How important is an accurate floor plan in selling a house? What about 3D floor plans?

Scotbot

Essential for me. I often rule out viewing on the basis of floor plan. You can easily change decor but altering room size and/or layout is expensive 

BikingBud

Scotbot said:

Essential for me. I often rule out viewing on the basis of floor plan. You can easily change decor but altering room size and/or layout is expensive 

Especially as so many houses are poorly laid out and do not work as effective living space. A modern trend of "borrowing" space from next door rooms and the habit of calling box rooms bedrooms seriously inhibits how much real space is available and how things can be arranged.

davilown

ProDave said:

Not very important for me.  A rough idea is good but is no substitute for a proper viewing.

What would be much more useful to me is a PLOT layout showing how the house sat on the plot, where the garden is, what side access there is, how it relates to other properties, what direction it faces etc etc etc.

I like this idea - we should start a petition to get it included! 😁

ProDave

davilown said:

ProDave said:

Not very important for me.  A rough idea is good but is no substitute for a proper viewing.

What would be much more useful to me is a PLOT layout showing how the house sat on the plot, where the garden is, what side access there is, how it relates to other properties, what direction it faces etc etc etc.

I like this idea - we should start a petition to get it included! 😁

when you buy a new build off plan, you get the site layout, can see how each plot sits, which way the garden faces, who is likely to overlook your garden etc. 

Of course you can see all that from google earth IF ONLY the google earth link in the estate agents details was actually centred on the house for sale, not a random property nearby.

AdrianC

ProDave said:

Of course you can see all that from google earth IF ONLY the google earth link in the estate agents details was actually centred on the house for sale, not a random property nearby.

Even if you only have the photos and road name, it's usually rarely hard to figure out which it is on streetview.

davilown

ProDave said:

davilown said:

ProDave said:

Not very important for me.  A rough idea is good but is no substitute for a proper viewing.

What would be much more useful to me is a PLOT layout showing how the house sat on the plot, where the garden is, what side access there is, how it relates to other properties, what direction it faces etc etc etc.

I like this idea - we should start a petition to get it included! 😁

when you buy a new build off plan, you get the site layout, can see how each plot sits, which way the garden faces, who is likely to overlook your garden etc. 

Of course you can see all that from google earth IF ONLY the google earth link in the estate agents details was actually centred on the house for sale, not a random property nearby.

AdrianC said:

ProDave said:

Of course you can see all that from google earth IF ONLY the google earth link in the estate agents details was actually centred on the house for sale, not a random property nearby.

Even if you only have the photos and road name, it's usually rarely hard to figure out which it is on streetview.

What do you guys think of the virtual walkthroughs? I wasn’t keen at the start but with all this lockdown, it’s nice to be able to go around the property again at your leisure.

davidmcn

AdrianC said:

ProDave said:

Of course you can see all that from google earth IF ONLY the google earth link in the estate agents details was actually centred on the house for sale, not a random property nearby.

Even if you only have the photos and road name, it's usually rarely hard to figure out which it is on streetview.

Which makes me wonder why so many agents are cagey about providing the full address in the listing. Just makes extra work for the prospective buyers.

AdrianC

I have never ever watched one to the end. They're like pulling teeth.

MovingForwards

A mate sent me a link to a virtual / video walkthrough of a property she wanted to rent. It was very difficult to get a 'feel' for the property and I wouldn't be buying a home purely based on that and no physical viewing.

badger09

I was impressed by the video tour our EA did on our house. Photographer was a professional, and it didn't have any stupid commentary which I detest. 

On the flipside, the one for the house we were supposed to be buying, (EA Purple Bricks) was awful. Terrible muzak and left viewers feeling sick & dizzy - akin to a ride on the Waltzer after a big curry & a bottle of wine