No viewings on flat

blue_max_3

RelievedSheff said:

In ordinary times that may well have been the case. However we no longer live in "ordinary " times. The memory of lock down, where visits to public spaces were severely limited, is still very fresh in people's minds. 

People are starting to appreciate property with a private outside space.

I'm currently in a top floor flat, but anyway. 'Private' outside space is a rarity these days.

AnotherJoe

Crashy_Time said:

Re the OP flat - It is overpriced - we are heading into a major recession - start at 100k IMO.

In the supermarket this morning walked past the newspaper rack, one of the headlines was along the lines of "record house price rises" 
What's that about ? 

penners324

Lots of flats for sale in your area, about 80 within a couple of mile. Also most buyers at the moment want a garden.
So too much supply and no demand.

RelievedSheff

blue_max_3 said:

RelievedSheff said:

In ordinary times that may well have been the case. However we no longer live in "ordinary " times. The memory of lock down, where visits to public spaces were severely limited, is still very fresh in people's minds. 

People are starting to appreciate property with a private outside space.

I'm currently in a top floor flat, but anyway. 'Private' outside space is a rarity these days.

Any outside space is better than no outside space after the experiences of the last few months and buyers are becoming wise to this.

Abbafan1972

blue_max_3 said:

For me, the lack of windows in the kitchen and living room are definitely the reason why I wouldn't consider it. It's hard to see why it has been built this way. 

Yes, that's the first thing I noticed.  It seems there is a view from the bedroom, but you can't see it really.  All you can see is a brick wall from the living room and kitchen.  I don't really get the photo of the floor in the corridor?

another_casualty

Good point about the view from the windows . I just had another look and I would say that maybe the brick wall in the bedroom may be better painted white perhaps ? 

I notice that you don't seem to have any framed pictures on the walls . They could improve things , and possibly large mirror or something ?  Maybe replace the rug with a welcome type mat? Not huge amount of cash, but may help .

pinkshoes

I quite like the flat but the photos make it look it little dreary and small. Some suggestions:

1. Photo 13 looks better than photo 1 to have as the first photo. The uncut bush in photo 1 looks like it hasn't been cared for. Can you cut it?

2. You don't need photo 12 AND photo 2, and photo 2 (parking) can go near the end.

3. That sofa in the lounge DOMINATES the room. Is it pushed up against the Ikea cube thing? Could you either swap it for a smaller sofa, or push it into a corner and put the shelves somewhere else? It's not a small living room but that sofa just makes it look small. It looks like you have to squeeze past the sofa to get through the door!

4. I prefer photo 6 of the kitchen. Gives it an illusion of being bigger! 

5. Is that a brick wall in the bedroom or brick wall paper?? I actually quite like it, but pushing the bed against the wall makes the room seem tiny. Especially with storage at the foot of the bed that looks like it can't be accessed. I'd try and rearrange the room to make it look more like a double. 


Bathroom and hallway look nice, although quite a lot of clutter on the window sill. 

Someone has already mentioned about storage. Photos with clutter make it feel like there is a complete lack of storage, particularly when it looks like you cannot easily get to your two ikea storage cube things. 

Good luck with selling. 

Crashy_Time

RelievedSheff said:

blue_max_3 said:

RelievedSheff said:

Unfortunately for the OP a one bed flat with no outside space doesn't offer that and that is why in my opinion they are going to struggle to sell this property. It looks to be a great little flat it is just a case of bad timing.

Lack of outdoor space would not concern me. I live in a top floor flat and there are parks and a world outside if I choose. I had a big garden for over 30 years and didn't spend that much time in it!

In ordinary times that may well have been the case. However we no longer live in "ordinary " times. The memory of lock down, where visits to public spaces were severely limited, is still very fresh in people's minds. 

People are starting to appreciate property with a private outside space.

So if they don`t already own it, and we are entering recession with job losses and 15-20% deposits required where do they get the cash to buy it? 

Crashy_Time

RelievedSheff said:

Crashy_Time said:

RelievedSheff said:

Unfortunately I think after lock down people are looking at what they want from a property more carefully and a 1 bed flat with no outside space isn't necessarily going to be high on the list.

No viewings would tend to suggest that the price is just too high for the market. 

The market has changed a lot in the last few months. I think that properties like yours have taken and will continue to take the brunt of the price drops.

The pictures could be better in the agents advert but they are not by a long way the worst ever.

I disagree, most people are just going to go back to doing what they were doing as quickly as they can, many will be desperate for overtime or just to keep a job and they will continue to buy based on employment/location, size and price, and in a recession with banks tightening most people are in a less favourable position to pick and choose their ideal property anyway. Instead of boosting prices in rural areas this event is likely to drop them as the economy and city/town based property market that has fuelled rural purchases falters.This flat will sell at between 80 - 100k IMO, it is a price problem not a garden problem.

Meanwhile back in the real world a large proportion of the UK workforce are currently working from home with employers realising that in a lot of cases there is no real need for people to work full time in the office. 

I am included in this number with no prospect of returning to the office anytime soon, if at all.

For those of us in this position space to work from home and outside space to break up the monotony are important. 

Unfortunately for the OP a one bed flat with no outside space doesn't offer that and that is why in my opinion they are going to struggle to sell this property. It looks to be a great little flat it is just a case of bad timing.

As pointed out though people just go to the park, this was my back garden during lock down....

RelievedSheff

Crashy_Time said:

RelievedSheff said:

blue_max_3 said:

RelievedSheff said:

Unfortunately for the OP a one bed flat with no outside space doesn't offer that and that is why in my opinion they are going to struggle to sell this property. It looks to be a great little flat it is just a case of bad timing.

Lack of outdoor space would not concern me. I live in a top floor flat and there are parks and a world outside if I choose. I had a big garden for over 30 years and didn't spend that much time in it!

In ordinary times that may well have been the case. However we no longer live in "ordinary " times. The memory of lock down, where visits to public spaces were severely limited, is still very fresh in people's minds. 

People are starting to appreciate property with a private outside space.

So if they don`t already own it, and we are entering recession with job losses and 15-20% deposits required where do they get the cash to buy it? 

Ask the people who are currently moving. Transactions are way up on last years figures so people are clearly moving somehow.