Critique my house (for sale)

Cc4cpa

Hi all,
 
I've seen on a couple of other threads that you're kind enough to critique properties for sale based on an advert. 

We have the following property for sale and despite over 400 views in a week, we're only getting one or two viewers. Only been on the market for three weeks (5 viewings) so maybe just need to be more patient, but we have an offer accepted on a new lifestyle property so need to sell sharpish! 

Would anyone be kind enough to give any constructive feedback?

Property :  https: //www.rightmove .co.uk/ property-for-sale/property-72166296.html (had to put spaces in as new forum user!)

Many thanks in advance! 

AdrianC

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-72166296.html
also
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-82150918.html

The agent's photos are awful. They look like they're snaps by the work experience kid on their mobile. We could go through them and rip them apart individually, but simply get the agent to redo them all properly.
The description is non-existent. Yes, there's a floorplan with dimensions (hooray!), but...

It's rare to get PB photos better than "proper" agent ones - so congratulations... At least there's a decent description there.

It's very... busy... inside.
Very... bold... colour choices.
You're going to have a lot of viewers thinking "Mmm. Might be a nice house under there, but my gawd, we're going to need to redecorate and quickly."

Comparables?
£25k more, additional bedroom.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-95517569.html
£15k less, already extended, bit more garden, needs decor.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71565090.html
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-94279838.html
£25k less, fresh neutral refurb
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71928489.html
£25k less, terrace not semi
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-95341523.html

staffie1

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-72166296.html 

staffie1

I think it would benefit from a bit of a declutter, and removal of some of the occasional furniture e.g. desk in sitting room and covered chair in kitchen, etc. 

Nice house.

Socajam

staffie1 said:

I think it would benefit from a bit of a declutter, and removal of some of the occasional furniture e.g. desk in sitting room and covered chair in kitchen, etc. 

Nice house.

It's a lovely house and garden, but I agree with Staffie1 that decluttering is a must.
Remove all the things that you not need, throw away or give away if you have no need for them.
Let the rooms look lighter and roomy and I am sure that you will start to receive the appropriate viewers.

davidmcn

The Streetview link is a fair bit up the road from the house.

wilfred30

I agree that it's a nice house and garden but also agree with all the comments above.

For me, a couple of things stick out.  It's described as a perfect family home but doesn't have a bath so would probably put off anyone with very small children.  Also, I don't consider it to be walking distance to the train station although maybe that's just me being lazy 

Scotbot

Shower room without a bath is going to put off young families.  The lighting in the photos is dreadful especially the garden, try and fix that. 

Cc4cpa

Fab, thank you everyone. I guess we're the type of people who don't care about colour schemes when buying a house as we'd just redecorate anyway and forget that not everyone is like that!

A quick trip to get some magnolia(!) sounds like it's in order, along with the dump/charity shop and a move about of furniture in the living room!

Thanks again all.... Fingers crossed for more viewings going forward! 

RelievedSheff

Definitely get the agents back to take some new pictures but before hand have a massive declutter in pretty much every room.

Not sure why every chair has a throw over it either. 

The desk in the living room needs removing.

The lack of a bath may but some buyers off but it isn't worth the expenditure of fitting one to sell the house.

The first picture just looks like a sea of hard paving and doesn't really show the house off to its best.

As others have said its a nice house but it needs better presenting.

ElizabethRose

The pictures are really poor and at weird angles. I also agree declutter as much as possible as a lot of people won't see past your items. Good luck.