No viewing help - Selling

bytecho

Hi,
Looking for some advice here.
rightmove link: <code>https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-82797859.html
My house has been on market for almost 2 months and we only had 2 viewings. We have also dropped 25k for over one week now and still had no interest. The other houses in this area are sold quite quickly since the stamp duty 'holiday' started. 
My house is a victorian semi detached house within 7 mins walk to Mainline Train Station.

msfaye

Bathroom on ground floor is a big No No for me personally, plus I think the price is way too high by looking at recent sold prices nearby. 

theoretica

You have a nursery next door - worry about the noise will likely lose you viewers to this (and it's cheaper) https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68252952.html Some people will really dislike the location of the bathroom which will lose you viewers to this  https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-81347635.html

Of course you need to sell the house you have - not the imaginary one which would be easier to sell, which really leads to the question of price and how long you are prepared to wait.  There looks like there is a lot of competition nearby.

moneysavinghero

Not going to pay £425,000 to have to walk through the kitchen to get to the bathroom. Especially when i could get a massive detached house in the countryside with huge gardens for that price. Less people need to live in the London area these days and are trying to escape (maybe you are one of them).

Any reason why you intitally wanted 34% more and now 27% more than what you paid for it only 5 years ago. Seems like a bit of a !!!!!! take given the current market conditions.

numbercruncher8

It's probably price. Sure, you may have some people who specifically want to stay in that specific location, but I bet a lot of people aren't going to care too much as long as they are close to the train station.

Some of the very concrete downsides to the place you can do nothing about, the downstairs bathroom is about the worst location it could be. No allocated parking, and also near commercial premises. On the good side, there is a lot of space.

But at the £450k level you are up against stuff like this, which seems to be considerably better in every way, closer to station, extra bedrooms, garage and parking, upstairs bathroom etc. 

At the lower end there are houses for almost £100k less offering upstairs bathroom and off-street parking and in a quieter cul-de-sac. This is probably a slightly longer walk to the train station - perhaps 4-5 minutes extra.

missdzhang

Hi. I am afraid to say, the poor decor makes your property look more like a grubby student let rather than a family home. It may be worth investing in a lick of paint, some nice furniture, and a gardener, then getting new pictures taken.

tweet86

numbercruncher8 said:

It's probably price. Sure, you may have some people who specifically want to stay in that specific location, but I bet a lot of people aren't going to care too much as long as they are close to the train station.

Some of the very concrete downsides to the place you can do nothing about, the downstairs bathroom is about the worst location it could be. No allocated parking, and also near commercial premises. On the good side, there is a lot of space.

But at the £450k level you are up against stuff like this, which seems to be considerably better in every way, closer to station, extra bedrooms, garage and parking, upstairs bathroom etc. 

At the lower end there are houses for almost £100k less offering upstairs bathroom and off-street parking and in a quieter cul-de-sac. This is probably a slightly longer walk to the train station - perhaps 4-5 minutes extra.

This, definitely 

DCFC79

The bathroom is a big no for me, the garden looks a little untidy.

davidmcn

I think advising you that your bathroom is on the wrong floor is probably not constructive advice...but as for things you could actually do, sort out the knackered fencing for a start.

flyingv

I'm currently looking to buy, and Bexleyheath/Bexley is on my list of searches on Rightmove.  I would discount your property instantly based on the fact that the only bathroom is downstairs.  Absolute dealbreaker for me.  It's a shame because the house looks lovely, rooms a good size, garden doesn't seem overlooked.  I hope you get a buyer soon.

numbercruncher8

Seen a few places where these have been converted and they are really nice. Enough space upstairs to pinch a bit of room from every bedroom and have a bathroom and 3 good size rooms upstairs. Downstairs, the staircase is relocated to a normal position, make a through lounge, side extension, double doors to garden.

Trouble is by costing up these things, buyers are probably thinking they might as well get something else which doesn't need those things. I'm guessing this is why hardly any viewings, the sums don't add up.

To be realistic, downstairs bathroom is gonna be a turnoff for most people but it may have some attractions in some cases. The dining room is probably large enough to be a lounge/diner, so you could make the front room a bedroom and market as a 4-bed which may make the house seem better value than the 3-beds.