No viewings in 3 weeks.

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jennhg88 wrote: »

Floorplan and photos at a normal sort of height would make a huge difference IMO.

agreed but OP shouldnt need a professional photographer just a new EA.


any competent EA should be able to take good pics and include a floorplan

Cakeguts

The estate agent who mentioned elderly people and people with small children is telling you what you want to hear. Elderly people with reduced mobility live near bus routes not in flats on the middle of new estates. Your ground floor flat is not the sort of property an elderly person would buy because the flats are not near anything. Someone with small children would want to park right outside the front door. So unless your allocated parking space is right next to the front door you can forget people with small children and babies.



You are looking at young single people or young childless couples who don't mind the lack of security and noise that a gound floor flat brings. It will have to be considerably cheaper than any flat not on the ground floor.


It is important not to rely on the estate agent to tell you your market but to know yourself who you are likely to be selling to. If your flat was cheaper than the others when you bought it you have to sell it cheaper than the others.

fslugocki

Cakeguts wrote: »

The estate agent who mentioned elderly people and people with small children is telling you what you want to hear. Elderly people with reduced mobility live near bus routes not in flats on the middle of new estates. Your ground floor flat is not the sort of property an elderly person would buy because the flats are not near anything. Someone with small children would want to park right outside the front door. So unless your allocated parking space is right next to the front door you can forget people with small children and babies.

You are looking at young single people or young childless couples who don't mind the lack of security and noise that a gound floor flat brings. It will have to be considerably cheaper than any flat not on the ground floor.


It is important not to rely on the estate agent to tell you your market but to know yourself who you are likely to be selling to. If your flat was cheaper than the others when you bought it you have to sell it cheaper than the others.

Yes thats true, we don't see many elderly people here so thought that was a bit strange.

All the residents we have seen here are all young/middle aged professionals with young children living in these flats . Not seen any young childless couples here. There are allocated parking spaces right outside the flats (our allocated parking space is literally right on our front door) and also this estate has a children playground. Always see lots of young children playing here on the communal grounds. It is also a very quiet area, out of the way of any road traffic so this flat is perfect for families with young children/babies.

Cakeguts

fslugocki wrote: »

Yes thats true, we don't see many elderly people here so thought that was a bit strange.

All the residents we have seen here are all young/middle aged professionals with young children living in these flats . Not seen any young childless couples here. There are allocated parking spaces right outside the flats (our allocated parking space is literally right on our front door) and also this estate has a children playground. Always see lots of young children playing here on the communal grounds. It is also a very quiet area, out of the way of any road traffic so this flat is perfect for families with young children/babies.

Now you have your target market so you need to put into the description where your allocated parking space is so that people know that they don't have to trail a toddler and loads of shopping all across the car park. You need to actively market your flat to the kind of person who you know lives in those flats.

Red-Squirrel_2

As others have mentioned, you need a floor plan and you need better photos. Personally I think there are a few things you can do before the new ones are taken to improve things a bit too.

Photo 2 makes your kitchen look even smaller than it is! 2 separate shots showing each side might be better, get the EA to take lots and pick the best. I would also recommend taking your kettle, toaster, microwave etc. off the surfaces and getting them as clear as possible for the photos. People don't tend to notice what isn't there but they do notice if there is a cluttered or cramped feel to a kitchen.

Photo 3 is just awful, it manages to make every bit of space it shows look tiny! If you want a picture of the dining area, close the kitchen door so you can't see straightaway how close the washing machine is to it, and don't include the sofa in the foreground it just makes it look like there's no separation of the space. Pull the dining table away from the wall, at the moment it looks like there isn't space for four people to sit around it and that you've had to shove it up against the wall to create space to get around it.

Photo 4 is ok, but no laundry baskets in selling photos, shift it!

Photo 5 needs a better label, I don't know what I'm looking at. If you can access that shared green space straight out of your flat, try taking a picture from inside that shows this.

Photo 6, totally unnecessary and terrible picture, just lose that one!


Photo 7, get rid of the cleaning products for the picture, get rid of that big ugly toilet roll holder and move the mat off the side of the bath before retaking.


Photo 8, you don't need a second picture of the bathroom, especially as it just shows your folded towels!


Photo 9, if you are marketing at couples with kids, consider getting rid of the red and setting this room up as a bedroom. Don't overestimate how much vision and imagination your viewers have. Spoonfeed them!

Photo 10, as before, no cleaning products/air fresheners and retake.

Photo 11, the lounge should be the first picture after the external shot. The table is really imposing. If you need to move it out of the way to get a shot of just the living area that doesn't show it, then do that. I'd also consider getting rid of the curtains and the stuff on your walls that clashes with the wallpaper and getting some cheap bits that coordinate from Dunelm or B&M. Make sure the sofa cushions are plumped and properly arranged for the photos and get a couple of green or cream ones to lift it a bit. Take down the net curtains, they will just remind people of one of the downsides of a ground floor flat, the lack of privacy.

Doodles

I think the inside of your flat is nice.

However what would put me off is the fact is your flat is right next to the communal front door.

I've lived in a couple of blocks similar to the size of yours, both ground floor. I hated the door slamming all the time and the noise of people talking on intercom or going out for a fag.

That would be my reason for not viewing your flat, based on my own personal experiences, sorry OP.

fslugocki

We have got our advert updated, thanks to everyone’s feedback. The new photos however, were taken prior to us seeing some of the other more recent feedback but we think they are looking a lot better now.

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