Frustrating viewing feedback

PeppaCoin

Our house has been on the market for around 3 weeks. We get the same feedback for every viewing:

1) The third bedroom is too small
2) The garden is all out the front and none out the back.

Both these things are clearly shown on the floorplan/particulars. Maybe people are just giving those a cursory glance and not really taking the info on-board.

It's frustrating when the feedback highlights things you cannot do anything about.

Tom99

What have you got in the 3rd bed, is there anyway of making it 'look' bigger?

PeppaCoin

Our baby sleeps in there at the minute it's so a cotbed and a small Talbot. That's it!

PeppaCoin

Sorry tallboy!

00ec25

the average house hunter is incapable of understanding anything until they see it with their own eyes.

even then some will still be unable to visualise an alternative. They see a bedroom that can "only" fit a cot, so they think it "cannot" fit a normal bed and therefore is too small. Hence the vendors trick of putting a bedcover over cardboard boxes laid out in the shape and size of a normal bed to show the room can have one even if the vendor does not have an actual bed to use themselves

there will always be people who look at houses to get ideas, be nosey, have nothing else to do, or simply cannot think for themselves. there is nothing you do do about them except see them out the door and hope the next lot are genuine.

getmore4less

bedroom, you may need to de-nursery it to make it look like a bedroom.

With the garden can you make the outside space especially at the back look attractive and usable, not always easy in the winter.
eg is there enough space for a table and BBQ.

Gwendo40

It's usually the case that when you consistently getting viewer feedback that doesn't really make sense or they comment on things that are obvious in the advert, it's because they're being too polite to offer their real opinion that it's simply not worth the asking price.

warby68

Agree with the above.

Feedback can be tricky - people often don't want to say much and pick 'obvious' downsides instead.

You could try doing viewings yourself and see if you pick anything else up that might be an issue.

You will have to consider price though - a lot of feedback is actually just 'code' for 'not worth the price' as is a pattern of plenty of viewings but no offers.

getmore4less

Price must be in range if people are viewing.

have you done a "more like this" on rightmove Including SSTC to see what people are buying add in the sold prices in the area you can get an idea of where you with price.

there is always the option to provide a link. but thick skin helps as this is the internet.

Davesnave

PeppaCoin wrote: »

2) The garden is all out the front and none out the back.

If this statement is literally true, the house will be worth significantly less than others without this disadvantage.

One glance at Rightmove shows that half the population has no interest in gardening, but people still want a space outside which is safe for children and they don't count areas at the front in that.

Similarly, although many houses have rear gardens that are overlooked, not many buyers have a positive mental image of barbecuing or hanging out their smalls in public.

eddddy

PeppaCoin wrote: »

Both these things are clearly shown on the floorplan/particulars. Maybe people are just giving those a cursory glance and not really taking the info on-board.

Is your complaint that you don't want your time wasted by viewers who don't appreciate the size of the third bedroom, and the garden layout?

If so, I guess you could instruct the EA to add a prominent note to the listing saying something like:

"Please Note: The third bedroom is very small and there is no rear garden"

And when people call to arrange a viewing, ask the EA to repeat that info, before making an appointment.

Maybe you would get fewer wasted viewings, but I'm not sure if it would help sell the property.