House on the Market 1 week and no Viewings

Fire_Fox

Leery24 wrote: »

We did them ourselves but it was using a wide angle lens.
Maybe not wide enough

Try to capture floor space not furniture, rather like the attractive garden shots (2,14).

But note that I can barely work the camera on my tablet.

Three times ever. :shhh:

Thrugelmir

cattie wrote: »

High street agents tend to have lists of people looking for houses & who they think might be interested in your house & their first job is usually to contact these peole as soon as instruction to list property comes in.

EA's will have people on their books looking for a property. A good EA will likewise encourage people to at least take a look. Very difficult to appreciate a property from pictures alone.

Mutton_Geoff

Arthritic_Toe wrote: »

I don't really understand the hate for online only agents. As a buyer it doesn't make any difference once the offer is made - from that point on its all in the hands of the solicitors. The only time the local EA enters the picture after that is to just rock up and collect their huge commission on completion.

A High Street agent will act as a catalyst to progress the sale to completion when their fee can be paid. An online only agent has already been paid so would not be interested.

The main issue is the OP doesn’t even have a viewing booked let alone any form of offer. This is down to poor marketing and a single source stream for prospects. As others have mentioned, a regular agent will have a list of buyers already out looking who would be wheeled through the doors as soon as they were instructed.

Without viewers, you aren’t going to get a buyer. That is the role of an agent actively marketing a property. I’ve bought and sold over £4m worth of property in the last 10 years so I speak from experience.

TiberUK

As a buyer I couldn't give a stuff if the agent is online or offline. The house and price are what is most important


Your garden looks fantastic. Thats literally the one issue we have with the new build we are currently buying, they did a very half assed job with the grass. Id prefer if just left mud and a bag of grass seed rather than the current low quality lawn

sgun

I always thought Doorsteps was one of those "sell it quick and cheap because there's something wrong with it or the owner has died" type of businesses, like Springbok etc. Now having looked at them I'm clearly wrong but there you go! It wouldn't put me off viewing but I would expect to find issues somewhere. Wrong, but perceptions are important when selling a house.

The artificial grass would put me off - hateful stuff - but I suspect people buying your type of house would like it.

I do think though that an online "agent" makes me think that the seller is doing it themselves, on the cheap, which is slightly off putting.

getmore4less

Leery24 wrote: »

Thanks for adding those. To make clear the three bed semi as it's advertised is also the middle house of a block of three exactly the same as ours. So do you think 10000 discount is about enough to offset the lack of help to buy considering it is the same house other than that and being 4 years older.
Regards.

Someone that can afford yours @ £160k with a £10k deposit can go to £200k with HTB and get a better mortgage rate than yours at 95% LTV.

£10k deposit £40k HTB £150k mortgage

There are 3 bed detached and 4 bed new build properties in that price range.

System

getmore4less wrote: »

Someone that can afford yours @ £160k with a £10k deposit can go to £200k with HTB and get a better mortgage rate than yours at 95% LTV.

£10k deposit £40k HTB £150k mortgage

There are 3 bed detached and 4 bed new build properties in that price range.

The downside being they would get themselves into the same predicament as the OP if they opted for HTB.

HTB is a Catch 22.

getmore4less

Diocletian_II wrote: »

The downside being they would get themselves into the same predicament as the OP if they opted for HTB.

HTB is a Catch 22.

You check the local plan and see how much longer new build will happen in the area.

if there is ongoing building you can be trapped if the cycle is nearer the end the new build options dry up and more buyers have to cough up for the second hand ones.

sazzabox

I'd personally say its just the way the estate agent has taken the photos and not included any dimensions in the write up.

We managed to sell our house in super fast time (4 hours after taking photos) but that was simply as he already had a contact who was looking for our kind of house. So don't be fooled into thinking its something you're doing! its definitely down to the estate agents!

Good Luck! :beer:

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I think the kitchen photo's need to be retaken urgently, so you can actually see the kitchen.

Are you sure you aren't trying to sell the furniture.., rather than the house its in?

It does look like a very nice house, but I would want to see the rooms in the house, get a feel for the rooms rather than your furniture, nice though it is.