House has had no viewings - input much appreciated

Davesnave

The main problem with the ad is that the floor plan is ridiculously small. However, when it's deciphered, the fact that this house is 'bottom heavy' jumps out at you. There's no easy way to create en-suite for the master bedroom because of the design, which is wasteful of space. Re-jigging it won't be easy and the replacement of bathroom & kitchen won't be cheap.

More minor criticisms are that this house doesn't need to be 'restored,' as it's in good condition; it needs updating. If the ad said it was at the end of a no through lane, it would be easier to find on the aerial view.

Oh, and whoever took the conservatory shot, needs shooting too!

warby68

A week's not long at all

First thoughts: people might expect 4 beds plus ensuite or potential for a plot that size so perhaps the buyer pool for 3 beds with big plot and big price is relatively small.

As Dave says, its bottom heavy - I agree that houses with a mismatch between the living and bedroom spaces can be trickier.

Best feature is the garden and its views which are beautiful so maximise those

None of the rooms are huge so a bit of furniture pruning just to make it look more spacious at first glance might be useful.

Its dated absolutely everywhere so there will be an immediate big whole house modernisation figure in mind so does your price really allow for that compared to the competition?

quantumlobster

Mojisola wrote: »

Why are the blinds closed in all the downstairs photos?

To manage the light. Without doing a bracketed shot off a tripod, all that opening the blinds will do is introduce a blinding white square into each picture. You won't see anything of note outside!

Conservatory is different, though. Those blinds need opening.

ognum

You house has beautiful views over the countryside. That is the asset I would exploit.

The rest of the house is very, very dated. Anyone who buys will have to do a mamouth amount of work, new bathroom, change fire place redecorate, new carpets so it needs to be priced accordingly or you need to do the work. You also need to declutter.

Price competitively, every estate agent I have spoken to and I am currently selling two houses tells me the market is moving if slowly.

babyblade41

The problem with this house ,in this price range and this size is that it's not in the super price bracket and a lot more than the normal semi that needs updating.

It's very big downstairs but upstairs really needs to be the same , looking at the floorpans it would be costly to do , plus the cost of updating downstairs is quite a task too

It's been well kept but as it all does need bringing up to a more up to date standard it will then turn into a very expensive refurb

It depends how quickly you want to sell, IMO you need that one buyer who absolutely wants to be in that area and has a big disposable income , that can happen very quickly and is down to luck or it can take an age .

If you want a quick sale and are in a hurry I'd drop the price quite considerably , also why not get an architect to just draw up some plans to extend upstairs... no need to submit them but it might help

davidmcn

warby68 wrote: »

people might expect 4 beds plus ensuite or potential for a plot that size so perhaps the buyer pool for 3 beds with big plot and big price is relatively small.

And even the OP seemed confused about whether their house has 3 or 4 beds!

Mojisola

quantumlobster wrote: »

To manage the light. Without doing a bracketed shot off a tripod, all that opening the blinds will do is introduce a blinding white square into each picture. You won't see anything of note outside!

That makes no sense to me. Before we put Dad's house on the market, we took photos so we could see what needed to be moved out or shifted around - we didn't have a fancy camera or a tripod but the windows weren't blinding white squares.

Most EAs seem to manage to get decent photos without closing blinds and curtains.

gwynlas

If you look at the properties above and below you in listings they both appear fairly neutral whilst yours is dated and personal. It might be that you could consider having place redecorated in white throughout but that would still leave kitchen and bathroom to be replaced.
I would suggest that you need professional input in modernising the space otherwise you will get offers reflecting the fact that there is no ensuite both kitchen and bathrooms need replacing, it probably needs rewiring and complete redecoration. It could be brought up to showhome standard and a premium price with the right inout.
Whilst the property is well maintained with good garden and appealing view these would appear to be the only redeeming features.

Davesnave

davidmcn wrote: »

And even the OP seemed confused about whether their house has 3 or 4 beds!

It has the potential to be extended at the front to increase the upstairs area, but front extensions are an unknown from a planning perspective and the layout would restrict the benefits. It can be done, because I've done it, but I wouldn't consider it an option on that one.

Typical roof truss and shallow pitch would also make going upwards another question mark. There are easier houses available to alter.

getmore4less

Time for a more like this

Location seems very good

What are people getting for £600k-£700k
to include some update/bigger work

To get a sample going out 5 miles and looking at what's for sale and SSTC
only detached houses

price 3b 4b 5b+
0-450 42/29 050/52 10/06
0-500 43/30 064/56 11/10
0-550 43/31 078/59 15/10
0-600 46/33 089/59 17/11
0-650 46/34 095/62 22/13
0-700 47/34 101/64 22/13

plenty of stock and buyers at the lower end but not over £500k

What have they been buying.
price 3 4 5+

500+ 8/5 53/13 23/7

looking at the SSTC (what people have been viewing and making offers on)

£500k 4bed
£525k 3bed
£535k 4bed
£545k 4bed
£550k 4bed
£575k 3bed
£600k 3bed
£600k 5bed
£625k 4bed
£625k 3bed
£635k 5bed
£635k 5bed
£650k 4bed
£650k 4bed
£675k 4bed
£685k 4bed

The rest are over £750k.