Seller feedback

Rachelredwood16

Surely if people don't like the look of the bathroom or kitchen, they'd see that from the photos and would choose not to view. Do these things look better in the photos than in person? Or maybe they thought it may be worth the work but didn't get "the feeling" when they viewed?

angelasocks

Thanks Rachel - if anything I've made a few improvements since the photos were done - nothing much just fresh paint and emulsion in between viewings but the house looks a little brighter. One viewer said the kitchen looks tired, another said kitchen looks pretty new (unless he forgot his glasses). 

I think you're probably right they just didn't click with the property.

I was buying a friends house but they have decided to put theirs on the market in September so I'll probably take mine off, do a little work on mine and put back on in Spring.

youth_leader

Can you ask the EA for specifics angelasocks?  Spend the very very minimum, I regret every penny I spent trying to sell my house.  I had a few idiots viewing my property, I remember one of them shouting 'oh I see the central heating doesn't work' because I had an electric oil radiator in the kitchen.  My daughter did her art work in the kitchen on the opposite side to the fixed radiator, she liked the portable radiator by the table.  Listed building, single glazing, with stripped floorboards - we needed that radiator as well! 

Ms_Chocaholic

Do you wish to provide a link and we can give you some feedback

angelasocks

Thanks youth-leader "Spend the very very minimum, I regret every penny I spent trying to sell my house".  Agree if I spend 5k on a new kitchen I'm not going to get that back.  £200 on kitchen door makeover probably worth the effort.

Fictional faulty central heating (lol) I don't know why people just make up stupid stuff when they view a house.

I had one trying to get a big discount because they said there was cat litter everywhere.  I have 2 cat litter trays. 

angelasocks

Ms_Chocaholic said:

Do you wish to provide a link and we can give you some feedback

Gulp  https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125919845#/?channel=RES_BUY

housebuyer143

angelasocks said:

Ms_Chocaholic said:

Do you wish to provide a link and we can give you some feedback

Gulp  https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125919845#/?channel=RES_BUY

I think the photos are as you described it. I am not sure why people are viewing it if they are not expecting work. 
Maybe all I can think is the price is attracting first time buyers who think they could get a bargain and do some work themselves, until they view it and realise it is quite a bit of work needed and they can't. 
I'm not sure of the area so can't comment on price. I don't personally see your ad as misleading though. 

Helplesssheep

I have no idea about the price as I don’t know the area, but unless it is incorporating the cost of a bit of a do-up I can see FTB would be put off. If you’re able to, you might want to do a white paint job over it - in particular the kitchen ceilings and beams (particularly these), living room, the coloured bedroom etc. it looks quite outdated, and kitchen black colouring is not most tastes, so any light touch efforts to make the house look more modern and bright would help. Seems a good space though! 

Ponsienella2

The things that strike me are:

The lighting looks drab. Wherever you have a normal bulb, swap them for 'daylight' bulbs (wilko are reasonably-priced) as that light makes rooms look much fresher. 

Kitchen
The first picture of it is very drab, although the second is better. (Photographer's fault).
There are no plinths under the kitchen units (and you have clutter underneath them). It looks unfinished.
The worksurfaces in the kitchen have too much stuff on them. People need to feel they have plenty of worksurfaces. Can you try and put some of it away?
The kitchen wallpaper is damaged and, actually very drab. Straight away a buyer is aware they will have to strip the walls and redecorate. What are the walls like underneath? Could the paper be stripped off and the walls just be painted in a bright but fresh colour to give it a wow factor?

Garden
This is what my husband noticed first.
If you don't look after your garden then people may assume you don't take care of your house either.

Bathroom
It does look dated. The grout between the tiles looks like it could be whiter (although it could be  bad photo).
I would buy a new bright shower curtain to inject some life into the room and just make sure it is very clean.
If you can afford it, replace the taps so they are more modern.

Bedroom
The blue of the walls is very nice.
However, you need to make it look as if you care by making the bed properly and ironing the duvet cover. Better still, buy a new one because that one does nothing whatsoever for the room.

Miscellaneous
Why have you got a trampoline in your lounge?
Where do you keep your clothes? I can't see any wardrobes. That might make a buyer wonder where they will put theirs.

angelasocks

Oddly enough just had an offer from someone who came to view the property 2 weeks ago.

£100k