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3 Months on Market no second viewers or offers

I have owned this property since January 2018 so just over 6 months. After buying the property I started a new job and wanted to move closer to my girlfriends parents due to childcare. So I put my house on the market about 3 months ago.

I have has about 10 viewers since then and reduced the price. I have lost out on the house i had in mind but have found a development close by and have paid the deposit for the new house to be built.

I'm not sure what else I should be doing or the estate agents I can't afford to lower the price any more than I already have and I don't really want to loose the deposit I have paid on the new build house.

Any ideas are appreciated.

I will provide the right move listing if you want to take a look and advise on things you would change.

Thanks
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  • Cdny
    Cdny Posts: 13 Forumite
    I am unable to post links due to being new. If you want to look at the right move listing please send me a message.
  • Nobbie1967
    Nobbie1967 Posts: 1,682 Forumite
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    Cdny wrote: »
    I am unable to post links due to being new. If you want to look at the right move listing please send me a message.

    What price did you pay for it 6 months ago and what are you asking for it now?
  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    Cdny wrote: »
    I am unable to post links due to being new. If you want to look at the right move listing please send me a message.
    Just post the link but add some spaces in it.
  • Cdny
    Cdny Posts: 13 Forumite
    I paid £100,000.

    I had 3 valuations completed and they all said the market was alot better than when I bought it. So I put it up for 110k I then lowered it last month to 95-105k. Due to the lack of intrest and offers.
  • Cdny
    Cdny Posts: 13 Forumite
    Link to right move.

    Rightmove.Co .uk /s6p/54025047
  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    A lot of people will assume that there is something wrong with the property as you are selling so soon after buying. Nothing you can do to change that.
  • need_an_answer
    need_an_answer Posts: 2,812 Forumite
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    If people get as far as looking at the write up on the property before they look when it was last sold,you could suggest that the agent adds the wording in a prominent place

    "job relocation forces sale"
    OR
    "Selling due to job relocation"

    It might help if vendors know there is a reason other than them assuming bad area/neighbours.
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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    The details clearly aren't the problem - their job is to get people through the door.

    So the question is what are they seeing when they view that's stopping them having a second visit?
  • Rambosmum
    Rambosmum Posts: 2,447 Forumite
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    I suspect that people are seeing it, dong a bit of additional research, realizing you only bought it 6 months ago are probably assuming there is something wrong, such as bad neighbours. it'll be hard to change that.
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