspect that requires quite a lot of design effort to make it work. It's possible to live agreeably in small flats, dark flats, whatever, but you have to identify the constraints and then throw your imagination at minimising them.

nimbo

BMTH wrote: »

Wonderful reply, I will certainly look into a few of these things.

If I sack the agent I've lost £800 and going to a local EA will be another £1-2K. How about just leaving the pictures and dropping 5 grand for now?

I get you're trying to make do - with the pictures. However they are what sells your property. I'm looking at the minute - not in your area. And your pictures aren't the worst I've seen. BUT they wouldn't have made me use my valuable viewing time to look at your flat unless I was already on the road.

Yes dropping the price will help. however you're trying to sell me a lifelsyltyle. you want me to fall in love with your flat because it's going to be my first home that I've owned and you want me to forget the flood risk the price that is slightly higher then I was maybe thinking and overlook the ground rent etc.

This is worth one hour of your time to take the pictures. Yes this may require you shift stuff around when the pictures are being taken. Yes it may mean you have to baby oil your fridge (really good on chrome etc to get off smudges). BUT this will then get people actually booking viewings of your flat not the one next door.

Have a look on right move - add the area and the price range etc - then actually look critically at other properties and your own. Get your b!tchy hat on. I have a house that is forever coming up in my searches and they've taken a picture of a magnolia corner. No idea what room it is in - no idea of size. Just know they have at least one room that is magnolia with a corner. Makes me laugh every time - I'm not going to view that one though. Make your pictures the best they can be.

Could your current agent relaunch the flat? Take it down for a week or so - add new pictures and consider a price drop - do it all in one to and see of that works up some interest. Do get an estate agent round - see what they think. A few local estate agents have talked me into viewing things I probably wouldn't have considered on right move. you don't have to sign with them - but hear what they say.

Also with a price on right move - I'm personally viewing them as a guide - and if I see something we like I will be considering offering below what the number states. So don't drop it below a point where you could consider a small drop of offered below. Although it needs to be priced to get people through the door to see it.

getmore4less

re the river and flooding.

If I remember right this property is on slightly raised area from the surroundings properties particularly those opposite bank of the river along with the tesco carpark and retail estate nearby that offer a very large runoff area.

Crashy_Time

Flood risk alone will make it hard to sell IMO.

dirty_magic

OP everyone always mentions decor and furniture in these threads, and I agree that people can be harsh. I doubt it would make a difference, as I think the bottom line here is the price given the size and the proximity of the river. I also think you're up against it as there are houses for a similar price.

If you think noticing a smeared fridge is picky, I'm sure I remember one of these threads years ago when someone said the house was scruffy because they'd hung a tea towel on the oven door! :rotfl:

Don't let it get to you. Just take it on board and keep in mind that it's very unlikely for someone to think 'I like the flat but I'll give it a miss because of the smeared fridge'.

StumpyPumpy

Crashy_Time wrote: »

Flood risk alone will make it hard to sell IMO.

There is no flood risk. At least not according to the Wyre Forest District Strategic Flood Risk Assessment. Still, experts hey, what do they know? I'm sure you know better, as usual.

SP

Crashy_Time

StumpyPumpy wrote: »

There is no flood risk. At least not according to the Wyre Forest District Strategic Flood Risk Assessment. Still, experts hey, what do they know? I'm sure you know better, as usual.

SP

Why don`t you buy it at asking price then, I`m sure the OP will welcome your confidence...and money........:rotfl:

Crashy_Time

Personally I wouldn`t touch it with a barge pole ......(sorry OP)

nubbins

You wouldn't touch anything with a bargepole thats why you are probably 500k down in rent and lost equity (sorry crashy)

Crashy_Time

nubbins wrote: »

You wouldn't touch anything with a bargepole thats why you are probably 500k down in rent and lost equity (sorry crashy)

Well the thread is about lost equity, at least you got that right.