No viewings

ankosky

Grumpy_chap said:

Is there broadband to the annex?

It looks too small to be self-contained living accommodation.

Re-purpose to bespoke WFH office / studio may be very popular in the current times.

Yes there is

Grumpy_chap

ankosky said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Is there broadband to the annex?

It looks too small to be self-contained living accommodation.

Re-purpose to bespoke WFH office / studio may be very popular in the current times.

Yes there is

So, you don't need to actually spend money on re-purposing, but can cover it in the descriptive text.

Annex - currently used as self-contained living accommodation (assuming that is correct) but fully serviced with power, heating, water, drainage and broadband so would be very suitable to someone seeking a dedicated workspace for working-from-home.

boxer234

I really like it but assume no bath would put families off. 

FTB_Help

This semi next to yours 255k

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/79791438#/

This semi (little closer to the station) 190k:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/108476264#/

The fact that you bought it 3 years ago and selling now for double the price might be putting people off, especially as the ones above are way cheaper

Cakeguts

ankosky said:

Annexe....

I am assuming that there is no central heating in here because I can see a heater on the left hand side of this photo that looks like a free standing electric heater that you plug in. 

Is this so called annex a garage conversion?  Has it been insulated? 

One of the plug sockets on the other side appears to be plugged into something in the kitchen?

There will be a top price for your road.  If you go over people won't pay you the extra.  So if for example the top price for you road is £200k no one is going to pay you anymore for a house in it how ever it is presented.  The reason for this is because for a higher price they can buy something better in a better road in a better area.

Generally speaking if you get No viewings it is because the property is well overpriced.

Viewings but no offers means still overpriced

Viewings and some offers you are getting closer

Viewings and lots of offers and you have got the price correct.

At the moment you are extremely overpriced because you aren't getting any viewings.

The estate agent doesn't decide the price.  The buyers in the market to buy a house decide the price. What your prospective buyers are telling you that your house is so unattractive to them that they don't even want to view it.  Every house has its price so the fact that buyers are not even bothering to view tells you that they are not going to get even close to paying you what you are asking for it.

In order to sell you house you have got to find out what price people will view it at.  It is a lot less than what you are currently asking.

Cakeguts

In my estimation just by looking at what other properties buyers have to choose from in Corby at the present time you are not going to get more than about £250k for your house.  If you market it at that you might get some viewings.  I would expect the offers to come in lower than that.

pluto261

For a three-bedroom the main target buyers will be families. The bathroom looks very nice, but it's more like something you'd see in a fancy hotel than a family home, and the lack of a bath is probably an issue for parents with young kids.

Ultimately it's not up to the estate agent to decide if it's overpriced or not. The price is whatever buyers are willing to pay for it, and the lack of viewings is the buyers' way of telling you it's overpriced. I'd also recommend doing a big price drop of £40-50k.

teachfast

I think the bathroom is brilliant, by the way, so for some it would be an attractive feature. Not every buyer would immediately want to rip it out and put their own in. You've done a lovely job with the whole house as well. You should be really proud.  Whenever anyone posts their own house on here others posters rip it apart in the most callous way. Presumably they all live in high-end immaculate mansions...

Sadly, putting in amazing kitchens and bathrooms is great for you but doesn't add much value.  It does make it easier to sell if you have priced correctly though as people can live with what is there and it won't need immediately changing. Adding rooms through converting garage/outhouse does add value, but not perhaps as much as your estate agent thinks and people do get more nervous about this with building regulations and worry about standards being met etc.

As for your question about price, a helpful way to look at it is putting yourself in that price-buyer's shoes. If you were looking at properties £280k - £320k have a check of the sorts of things that gets you in your area, then honestly think how that might compare to yours as a buyer. If you feel yours is not as attractive by comparison, as a buyer, you have priced too high. 

Good luck selling your lovely home and do keep us posted.

getmore4less

If you do more like this just 3 beds 1 mile all prices 

For sale 12/106 SSTC.

77 of the SSTC are up to £200k

As said anything over £250k starts looking expensive.

Looking at 4bed+.
Only 14 all SSTC  all under £250k

wewilldoit

Even 270 is over the price the two three bed detaches (both up for 265)are within a mile away, it’s beautiful inside but a semi is a semi it can never have the benefit of a detached, hope you get some viewings once it’s recycled it was unfair if the agent to price it that high, maybe ask another couple in your town their opinions .