House been on market a month....hardly any interest

Zackisback878

s_glover wrote: »

The photos are generally from a very odd angle, too high up.
All rooms would benefit from the blinds being up and letting in as much natural light as possible.
Photo 2 adds nothing

The room in photo 11 looks cluttered, get rid of the coats hanging up. I assume the chair is where it is as the arms stop it sitting under the desk. Maybe see if you can borrow / buy a cheap chair which till tuck neatly under and out of the way.

The description mentions a driveway but it's not clear where this is / how big it is from the photos, get a picture included if possible. Streetview shows 2 parking spaces outside for the 4 properties.

Thanks for the feedback! We will likely change estate agents when we move if we are still in the same position, i hadn't realised how bad the lighting is in these pictures! I couldn't actually make the appointment when the estate agent came round to do the pictures so had to send my mum over last minute which i regret as i would have moved things around,

The two end terraces actually have their own driveways, myself and the other mid terrace have one each of the spaces in front of the house

davidmcn

Zackisback878 wrote: »

thanks for the feedback - I thought advertising the price difference would be a positive thing but clearly with lack of viewings its not!

Some people might interpret it as a bargain but it can also be interpreted as meaning that the Home Report isn't worth the paper it's written on - if the valuation is clearly too high, what else have they got wrong?

Metric-only measurements are irritating (not because I'm a metric martyr but most other agents have imperial so it makes comparisons a bit easier).

Crashy_Time

Zackisback878 wrote: »

Crashy - It is a bad time up here, i do have about 20 properties saved on RM at the moment which i feel are fairly priced all within a mile of ours and they dont seem to be selling either.

Lot of people in "wait and see" mode IMO, and many genuinely worried about jobs/income, and it is possible we don`t leave next week of course, but that will spark another round of political/economic volatility IMO, and a lot of anger here and across Europe which will find it`s outlet at the ballot box. Pricing below the immediate competition is a good start,although many on here might say different, and you are going to get a lot of discussion about making the photos/presentation better. Good luck!

Zackisback878

davidmcn wrote: »

Some people might interpret it as a bargain but it can also be interpreted as meaning that the Home Report isn't worth the paper it's written on - if the valuation is clearly too high, what else have they got wrong?

Metric-only measurements are irritating (not because I'm a metric martyr but most other agents have imperial so it makes comparisons a bit easier).

Thanks I hadn't even given that a thought, i have emailed our estate agents to arrange to re-do the pictures so will mention adding the measurements in imperial :T

jonboy321

The market is stuck at the moment because of Brexit, Improve photos etc, but be prepared to sit tight until after Brexit, its what every buyer in my area seems to be doing

Zackisback878

Crashy_Time wrote: »

Lot of people in "wait and see" mode IMO, and many genuinely worried about jobs/income, and it is possible we don`t leave next week of course, but that will spark another round of political/economic volatility IMO, and a lot of anger here and across Europe which will find it`s outlet at the ballot box. Pricing below the immediate competition is a good start,although many on here might say different, and you are going to get a lot of discussion about making the photos/presentation better. Good luck!

Thanks Crashy, I have to agree its probably the worst time to market a house with so much uncertainty, I do think we are fairly priced with home report and nearby properties so looks like we will just need to be patient. We move in 6 weeks so we've made our peace with still having this unsold when we move unfortunately,

I have emailed our EA to re-do the pictures with the comments in mind (thanks all!) another thing they didn't include a picture of the other side of the kitchen which highlights it can easily fit a dining table with 4 seats so looking to buy a cheap and cheerful one to feature it as a kitchen diner.

Comms69

Im still shocked that these are considered professional quality pictures. I don't do house photos, but this just screams someone playing with camera setting for no reason - I do take photographs as part of my job role*

Zackisback878

jonboy321 wrote: »

The market is stuck at the moment because of Brexit, Improve photos etc, but be prepared to sit tight until after Brexit, its what every buyer in my area seems to be doing

Nice to see its not just here!

Will get our photos re-done firstly and sit tight for brexit whenever it may happen...

Zackisback878

Comms69 wrote: »

Im still shocked that these are considered professional quality pictures. I don't do house photos, but this just screams someone playing with camera setting for no reason - I do take photographs as part of my job role*

The house is actually quite bright, all our blinds are blackout though which with them being halfway down the windows in some pictures is making it look rather dull!

I will make sure I am there with the photographer this time,

The outside of the house also isnt bright orange :eek:

hazyjo

Hi


Will try not to be too harsh Feel free to slap me if I hit any nerves! Not trying to!

Generally, it should be inoffensive to most, if a little soulless.

Will go through each pic.

1. You're right, like another on here recently, it looks a tad apocalyptic! Definitely needs toning down a little.

2. Fine, but would be better if you just threw another colour in. When you want a coloured room, you really should have an accent colour too. I suggest a bit of teal or a dusky pink (think there might be a bit of that in the room, but something like a rug would blend it together and soften it. I like the wallpaper, it's very modern, but don't think you're showing the room at its best.

3. Yeah, definitely a rug. Look at Argos maybe. Something with a bit of texture. Something like this would work https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8847179 Am I being too harsh saying the row of seats gives it a bit of a waiting room feel? Does that last section near the window detach? Could you angle that bit round at all? Looks very slightly dark in this pic, mainly cos it's facing the window.

4. Another lounge pic? I'd lose it. It looks dark, although this and the last pic have at least shown there is actually another colour, maybe a dusky pink-ish?

5. Kitchen - fine.

6. Another kitchen - fine - but prefer it to the other one as it hides the bin, although you lose the door. I'd be tempted to retake one without the bin and showing the rear access.

7. Bed 1 - fine (I don't mind the wallpaper, but it does close the room in a bit, and the fact it's not very big anyway doesn't help).

8. Think I'd have just kept the previous pic.

9. End of bedroom. Shows there's a built in cupboard/wardrobe which is good as I was wondering about storage.

10. Most people will be decorating that blue room, but I'd leave as is. It's tidy, and has personality. Any families with kids viewing may love it.

11. Same room - good, another built in cupboard/wardrobe

12. Bathroom. Small, but at least you have a window. Will have to check details for an electric shower or something up the other end. Hopefully you have one.

13. That front of house pic has now caused me concern - presumed on street/kerb parking but now see there's nothing obvious. If that's one space, who's it for? Where do the others park? Will go check the details for parking.

14. Garden - fine. Pretty much what I'd have expected. Not too tiny, and practical. It's winter - there's not a great deal you can do to it.

Now checking out floorplan:

Great, there is one! Kitchen diner? Didn't see dining space. Is that in front of the door? Do you have seating there? Show it if so.

Just remembered it's two beds - was looking for a third. I think it's got a 'small family' feel about it (obviously, cos you are!) and my brain had presumed it was a 3 bed from the pics (forgetting I'd not seen a 3rd bed), although you're probably aiming more for couples without children. Entirely up to you if you keep that second bed as a child's room or if you neutralise it a bit.

Streetview - those high-rises would be a big compromise for me. Can work out the parking now - two cars? There are four houses there. And I imagine it's first come first served? That would put me off. Looks like the right hand one has a carport, but what's stopping them or their visitors parking on that bay?

Description - PARKING! Yay! If I was looking, I may well have missed that by not getting that far. I think I may have discarded it. That needs to go in the bullet points and be made much clearer. 'PRIVATE ALLOCATED PARKING FOR TWO VEHICLES'.

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Hope I've not been too harsh. Telling you how it is through the eyes of a viewer and maybe you can pick up things from my comments that maybe you'd not really thought about.

You can't do anything about the size of it, it is small, but it's well presented - you just need to show off its plus points. Parking is one, the garden is probably better than people expect, and I'd make it a bit more cosy. It's such a shame that second bed isn't a double, but again can't be helped. That's partly why I said keep it as it is. It's not going to be anything other than a child's room, or a single guest room, so it might as well stay.