House Viewings Have Dried Up - Advice?

PasturesNew

CS1986 wrote: »

The agent talked us in to spending £200 on professional photos ....

I'd be asking him when that'll happen as those photos aren't "professional photos".

They might be done by somebody who "charges to take photos", but that doesn't make them a professional.

iammumtoone

You are selling the flat not entering it into a photographic competition!

I look at a lot of houses/flats via this board and I have never seen anything with photos like that before, it is normal for your area? I can tell you live in a sort after area due to the price, is it common for houses/flats to be presented like this for that kind of market.

Get some traditional photos you could better yourself with a mobile phone! at least that would show the rooms/layout who wants to look at vases and desk when buying a home.

Oh and I would sack the estate agent if they think that pictures like that are the way to sell (unless of course its standard for your area).

Apart from that you have a lovely flat

iammumtoone

Just looked at another house from the same agent https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65721274.html


they seem to have the same professional style photos as yours however their photos are good, they show the rooms well. If I were you I would be asking for a refund. Maybe you got the artist style ones because you paid for a set amount? being a small flat there was only so many they could take - but you should have had a lower price not 'extras' that make your listing look weird (sorry)

CS1986

Hi all, thank you very much for all of your honest and helpful feedback. I!!!8217;m definitely getting the impression that we may have been !!!8216;had!!!8217; by the agent with these pics. It!!!8217;s such a shame because it really is a lovely flat but if the photos aren!!!8217;t doing it justice then I need to speak to the agent!

csgohan4

as a buyer I really loathe fish eye lens photos. pees me off when I come to view it's actually so much smaller, wasting my time

lisyloo

CS1986 wrote: »

Hi all, thank you very much for all of your honest and helpful feedback. I!!!8217;m definitely getting the impression that we may have been !!!8216;had!!!8217; by the agent with these pics. It!!!8217;s such a shame because it really is a lovely flat but if the photos aren!!!8217;t doing it justice then I need to speak to the agent!

Photos are there to draw people in.
You’ve had 5-6 viewings despite the photos.
What was the feedback from those viewings?
Have you had none at all from any of them?

CS1986

The feedback has been that they have liked the flat and thought it was really nice, but would prefer somewhere with an en suite or that ithey want somewhere a bit bigger. I just wonder if we are overpriced?!

mrginge

CS1986 wrote: »

The feedback has been that they have liked the flat and thought it was really nice, but would prefer somewhere with an en suite or that ithey want somewhere a bit bigger. I just wonder if we are overpriced?!

Course it is overpriced. The photos are garbage tbh but twelve months on the market is always price related.

lisyloo

Almost certainly down to price.
Those people want something better for £300k but if it was 50p would they buy it?
Of course they would.
Then there!!!8217;s you answer.

I do question what your agent is doing though (I did see an estate agents details on that link didn!!!8217;t i?)
The estate agent are meant to know the local market and should be advising you.

Cakeguts

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67948769.html What does you flat have that this one doesn't apart from a bath?



Because if that is all then it means that your bath costs £25k.