Zoopla listings

Ybe

Would you be suspicious of a reasonably well priced Zoopla listing with over 400 page views in the last month but no sale? If it’s been on the market for about a month. 

Slithery

Not necessarily. Anything that appears on the 'Have a look at this' thread here is going to get hundreds of views from people just being nosy who have no intention of buying it.

Another_Level

Ybe said:

Would you be suspicious of a reasonably well priced Zoopla listing with over 400 page views in the last month but no sale? If it’s been on the market for about a month. 

Hi,
not all but view the property. Do everything necessary, Take photos if allowed and share here.

eddddy

Another_Level said:

Ybe said:

Would you be suspicious of a reasonably well priced Zoopla listing with over 400 page views in the last month but no sale? If it’s been on the market for about a month. 

Hi,
not all but view the property. Do everything necessary, Take photos if allowed and share here.

You mean take photos inside and around somebody's house - then post them here, on a public forum, for people to scrutinise (and probably criticise)? Presumably with a Zoopla link to identify the house?

At the very least, the OP should ask for the seller's consent before posting pictures like that on a public website. And I suspect the seller would say no - and possibly think the OP was a bit weird for suggesting it. (Or be very angry if the OP posted pictures like that without consent.)

purplebutterfly

The house I'm buying was on the market for 6 months with two separate agents. 
It was hugely overpriced to start with and then reduced to what was still a very optimistic price.  The owners have made some unusual decisions with the house and garden and, whilst it suits us because we want something "different", it won't be right for a lot of people.

To us, the house is a dream come true (especially as we got it for less than the reduced price) but we completely understand why it hasn't sold. 

 Also remember that page views don't necessarily equate to number of people viewing.  I have visited the page of the house we are buying dozens of times  - and when I was selling, I was constantly checking the page views and so adding to them at the same time! 

Hebblethwaite

I've just had an offer accepted on a house. It's listed on RM so I can't see page views. However, I looked at the RM listing numerous times before my viewing, then numerous times in the 48 hours after my viewing while deciding if I was actually going to make an offer and then exactly how much my offer should be. During those 48 hours, I sent the link to a close friend and my parents, who also looked at the page several times. While waiting for a response to my offer, I opened up the page to show the pictures to my work colleagues several times. I also posted it on a specialist forum for opinions about a certain aspect of it. After my offer was accepted, I shared the link with all of my close friends and family. I have also gone back to the listing multiple times to see if it has been marked as SSTC, ogle the nice pictures again, and start trying to think about the work that needs doing. That's quite a lot of RM page views, just as a consequence of a single interested party!

I know there were several other viewings and anyone serious about looking will probably have looked at the page more than once while doing their pre-viewing research. I also don't know if there were any other offers (I know there were none through the EA I viewed with, but it was on with more than one EA) and I suspect anyone else offering will have racked up a similar number of views as I did. 

So, I think 400 page views just means there are at least a couple of interested parties. Do you want to offer on a house that nobody else is interested in? Unless you have very niche tastes or plan to live there for the rest of your life, there's some reassurance in knowing a property is desirable to other people.

AdrianC

eddddy said:

At the very least, the OP should ask for the seller's consent before posting pictures like that on a public website.

I think it's a safe bet that the vendor of the house is quite happy with having photos of it on the web...

If not, they aren't going to get many potential buyers viewing, are they?

MovingForwards

There was over 1500 views on the one I purchased. Same as Hebblethwaite I was looking at it daily while waiting to be in a position to view / offer. Looked several times a day on the run up to viewing, had it open when researching the area / location, had it open while planning furniture layouts, showed a couple of trusted people after a price was agreed and after receiving a mortgage offer, looked at it numerous times each day as I couldn't believe I was actually buying it. Printed off the advert several times too.

The seller did themselves no favours with the photos, didn't include a picture of the private garden and had oversized furniture in the flat, worked to my advantage as I could see through it and appreciate it would make a great home.

If you like the property, go look at it.

Ybe

I think I’ve found why this flat hasn’t had much interest. The freehold is owned by the council and they are quite onerous on permissions for work which can be carried out internally, even if it’s replacing floor tiles or installing a new kitchen or bathroom. Even minor works require landlords consent which can take months to obtain and has to be carried out by a contractor on their approved list who also have to produce the relevant paperwork.