Early days but why is my house not selling? Any suggestions welcomed

p00hsticks

cabbage said:

Yes its not a 'pretty' house from the front, looks nice inside but the beauty lies in the fabulous views at the back . 

Fabulous views are nice, but unless you own the view someone can always come and take it away from you

pimento

Where's the front door?  It isn't immediately obvious.

pimento

Barny1979 said:

Personally use Zoopla for valuations and historical sales and Rightmove for sales.

I bought my house in February.  The sale isn't on Zoopla but is on Rightmove.

theoretica

It probably wouldn't make a difference to the sale, but I think I would call the side of the house with the views the front, and the boring side on the street the back.  My parents' house is that way round and they always enter through the back door.

NameUnavailable

theoretica said:

Where's the front door?  Is it in any of the pictures? 

Looking at what else is available within the mile you have some stiff competition and some of it is cheaper - I can't from the ads see what this house has that some of the ones on for £300k don't. 

This is why I suggested that the photo needs to be taken from a different angle - but apparently to suggest that is being mean!

getmore4less

p00hsticks said:OK

cabbage said:

Yes its not a 'pretty' house from the front, looks nice inside but the beauty lies in the fabulous views at the back . 

Fabulous views are nice, but unless you own the view someone can always come and take it away from you

To do that they need to knock down a load of houses and build multi story buildings on a steep hill. 

happysellerbuyer

What has your agent said about the viewings. You need motivated agents in this market.

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I think you are looking initially at a niche market, people who are prepared to pay the price for the views, but those people are going to be very put off by the unpretty frontage.  You bought it, hopefully eventually you will find a similar buyer who is able to ignore the first view of the property and wants the work space etc.., but you could be waiting a while.  I must admit my first thought when looking at the frontage was OMG its a prison lol.  I think a lot of the house has been decorated well, it looks in very good condition but the smallish rooms (and not having kitchen on same floor as the lounge) would affect anyone who finds going up and down stairs repeatedly a pain lol. The views are a plus, as is the top patio.

It can sell, but you are looking at a very small proportion of house buyers the house will appeal to.  How was the price placed when you bought it - was it relatively low, middling or high for a four bed house in the area?  I wonder if a fairly high price house would limit the appeal even further.

I agree that one way to minimise the impact of the frontage is to concentrate on the front door, make the area outside the front door look as good as you can (?pave it/put planters out there).

warby68

getmore4less said:

- 4 bed detached in a terraced house area, might be a bit snobby but I'd like my detached house to be in a detached house type area

google  the road it is on is nearly all detached houses(bungalows)

I know, but that's not what you see when looking for the selling point views.

moneysavinghero

cabbage said:

GDB2222 said:

I bought a house in 1992 that had dreadful photos on the blurb from the estate agents. It was not a pretty house, but it was a lot better than their photos. I was one of the very few people to view it, and mine was the only offer.  It turned out to be a fabulous family home, and a tremendous bargain. 

Yes its not a 'pretty' house from the front, looks nice inside but the beauty lies in the fabulous views at the back .  Its in a quiet area, not on an estate etc so like you (and us) we saw beyond the brick frontage but not everyone can and I appreciate that.

But you can also get the views with this property (and without having to look over the the tops of houses):

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-96128630.html

As an added benefit you also save £25k, get an extra bedroom, can enjoy the patio without being overlooked, get a balcony, can park several cars without having to go single file and get a bigger garden (admittedly terraced so not perfect but still an improvement).