House doesnt want to sell, advise appreciated

RelievedSheff

If I were you now I would take it off the market.

I would spend a little money on making the place look a little more homely and then get a decent agent who will market the property properly. They really are not doing a great job of selling your home for you.

seven-day-weekend

davidmcn wrote: »

Yes, I wouldn't touch anything using that rip-off method, no matter how attractive.

Neither would I. I wouldn't even look at the listing. I expect this has put many others off.

Also, it is a three-bedroomed house but not a family house (no garden). So the target markets will be mainly buy-to- letters or first time buyers. This again has limited the market.

I would sell it by a traditional method, then at least people like me who don't like the modern auction will at least look at it.

ethank

If you look at how you are selling, and your type of property, your market is tiny.

People go to auction to get a bargain, people do not buy houses to live in at auction.

This is a property which actually needs an agent to sell the benefits. Auctioneers actually wait for someone to come to them.

If you look at the local area - this is a premium priced property and you are competing against new builds which are cheaper....

WolfofPotto

Thanks for your responses thus far; I appreciate the honesty of the content, and have gathered the following:
- floor plan required
- new photographs with an internal photograph first
- potentially change estate agents
- add some intrigue to the property and description
- photo of allocated parking spot

Of note to question, the price was at 180k by traditional method, may try below this, however cant go much lower without being in negative equity. It has been very successful as a letting property for 3-4 years and never struggles to get tenants, but since it has been on sale really struggles!

Ill go back to the estate agents with the suggestions and potentially look to change estate agents.

Thanks

whatdoyouthink...

Picture 13 makes it an absolute no goer for me, no privacy unless you're sat with the blinds closed all day.

miss_undastood

For me there are a few main issues:
Kitchen/lounge all being 1 room seems to be more like a flat than a house to me
Likewise the lack of garden & parking would be a major issue - you can see a picture of double yellow lines which reinforces that
Is it freehold or leasehold? Are there any service charges?

It does seem like a lovely house, but it probably needs the right buyer - it doesn’t scream family home to me.

I don’t mean to sound negative, but these are some of the reasons why I wouldn’t look at your house

WolfofPotto

Its leasehold for another 114 years and they are £200 annual service fees, a bad buy, just trying to get rid at the highest price possible now, not much I can do about the open plan, parking or external, but will try and push positives, and looking for a new agents

diggingdude

Floor plan would be the first thing I would want. Best of luck selling

greenbee

WolfofPotto wrote: »

It has been very successful as a letting property for 3-4 years and never struggles to get tenants, but since it has been on sale really struggles!

So it's currently a rental property not your home. Do you have tenants in there at the moment?

WolfofPotto

no the tenants moved out when we put it up for sale, and we professionally cleaned the place and spruced it up. Some of the photos are from the tenant photos, which isnt helping, suppose hunters were lazy and didnt change to new photos, destined to move away from them for sure